Product Offering    
   
Current Products
Ujjivan provides a basket of customised products to meet a wide range of customer needs. Products are continually designed and developed to enable families to build assets, generate income, protect themselves from various spikes in their cash flow and to help them become self reliant.
 
 
   
Product Features Description
Business Loan Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 10,000 (1st year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 15,000 (2nd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 20,000 (3rd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 25,000 (4th year)
• 1.07% flat monthly (23% p.a. declining)
for 1st Loan
• 1.03% flat monthly (22% p.a. declining)
for repeat cycle loans
• 12 months/ 48 weeks
This loan gives self-employed women access to financing to support their businesses (selling fruits/ vegetables/ flowers, running petty shops, tailoring, etc.) Customers typically use this to finance diverse business needs such as working capital, capital equipment expenditure, vocational training, repayment of high-cost debt etc.
     
Family Loan Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 10,000 (1st year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 15,000 (2nd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 20,000 (3rd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 25,000 (4th year)
• 1.17% flat monthly (25% p.. declining)
for 1st loan
• 1.12% flat monthly (24% p.a. declining)
for repeat cycle loans
• 12 months/ 48 weeks
This allows low-income women to finance a range of family needs such as children's school expenses, medical care, house repairs, social and religious obligations, buying consumer durables, and the repayment of high-cost debt previously taken for family needs
     
Combo Loan Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 10,000 (1st year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 15,000 (2nd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 20,000 (3rd year)
Rs. 6,000 – Rs. 25,000 (4th year)
• 1.07% flat monthly (23% p.a. declining)
for 1st Loan
• 1.03% flat monthly (22% p.a. declining)
for repeat cycle loans
• 12 months/ 48 weeks
Many women need money for both family and business needs. This loan provides flexibility to the customer and is used for both family and business purposes
     
Processing fee: 2% of loan amount
Top Up Loan Rs. 3,000 – Rs. 6,000
• Interest rate charges are dependent on
loan utilization e.g. for Business or for Family
• 12 months/ 48 weeks
• Processing fee: Rs.75
Some women need additional finances during the year to address their business or family requirements. This loan allows customers access to additional money over and above their initial loan and is given based on a satisfactory credit history.
     
Value-added Products
Emergency Loan Rs.2,000
• 1.17% flat monthly (25% p.a. declining)
• 6 months/ 24 weeks
This loan is designed to meet the unforeseen emergency requirements of customers and is disbursed within 24 hours of request
     
Festival Loan Rs.2,000
• 1.17% flat monthly (25% p.a. declining)
• 6 months / 24 weeks
This is a value-added loan which assists customers in covering additional expenses incurred during religious/ community festivals
Processing fee: None    
Education Loan Rs.3,000 – Rs.10,000
• 1.07% flat monthly (23% p.a. declining)
• 12 months/ 48 weeks
• Processing fee: 2% of loan amount
To help promote education among the poor, this loan has been designed to finance the education expenses (admissions fees, text books, uniforms) of children studying between Kindergarten and pre-graduation
     
Individual Loan Products    
Individual Business Loan (IBL) Rs.10,000 – Rs.50,000
• 28% p.a. declining
• 12 months
This is a major individual loan and gives men and women business owners access to financing for capital expansion and asset improvement of their businesses
     
     
Livestock Loan Rs.15,000 – Rs.35,000
• 25% p.a. declining
• 12 months
This loan provides access to capital for purchasing more cattle and increasing dairy incomes
     
Housing Loan Rs.10,000 – Rs.50,000
• 24% p.a. declining
• 6 – 24 months
This gives women financial access to pay for rental deposits, lease amounts, or for home improvements
Processing fee: 2% of loan amount for all individual loans
Life Insurance


Rs.100 premium from customer This is a mandatory life insurance cover for the women while spouse cover is optional. We have partnered with ICICI Prudential to offer a Group Term Life (GTL) insurance policy. This policy provides a sum assured value of Rs. 30000 in case of natural or accidental death.
     
Funeral Advance Rs.2,000 provided to nominee This provides financial assistance to the bereaved family at the time of death. Given in cash to the nominee or family member within 24 hours of death of an insured member. This is an advance from the claim amount receivable from ICICI Prudential.
     
 
 
Market Research Studies

For more information on the needs and profiles of our customers, please reference the following market research studies:

Voices of the Women Garment Workers

Women Agarbathi Workers – Contributing a Lot but Obtaining Very Little

Reaching the Other 100 Million Poor In India: Case Studies in Urban Microfinance

What Works: Ujjvan’s Dual Approach to Microfinance

A Study of Economically Active Poor Women in Bangalore

This study was commissioned by us and undertaken by Delphi Research Services. The report is in two volumes. Volume 1 contains a detailed analysis of the way of life of the urban poor women and Volume 2 contains fifty case studies that formed part of the research. Contact us if you wish to order copies in book or CD formats
 
 
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