Category of Target Beneficiaries

Criteria for Selection

Ultra poor (Financial Services for the Poorest)

General landless or having 0.03 acres of land.

Daily income not more that 60 taka.

Depends on temporary work.

Wealth less even no place for sleeping in night

Divorcee or separated women as head of the family

Disable and old aged

Parent of child labours

Ex. prostitute

Servant or beggar

Seasonal day labour

Population without skill

Predecessor of deceased loanee

Poor (Micro-credit)

Landless 18-45 years poor old people especially women having singing ability.

People who own maximum £ 0.5 acre of land.

People who earn their living by selling manual labor and the hardcore poor who live below poverty line.

Destitute and divorced household head.

Having willingness to undertake income-generating activities.

Small entrepreneurs (Micro-enterprise)

18-45 years old man/woman having own small trade.

Having no access to take loan from any commercial bank or financial institution.

Savings minded hard laborer entrepreneur.

Having small trade license.

Financial services for the poorest.

Landless

Marginal Farmer

Small Farmer (Agriculture)

Landless and functionally landless households who own less than 0.50 acres of land on share cropping or lease in basis including homestead.

The household which is owning or cultivating above 0.51 acres up-to 1.50 acres of land on share cropping or lease on basis including homestead.

It is identified as that household which is owning or cultivating above 1.50 acres up-to 2.50 acres of land on share cropping or lease on basis including homestead.

Women

Fertile couple (15-49 yrs) of age

Adolescent

Age 10-19 years.

Children

Age 0-1 year, 1-5 years, 8-14 years