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Impact of Self-help Group on Women Development

S. Ananthalakshmi, D. Jayakumar

Abstract


“Women’s Self-Empowerment” the perceived success of self- help group Programmes has encouraged their widespread application across India.  The primary mechanism to empower women to aid the women’s Job Opportunities, Group saving, Complaints, Training and Participation. The main objectives to make a helping women’s safe and secure. The purpose of saving their common problems through mutual help. The main aim of this to examine the impact of Self-help Group in Socio-economic development of India. The group to support members through maintain consistent contact among group members.It is also helping the participants to improve their empowerment. Self-help group is a method of organising the poor people and the marginalized to come together to solve their individual problem. The implementation of SHG has generated Self-employment opportunities for the rural poor. After joining the self help group the women are economically and socially empowered. This empowerment cannot be transformed or delivered it must be self generated such that it enables those who are empowered to take control over their lives.

Keywords


Empowerment, Improve, Opportunities, Social Empowered, Self-Employment.

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