• Bhawna Sharma
• Proff, Seema Kashyap

The Self-Help Groups (SHGs) were initiated in India in 1985 as a valid concept to eradicate poverty and empower poor women to become self-reliant and energized to overcome the challenges faced. The most important feature of SHGs is that most of these groups are organized by women. Approx half of the population of the country belongs to women. In Northern India, 78.14 lakh SHGs were formed under day National Rural Livelihood Mission. The objective of the present study was to understand the contribution of self-help groups to sustainable development as well as promoted income generation activities. A traditional review method was used in the study and research articles were searched from Electronic Data Hub: Science Direct, Scopus, Research Gate and Google Scholar. In the study, only the English-language referred journal was included, the gray literature was also included in the study. The result of the study shows that the SHGs play a crucial role in self-employment by raising the level of income and standard of living in rural people. It provides great opportunities by giving necessary training which enables them to contribute towards their community development.

Self Help Group, women income generation, Sustainable Development and rural development

" SELF HELP GROUPS CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.f144-f148, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302519.pdf

" SELF HELP GROUPS CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppf144-f148, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302519.pdf