Role of Self Help Groups in Women Empowerment on Chitradurga District – Sociological Perspective

Abstract

Firstly when Self Help Groups entered the Tamil nadu, then later it was established throughout India. Many recent quality reports revealed that these SHGs changed the mindset of the Women in rural areas of India. SHGs are an association to increase the member’s social and financial security as main focus and other interests such as area development, motivation, awareness, Promotion, leadership, training and associating in other social inter-mediation programmes for the benefit of the entire community. Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are informal associations of people who choose to come together to find ways to improve their living conditions. The present paper analyses the strategies of SHGs for micro-enterprise development in rural areas. The study is based on both Primary and Secondary data. The objectives of the study are :- (i) To understand the role of self help groups in the social and economic empowerment of women. (ii) To analyse the participation of women SGHs in self employment. (iii) To study the differences between the functions of women SHGs and SKDRDP through Women Empowerment. This study is based both on primary and secondary data. The size of the study is 50 respondents from Chitradurga and Challakere Taluks of Chitradurga District in Karnataka . The study reported that Stree Shakti and SKDRDP are playing vital role in the enhancing of SHG and motivating women to join the group .