'SHG Bank Linkage Programme' is a programme which encourages India's banks to lend to self-help groups (SHGs) composed mainly of poor women, this has evolved into an important Indian tool for microfinance. This programme was initiated by?

• A. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• B. Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC)
• C. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
• D. Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)