Effect of dividend policy on market price per share of commercial banks in Nepal

Abstract

Poverty is the problem of every developing country. Nepal is one of them where 17.4 % people are multidimensional Poor. Economically weak and poor households are in the rural parts of Nepal. This is a case study conducted at Dhading district of Nepal, where researcher selected Neelakantha Municipality for the research. This study seeks the impact of microfinance in the poverty alleviation of the microfinance clients. This study is based on primary data and structured questionnaires are used as face to face interview. This study applies memory recall method to assess the past information about economy. In total, 300 households are interviewed to understand the impact of microfinance. Data are analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools and percentage analysis as well as described by tables and figures. Descriptive research design is used to collect the data and to know about behavior of respondents by convenient sampling technique. Study revealed that the annual average monthly income was increased due to the microfinance's financial services. Majority of clients benefitted from the microfinance in different sectors as food sufficiency, education, health facilities, loans, shelter and diversification of income sources. Therefore, the microfinance played significant role in both uplifting the living standards and alleviation of poverty. This study is important for policy makers to provide much clearer guidance for anti-poverty policy on the basis of different dimensions, areas and demographic distribution.