Women Led-Self Help Groups

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at how women led self help groups (SHGs) in many parts of the country have achieved success in bringing women to the mainstream of decision-making. It examines how self help groups are also a viable organized setup to disburse micro credit to the rural women and encouraging them to enter into entrepreneurial activities. It mainly focuses on the socio-demography characteristics of SHGs in particular reference to the empowerment of women. It assesses the effectiveness of the SHG programmes and contribution to the development of the skills of rural women.

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Abstract
Introduction
Data and Methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion

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"Women are generally under-employed due to their limited command over resources and regulatory institutions. Particularly, rural women face greater problem than their urban counter parts with no source of livelihood other than the agriculture. Hence, the government has been adopting various programmes for empowering rural women in the country. The introduction of Development of Women and Child in Rural Areas (DWCRA) was one such scheme. However, its several shortcomings leading to its failure paved the way for the introduction of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) scheme, a sub-programme under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY). The SHGs scheme is specially aimed at increasing women's earnings and making them self-confidant. It has been regular component of the Indian financial system since 1996."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Jain R, R.K. Kushawaha, and A.K. Srivastava, 2003, Socio-Economic Impact Through Self Help Groups, Yojana, Vol No. 47 (7) July, pp. 11-12.
• Kumaran, K.P, 1997, Self Help Groups -Alternative of Institutional Credit to the Poor: A Case Study in Andhra Pradesh, Journal of Rural Development, Vol No. 16 (3) Jan-March, pp. 515-530
• Manimekalai, N and Rajeswari, G, 2000, Empowerment of Women through Self Help Groups, Margin, Vol No. 4 July-Sep., pp. 74-87.
• Nirmal V, K. Sham Bhat and P. Buvaneswari, 2004, Self Help Groups for Poverty Alleviation in Pondicherry, Journal of Rural Development, Vol No. 23 (2) pp. 203-215.
• http://worldbank.org/wbi/reducingpoverty

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