Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM)

What Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) does

Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) is a not-for-profit corporation owned by the Government of Maharashtra, established in 1975 as the Women's Development Corporation and operating under the state's Department of Women and Child Development. On January 20, 2003 it was formally designated as the State Nodal Agency for Women Empowerment, positioning it as the principal coordinating body for women's economic development programming across Maharashtra. The institution works at the intersection of women's empowerment, microfinance, and rural livelihood promotion.

MAVIM's core products and services center on the formation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), microfinance and credit linkage programs, livelihood training across agriculture, handicrafts, dairy farming, and bamboo cultivation, and market-linkage facilitation. The organization operates 276 Community Managed Resource Centres (CMRCs) that function as local hubs integrating savings, credit, training, and producer-company activities. As of the most recent reporting, MAVIM works across 10,945 villages in Maharashtra, supporting 1,65,029 SHGs and approximately 20 lakh (2.001 million) women members. Flagship programs include Nav Tejaswini (with IFAD support, targeting 1 million women), the Minority Women Empowerment Program (MWEP), and partnerships with UNDP, ILO, GIZ, Water.org, IRCTC, and UN Women India.

MAVIM's business model is grant- and donor-funded rather than revenue-generating. Services are provided free of cost to beneficiaries, with funding sourced principally from the Government of Maharashtra's budget allocations and supplemented by multilateral donor grants. The institution does not charge product, subscription, or service fees to its SHG members. MAVIM has received external recognition including FICCI and SKOCH awards for administrative excellence, and marked its 50th anniversary (Suvarna Mahotsav) in March 2025. The organization is structured as a community-managed federation spanning village, block, and district tiers.

Name

Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM)

Legal name

Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM)

Website

https://mavimindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MAVIM is a Government of Maharashtra not-for-profit corporation, designated as the State Nodal Agency for Women Empowerment, that mobilizes Self-Help Groups, microfinance, and livelihood programs for approximately 20 lakh women across 10,945 villages in Maharashtra through 276 Community Managed Resource Centres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Economic Empowerment Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Microfinance, Financial Inclusion & Inclusive Markets (BPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Women economic empowerment
• Self-help groups
• Microfinance linkages
• Community resource centres
• Women livelihood programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai, Maharashtra

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices42 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: MAVIM is a not-for-profit organization funded by the Government of Maharashtra under the Department of Women and Child Development. It functions as a government corporation and receives funding for various women empowerment programs and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MAVIM is a Government of Maharashtra not-for-profit corporation that implements women's economic empowerment programs by forming and strengthening Self-Help Groups (SHGs), facilitating microfinance and credit linkages, delivering livelihood promotion activities (dairy, handicrafts, agriculture), and providing market linkages through a network of Community Managed Resource Centres (CMRCs) and district offices across Maharashtra.

Product overview

MAVIM operates as a platform of women's empowerment programs rather than a single unified product. The organization implements multiple initiatives including Nav Tejaswini (a flagship rural enterprise development program with IFAD support), the Minority Women Empowerment Program, and facilitates SHG product sales through exhibitions and catalogs. These programs work together to provide microfinance access, skill development, market linkages, and enterprise support to women across rural and urban Maharashtra.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nav Tejaswini: A landmark initiative supported by Government of Maharashtra and IFAD, designed to enable one million women to transition from poverty to prosperity through market-linked enterprises.
• Minority Women Empowerment Program
• SAKSHAM

Products and services

• Nav Tejaswini A flagship rural women's enterprise development project supported by the Government of Maharashtra and IFAD, designed to enable one million women to transition from poverty to prosperity by establishing and growing sustainable, market-linked enterprises in farm, off-farm, and non-farm sectors.
• Minority Women Empowerment Program (MWEP) A program targeting minority community women in 10 cities of Maharashtra, focusing on SHG formation, capacity building training, livelihood promotion, market linkages, and entrepreneurship development for Muslim, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh, Parsi, and Jewish women.
• SHG Products Catalogue Products manufactured by Self-Help Groups under MAVIM's supervision, including food items, dairy products, textiles, papad, and handicrafts showcased through the MAVIM Catalogue and sold via exhibitions and partner channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,65,029 SHGs formed with 20.01 lakh members
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFAD supports Nav Tejaswini, a landmark initiative enabling one million women to transition from poverty to prosperity. IFAD is the only UN agency dedicated exclusively to transforming agriculture, food systems, and rural economies. Together, they enable rural women to increase agricultural productivity, access better markets, grow nutritious food, conserve natural resources, and improve incomes through skill-building and enterprise.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP partners with MAVIM for development programs supporting women empowerment and rural development in Maharashtra.
• International Labour Organisation (ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILO collaborates with MAVIM on labor and employment-related initiatives for women in Maharashtra.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ partners with MAVIM for technical cooperation and development projects in Maharashtra.
• Water.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater.org partners with MAVIM for Water Sanitation And Health (WASH) project addressing water and sanitation needs.
• Manav Vikas MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment mission focused on human development that collaborates with MAVIM on various women empowerment initiatives.
• Tribal Development DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department partnering with MAVIM for tribal women empowerment programs.
• The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNDDB collaborates with MAVIM on dairy development initiatives for women entrepreneurs.
• India Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIRCTC provides market access for SHG products through railway catering and tourism channels.
• Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAFSU provides technical expertise for animal husbandry and fishery programs under MAVIM initiatives.
• RangsutraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRangsutra provides market linkage support for handicraft products produced by SHG women.
• Bamboo Research and Training Centre (BRTC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRTC provides training and technical support for bamboo cultivation initiatives like the Bamboo Cultivation at Bhor project.
• Wool Research AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWool Research Association provides technical expertise for wool and textile-related SHG products.
• DinshawsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDinshaws provides market access for dairy and food products from SHG women entrepreneurs.
• Gokul DairyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGokul Dairy provides market linkage for dairy products produced by women SHGs.
• Chitale BandhuminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChitale Bandhu provides market access for food products from women entrepreneurs.
• Bayer IndiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayer India partners for agricultural development and support programs for women farmers.
• ATMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency) provides agricultural extension services for women farmers.
• TISSERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTISSER (Tata Institute of Social Sciences) provides research and development support for MAVIM programs.
• Sahayak TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSahayak Trust supports MAVIM's social development initiatives.
• Sterlite FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSterlite Foundation provides CSR funding and development support for women empowerment programs.
• Star ForumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStar Forum provides networking and market linkage support for women entrepreneurs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• ACCESS Development Services: India-focused livelihood promotion and inclusive markets organization supporting SHG federations, FPO formation, and microenterprise development across multiple states. Comparable in targeting marginalized women for financial inclusion and market linkage but operates pan-India with donor-funded project model.
• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): National NGO working across multiple Indian states on rural women's SHG formation, livelihood promotion, and microenterprise development. Comparable grassroots SHG-to-enterprise promotion model but operates as a private civil-society organization rather than a state nodal agency.
• Mann Deshi Foundation: Maharashtra-based women's empowerment organization running SHGs, a commercial microfinance institution (Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank), and entrepreneurship programs for rural women. Operates in MAVIM's home geography with a hybrid nonprofit/commercial model that contrasts with MAVIM's pure government funding.

Direct peers

• Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW): Tamil Nadu state-level women development corporation implementing SHG programs, Mahalir Thittam (women's empowerment scheme), and microfinance linkages. Sister state nodal agency with same structural mandate and target beneficiary population as MAVIM.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): One of India's largest women's empowerment organizations running SHG federations, microfinance cooperatives, and livelihood programs for informal women workers. Closest civil-society analog to MAVIM with member-driven model, financial inclusion focus, and grassroots federation structure.
• Kerala State Women's Development Corporation (KSWDC): State-level women's development corporation of Kerala with analogous mandate to MAVIM — economic empowerment, microfinance, SHG formation, and enterprise development for women. Closest functional peer as a sister state nodal agency under a different state government's Women & Child Development department.
• Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MSRLM / Umed): Maharashtra's nodal agency for implementing the central DAY-NRLM program, operating in the same geography as MAVIM with overlapping SHG federation and rural women livelihood programs. Closest intra-state operational peer for rural SHG mobilization and poverty alleviation in Maharashtra.

Others

• Sa-Dhan (Association of Community Development Finance Institutions): Self-regulatory organization and industry association for Indian microfinance institutions and SHGs. Acts as a sectoral umbrella coordinating MAVIM's SHG-bank linkage work with broader microfinance ecosystem policy, training, and accreditation standards.

Regional players

• Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited: Indian microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) providing microcredit to low-income women via joint liability groups analogous to SHGs. Commercially-scaled private-sector parallel to MAVIM's microfinance facilitation — both serve similar women borrowers but through different institutional vehicles.

Broad incumbents

• National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM): Central government program under the Ministry of Rural Development implementing SHG-based poverty alleviation across all Indian states. Direct federal-level parallel to MAVIM's state-level mandate, coordinating millions of SHGs and federating them into village and block organizations with similar microfinance linkage objectives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCf1j_eL2oUGtAfwR-PBFClw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Mavim1975
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mavim-maharashtra

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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