Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192114

Women Empowerment Through Self-Help Groups

Authors(1) :-Dr. Naresh Kumar Salvi

Rural women today have been suffering a lot due to the feeling of helplessness and lack of decision-making capabilities in financial matters. Self help groups (SHGs) are the most recent development for them which could enable them to come forward and make them self-dependent and self-employed. The main objective of this study is to the empowerment of women through SHGs in the rural areas. Self-help Groups have been playing considerable role in training of Swarozgaris, infrastructure, development, marketing, technology support, communication level of members, self confidence among members, change in family violence, frequency of interaction with outsiders, change in the saving pattern of SHG members, change in the cumulative saving pattern of SHG members per month, involvement in politics, achieving social harmony, achieving social justice, involvement in community action, sustainable quality and accountability, equity within SHGs, defaults and recoveries, and sustainability -financial value.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Naresh Kumar Salvi
Research Scholar, Department of Economics, MLSU, Udaipur, Rajsthan, India

Self Help Group, Self-Dependent, Self-Employed & Empowerment.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 1 | January-February 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-01-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 69-73
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ192114
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Naresh Kumar Salvi, "Women Empowerment Through Self-Help Groups", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.69-73, January-February.2019
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ192114

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