Our Impact >> Outreach

SML currently serves more than one million members across the ten Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra ,Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,Rajastan,Bihar,Uttaranchal and Jharkhand (and has demonstrated approximately 90% client growth in the past three years). Presently, SML caters to the needs of poor rural women through its 3,022-plus staff spread across  462 branches. It holds a total outstanding loan portfolio of over USD 148 million.

SML AT A GLANCE As of 31st March 2008

PARTICULARS
 No. of States  
10 
 No. of Districts  
76 
 No. of Branches  
462
 No. of Villages  
9,963 
 No. of Centres  
37,284 
 No. of Groups  
252,410 
 No. of Members  
1,289,328 
 Amount Disbursed (Cummulative)
INR
32,488,315,480 
 
USD
812,207,887 
 Amount Outstanding
INR
5,952,969,356 
 
USD
148,824,234 
 Total No. of Staff  
3,022 
 Operational Self-Sufficiency  
108% 
 Cost per unit of money lent  
0.05 

1 USD = 40 INR
Note: Includes managed (Off Balance Sheet) portfolio of Rs. 102.63 crore (USD 25.66 Mn)