A Study on Income Generation Potential and Performance of Women Self – Help Groups in T.V.Malai District, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Self-help group is an informal and voluntary of neighborhood people with equal status/mindset, formed for fighting for common causes like poverty, illiteracy, violence and deprivation of basic necessities of life. “Self Help Group is a registered or unregistered group of micro entrepreneurs with a homogenous social and economic background, voluntarily coming together to save small amounts regularly and mutually agreeing to contribute to a common fund to meet their emergency needs on mutual help basis”. A number of public and private sector banks have realised the potential of microfinance as a viable business option and have commenced operations already. It is also interesting to note that the SHG is now being recognised as a socially viable unit for implementation of various other programmes, like micro-watersheds. Meeting ends refer to the ability of surviving with the amount available for a particular period, most of in an Indian situation– a month. “India lives in its villages” was the famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi; he has further noted, Thiruvannamalai Millions of Women in our hamlets know what unemployment means. Give them access to economic activities and they will have access to power and self confidence to which they hitherto have been strangers. It was an interesting opportunity to probe into the rural women entrepreneurship. The study has further scope of explore into the growth and performance of the self-help groups.