• Prof.R.ABBAIAH

Microfinance of SHGs is a crucial tool for the development of women particularly in rural areas. SHG-bank linkage model, one of the leading models of microfinance has supported over 103 million poor households in the past two decades. Under this programme women are organized in to small groups of 10-20 members to extend credit facilities. Today, SHGs in India are providing a platforms for poor women to work together to solve their common problems beside financial accessibility. These Groups provide an opportunity for the rural women to improve their economic and social status. Beside this, it carries a number of other benefits for women, including more awareness of reproductive health programmes as well as reducing gender based discrimination. A large numbers of researches show that joining SHGs have resulted in increase in income, employment and empowerment level of women.

economic, empowerment, mobilisation, social development of women

"Women Empowerment through Self-help Groups (SHGs) for Poverty Reduction in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.431-440, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908A08.pdf

"Women Empowerment through Self-help Groups (SHGs) for Poverty Reduction in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp431-440, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908A08.pdf