A Study on Socio-Economic Empowerment of women through Self-Help Groups with reference to Srivilliputtur Taluk-Virudhunagar district

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In the early decades, the concept of women development was totally out of mind and their condition was miserable. But with the changed scenario, the thinking of people has been changed due to education, awareness and now, the problems of women are looked upon as the problems of social welfare and are considered more seriously and ultimately solved in the form of other way round particularly in the past more than 15 years. Due to the development of new policies, programmes and projects, the status of women has totally been changed as they provide assistance to the low income women. This concern for low-income women’s needs has coincided historically with recognition of their important role in development. Various intervention approaches have been developed in order to address the needs of the women which ultimately reveal modifications not only in social policy approaches, state policies relating to women but also in the overall economic policy of the country as a whole. The empowerment approach is the most recent and is aimed at empowering women through greater self-reliance and internal strength. This study addresses women empowerment through self help groups in Srivilliputtur taluk of Virudhunagar district in Tamilnadu. The information required for the study has been collected from both the primary and secondary sources A Random sampling method has been followed. Percentage analysis, Chi – Square test, and Garret ranking technique has been used to draw meaningful interpretation of the results. The results of the study revealed that the SHGs have greater impact on both economic and social aspects of the beneficiaries. Key words: Women Empowerment1, SHGs2, self-reliance3, Srivilliputtur taluk 4.

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