Impact of SHGs on Economic Condition of Rural Women: An Empirical Study in Mudhapada Village, Bhadrak, Odisha

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Miss Snigdha Samadarsani and Mr. Papu Mallick

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I6P111

How to Cite?

Miss Snigdha Samadarsani and Mr. Papu Mallick, "Impact of SHGs on Economic Condition of Rural Women: An Empirical Study in Mudhapada Village, Bhadrak, Odisha," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 4,  no. 6, pp. 50-54, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I6P111

Abstract:

The paper was attempted to study “Impact of SHGs on Economic condition of Rural Women: An Empirical Study in Mudhapada Village, Bhadrak, Odisha”. Self Help Groups are the self-governed, peer- controlled informal group of people with similar socio- economic background, having a desire to come forward voluntarily for a mutual agreement of helping each other for productive or domestic purposes. Women in rural India lived in virtual isolation, unable to access even the most basic of services. Central and State government initiated many programme for improving standard of living of rural women, among these programme SHG is a most important weapon for economic development of rural women. With the formation of Women's Self-Help Groups, women are now achieving social and physical mobility. It is a suitable means for the women empowerment. It plays a vital role for improving economic security to the women as well as improves quality of their life by providing credit, savings, insurance, remittance and also non-financial services. The study was conducted in Mudhapada village purposively. Objectives of the study were firstly to find out the socio- economic conditions of the respondents in the study area, secondly to find out the impact of SHGs on rural women respondents. Eight SHGs in the village were selected with the help of purposive random sampling method. Sample was covered 50 SHGs women members respondents age groups of 18-50 for the study, it was based on interview and both primary and secondary data, which are largely qualitative in nature followed by descriptive research design. The processing of data was classifying and tabulation of data.

Keywords:

SHGs, Rural Women, Socio Economic Condition.

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