Abstract :
Women have the right to live with dignity and
freedom in the society. Empowered women contribute to
the health and productivity of families and communities. In
rural areas, empowering women is a challenge. Self
employment is a crucial step to have a constant income and
to remove the obstacles of poverty. A women entrepreneur
is a recent phenomenon of late 1960’s. Entrepreneurship
can help women’s economic independence and improve
their social status. SHG acts as a media for the
advancement of saving habit among the women by
encouraging their involvement in entrepreneurial activities.
They augment the fairness of women’s status as
participants, decision-makers and beneficiaries in the
democratic, economic, social and cultural spheres of
building empowerment.
Keyword :
Women Empowerment, Self Help Groups