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Structure of Money Market in India > Unorganized Sector

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  • Indigenous bankers
  • Money lenders
  • Unregulated Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries 
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Maharashtra State Board: Class 12

Key Points: Unorganized Sector

  • The unorganised money market mainly operates in rural areas and includes indigenous bankers, moneylenders and some informal finance companies.
  • Indigenous bankers: Work like small local banks, giving short‑term loans (e.g. via hundis) to farmers, traders and small businesses.
  • Moneylenders: Village lenders who charge very high interest and give loans for any purpose to poor farmers, labourers and artisans.
  • Unregulated intermediaries: Chit funds, Nidhis and loan companies that collect money from members and lend it, often at high interest.
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