A Study on Women Empowerment Through SHGs in Thindal, Erode District, Tamil Nadu

Women empowerment is the concept of developing and empowering women in all aspects. Traditionally, women involved mainly in routine household activities and in bringing up their children. As there has been a continuous development in technology, changes in social well being of the people, upliftment in literacy level, there is a change in the mind set of women that encourages them to occupy a place in supporting their family along with men folks. In order to provide support and motivate the needy, the Government has implemented many schemes and programs. Among them, Self Help Group (SHG) is a successful scheme that has brought out many skilled women into forum. The Self Help Group is one where the women who do not have adequate financial support may join together with a focus to improve their social and financial background. There are many NGOs (Non-Government Organizations) who supports the formation of Self Help Groups. They also assist the members in getting financial assistance, procuring raw materials, arranging for training programs and also in marketing the produce. Thus, Self Help Groups promote the self sustainability of economically downtrodden women. In this aspect, the research has been made with an aim to analyze the empowerment of women through SHGs in Thindal, Erode District. The data was collected from 50 respondents by employing simple random sampling technique. It was found that most of the respondents are motivated towards Self Help Group as it helps them to earn income for the family.