Volume : I, Issue : VII, April - 2012

The Growth of Self Help Groups in India: A Study

S. Ravi, Dr. P. Vikkraman

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The Self– Help Groups (SHGs) play vital role in poverty eradication in Indian villages. The SHGs have become extensive, successful component of both rural and urban development in India. Women band together in to groups and motivate each other to build new opportunities for income generation. Most of the SHGs start without any outside financial capital by saving regular charity by the members. The SHGs in India has come extensive way, since its origin in 1992. The spread of SHGs in India has been extraordinary. It has made exciting progress from 225 groups in 1992 to some 16, 18,456 groups that have taken loans from banks. About 69.53 lakhs SHGs have gained access to proper banking system through SHG–bank linkage programme and 90% of these groups are only women groups. The system of SHG has proven to very suitable to the poor and vulnerable women community in the society and this system eaks the exploitation and isolation of women from men.

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S.Ravi, Dr. P. Vikkraman The Growth of Self Help Groups in India:A Study Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.I, Issue.VII April 2012

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