• GV Vara prasad
• Dr V Venkateswarulu

In India, there are many schemes and programmes by the government and nongovernmental organisations for persons with disabilities, including legislation. However, these programmes have not proved sufficient to address the needs of all persons with disabilities in the country. In recent years, persons with disabilities have been organizing themselves into self-help groups (SHG), that are a forum to meet, discuss their problems and interests and collectively access public facilities and services which are due to them. A well known programme in India is the World Bank assisted poverty alleviation programme in the state of Andhra Pradesh, covering over 13 districts, and reaching over 2900000 persons from the rural poor population.

SHGs, Poverty, Persons with Disability

"EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS IN RURAL AREA OF PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.d889-d900, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107503.pdf

"EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS IN RURAL AREA OF PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppd889-d900, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107503.pdf