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Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Perspective of Shgs in Rural Odisha


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The study investigates the socio-economic background of the members of the SHGs and also examines the different entrepreneurial activities by the SHGs in study area in a cross section comparison of functioning of Self-Help Groups promoted by the two Self -Help Group Promoting Institutions (SHGPIs) in Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha, India. Majority of the group members are within the middle age group (20- 50) in both the blocks. The educational status shows that the maximum group members are literate. Quite sizable percentages of the SHG members are General Caste in More Developed Block (MDB) whereas OBC members predominate in Less Developed Block (LDB). Almost all the members are married in both the blocks. From the analysis it is clear that the cultivation continues to be the most important source of work for beneficiary members in both the blocks. The entrepreneurship qualities of group members are co-operative quality, self leadership, decision making, and confidence quality. Study also reveals that the development of entrepreneurship qualities among the members of SHGs is an important step to empower socially and economically in rural area.

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Sustainable entrepreneurship, SHGs, MDB, LDB.
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Authors

Alok Ranjan Behera
Deptt. of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Abstract


The study investigates the socio-economic background of the members of the SHGs and also examines the different entrepreneurial activities by the SHGs in study area in a cross section comparison of functioning of Self-Help Groups promoted by the two Self -Help Group Promoting Institutions (SHGPIs) in Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha, India. Majority of the group members are within the middle age group (20- 50) in both the blocks. The educational status shows that the maximum group members are literate. Quite sizable percentages of the SHG members are General Caste in More Developed Block (MDB) whereas OBC members predominate in Less Developed Block (LDB). Almost all the members are married in both the blocks. From the analysis it is clear that the cultivation continues to be the most important source of work for beneficiary members in both the blocks. The entrepreneurship qualities of group members are co-operative quality, self leadership, decision making, and confidence quality. Study also reveals that the development of entrepreneurship qualities among the members of SHGs is an important step to empower socially and economically in rural area.

Keywords


Sustainable entrepreneurship, SHGs, MDB, LDB.

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