Impact of the SHG-Bank Linkage Programme as an impressive factor for Women Empowerment in India
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
In the changed context of rural development, there is more emphasis on sustainable development and empowerment of women in India which demand micro credit. Empower the women in social, political, economical and legal aspects became necessary to convert the idle society into self-sustainable society. Women empowerment can be achieved through political power, education, employment and SHG. Among these, SHG dominate and fruitful success of the women empowerment. SHG mainly concerned with the enlistment of the women in the society through, social, economical aspects. SHG not only mobilize micro finance and provide micro credit to the needed members but also it provides self employment training, awareness programme, promote the leadership qualities and confidential life to its members. This paper is concerned with empowerment of women and delineates the status of women, and the impact of SHG bank linkage programme on women empowerment.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
K.G.Karmakar, 1999, Rural Credit and Self Help Groups- Microfinance needs and Concepts in India – 1999.
Srinivas, Hari. The Global Development Research Centre (GDRC). 2005.
http://www.gdrc.org/icm/data/d-snapshot.html.
Arunachalam, Ramesh. Alternative Technologies in the Indian Micro-Finance Industry - A Study for Action Aid. Bangalore: 1999.
McKiernan, S. “the impact of micro credit programs on self-employment profits: do non credit program aspects matter?” The Review of Economics and Statistics, 84(1), 93-115. 2002.
Mahajan, Vijay, Bharati Gupta Ramola and Mathew Titus. Dhaka-Starting Microfinance in India in K. Basu and K. Jindal (eds.), Microfinance: Emerging Challenges. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print.
Islam, T. Micro Credit and Poverty Alleviation. Burlington: VT: Ash gate, 2007.
Frances Sinha. Access, Use and Contribution of Microfinance in India, Findings from a National Study. London: AIJS Press, 2005
Bali Swain R. Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment, Sida Working Paper, Division of Market Development. Sida, Stockholm: Ulber, 2006.
Guérin, I., & Servet, J. (Eds.). Microfinance, From Daily Survival To Social Change. Pond cherry: Ink india, 2009.
Yunus, M, 2008, February, Grameen bank at a glance. Retrieved March 25, 2008, from grameeninfo.org Web site: http://www.grameeninfo.org/bank/GB Glance.htm.