In recent years mission drift (MD) is one of the most discussed aspects in the sphere of microfinance. Numerous evidence worldwide supports the claim of MD in the Micro Financing Institutions (MFIs) though from time to time it has been misinterpreted to profit orientation and commercialization....

As an emerging area of financial services microfinance has many success stories that reveal the huge potential for serving the society. However, like any other financial organization micro finance institutions (MFIs) have to survive in addition to fund their needs and wants. The idea of double...

Microfinance industry has emerged from a small domain institution to a broad tool for social development, as many success stories reveal its true potential for serving the society. Nevertheless, like any financial institution it has to fuel its needs in order to sustain its developmental...

Mission drift in microfinance industry is becoming an ethical concern in the path of building a financially inclusive society. However, its dimensions and the reasons have not been ascertained conclusively. This paper tries to answer these issues with the help of a filtered dataset comprising of...