EVALUATION OF SELF- HELP GROUPS OF WOMEN UNDER ‘SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SWANIRBHAR KARMASANASTHAN PRAKALPA’ TOWARDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION: A STUDY ON HOWRAH AND HOOGHLY DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL

Anjali Basu Mallick; Gurdip Singh; Purnima Tiwari

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.5164

Authors

Anjali Basu Mallick Department of Commerce, Mansarovar Global University, Sehore, M.P., India
Dr. Gurdip Singh Department of Commerce, Mansarovar Global University, Sehore, M.P., India
Dr. Purnima Tiwari Department of Commerce, Mansarovar Global University, Sehore, M.P., India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.5164

Keywords:

Women Empowerment, Poverty Alleviation, Self-Help Groups, Socio-Economic Development, Gender Equality, Feminist

Abstract [English]

It is envisaged that women would play the most important role in rural development, which will result in economic progress and stability through the reduction of poverty. The empowerment of women is a critical component of rural development. In the real world, rural development refers to an all-encompassing program of activities that encompasses the expansion of agricultural production, the development of social and economic infrastructure, equitable salaries, housing, public health, education, village planning, nutrition, and communication. It seeks to take a scientific perspective on the resources that are available and to make the most of those resources in order to achieve an overall development of the rural areas of our country. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role that Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Swami Vivekananda Swanirbhar Karmasanasthan Prakalpa (SVSKP) play in empowering women in the Howrah and Hooghly area of West Bengal, as well as the performance of these SHGs. The primary goals of this research are to conduct an analysis of the operational system of self-help groups (SHGs) for the purpose of mobilizing savings, arranging loans for those who are in need, settling loans, and constructing the opinions of SHG members regarding the expansion of their authority to make decisions.

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