SHGs and Women

♤ SHGs have been successful in fulfilling their aim of empowering women, and to help eradicate poverty in rural areas.

♤ The impact of SHGs on women are as follows:

o It has led to their social and economical empowerment

o It has helped women gain more control over decision making in households

o It has been helpful in providing women with financial autonomy, in participation in community driven program, self employment autonomy

o It has helped instill a saving spirit among the members

♤ Though SHGs have had an immense impact on the status of women, but they can be made more effective in the following ways:

o Through proper capacity building, training and skill upgradation of women

o Motivating SHG women to participate in government sponsored community driven programs

o Proper rating and categorization of SHGs

o Providing technical help to the SHGs so that they can also utilize the ongoing ICT revolution and grow further