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Tap every institution that is part of the rural banking structure.

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Regional rural banks
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Commercial banks
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Cooperatives
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Land development banks
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      Stock exchanges
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      Mutual fund houses
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Part of the rural banking structure
  2. Items
    1. Text
      Built from small member savings
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Lend without heavy collateral
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Repayment in small instalments
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Funded by foreign currency deposits
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Require land as security
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of Self-Help Groups
Instructions
Tap only the ones that belong.

Explanation

Rural banking runs on four institution types: commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperatives and land development banks. SHGs sit alongside them, pooling small member savings and lending back in instalments, which is exactly what lets households without collateral borrow at all.
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