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Frequently Asked Questions

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What interest-free business financing exists in India?

Only the cooperative sector. India has no Islamic bank SME desks because India has no Islamic banks. Interest-free credit cooperatives, such as Al-Khair (Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi) and Janseva (twelve states), lend to members with one-time service charges instead of interest, and Janseva runs an interest-free SHG microfinance program. The Sahulat network mapped 51 affiliated entities, 122 branches, and over 400,000 beneficiaries across 14 states as of 31 March 2025.

Is interest-free business financing available in Kerala?

Our database lists no interest-free business financing for Kerala. That reflects the market honestly: the cooperative societies we track operate in specific registered states, and no nationwide interest-free business lender exists in India.

How do cooperative business loans work?

You become a member first: societies require share purchases (typically a percentage of the loan value), an active account history, and guarantors. Charges are one-time service charges rather than recurring interest; Al-Khair's published slabs run 8% one-time for 3-month loans and 16% to 18% for 8-to-12-month loans, plus GST. Read the numbers before signing, exactly as you would anywhere else.

Are these service charges actually halal?

It is debated. The societies defend fixed service charges as cost recovery, not interest; strict qard hasan scholarship objects to any charge that scales with loan size. The sector's honest comparison point is the informal moneylender market at 60% to 120% a year. We surface the debate rather than settling it; review the fiqh position you follow.

How do I verify a society before borrowing or depositing?

Check the registration: state cooperative acts or the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 2002 (Al-Khair: MSCS/CR/136/2002; Janseva: MSCS, March 2010). Remember that cooperatives are not banks, publish no Shariah board reviews, and their deposits carry no DICGC insurance.

What happened to Kerala's Islamic finance experiment?

The 2011-2013 state-backed initiative became Cheraman Financial Services, an NBFC, because the Banking Regulation Act cannot accommodate profit-share deposit banking. Cheraman's current site has dropped most Shariah language, which is why it is documented in our research library rather than listed as a product.

What Shariah investing is available from Kochi?

Geojit, headquartered in Kochi, runs a TASIS-certified Ethical Portfolio PMS at the SEBI minimum of INR 50 lakhs. Below that tier, Kerala investors use the national shelf: Shariah-screened funds from Rs 100 SIP, the Shariah BeES ETF, and screening apps.

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Halal Finance in Kerala: Market Overview

Kerala has done more than any Indian state to test the limits of Shariah finance under Indian law. The 2011-2013 state-backed initiative produced Cheraman Financial Services as an NBFC precisely because the Banking Regulation Act cannot accommodate profit-share deposit banking, and Kochi-headquartered Geojit now runs a TASIS-certified Ethical Portfolio PMS (minimum INR 50 lakhs, the SEBI floor). Secura pioneered TASIS-certified Shariah real estate funds, though its current offering could not be verified at our August 2026 review. For everyday investors the state uses the national digital shelf: funds from Rs 100 SIP, the Shariah BeES ETF, and screening apps.

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Last reviewed: 2026-03-06