Abstract

Women in India represent a more traditional section of society and have been reflected throughout the ages. Therefore, their participation in any walk of life is viewed as a sign of progress, particularly in the case of economic field. This paper is an attempt to know, what is the impact of micro-finance on, women’s empowerment in Madhya Pradesh. Micro finance institution started in India in 1980s through self help groups (SHGs) model. It is the Grameen replication model of Bangladesh. Women empowerment through SHG (Self Help Group) based micro finance has been central to development agenda in India. Self help group projects were launched by Government of India, with the financial assistance from IFAD & empower rural poor women through micro finance. The present study is an attempt in this direction to analyze the impact of SHG projects on poor women in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.

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