Socio-Economic Development of Women through Self Help Groups With Reference To Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

This study deals with the understanding of socio-economic development of rural women through Self Help Group (SHG) with reference to Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. Social development and economic development was evaluated on the basis of community and individual indicators. Hence, the study considered four independent variables, viz; Community Social Indicators, Individual Social Indicators, Community Economic Indicators and Individual Economic Indicators to analyze socio-economic development of rural women. An instrument of 46 items was generated by using social and economic indicators of socio-economic development (Singh, 2014). Questionnaire was designed and translated in local language for data collection using likert scale. Three blocks of Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh 250 SHG members were selected as a sample size. Factor analysis and regression is used with the help of SPSS 21 for data analysis. The study reveals that both social and economic indicators have significant positive impact on Socio-Economic Development of rural women of Rajnandgaon district. The antecedents’ social respect and communication of Individual Social Indicators have significant impact on Social Development of women of Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. Income and asset resources of Individual Economic Indicators are having greater impact on Economic development of women of Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. The study suggested that government should take initiative to promote income generating activities so that women can get economically developed. (Dr. K. Kanniammal, 2011)