EMPOWERMENT OF URBAN WOMEN THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS

This study is fully concerned with empowerment of urban woman through self help groups. Many studies have emphasized that rural development can be made possible only by making the rural poor especially the rural women folk, economically viable through income generating activities with required financial assistance. Moreover, collective action and collective responsibility along with sustainable economic improvement are essential factors for development at gross roots level. For this SHGs are considered the best tools and so they are launched on the basis of micro-credit system. However, it is also important to study at a glance the origin and concept of SHGs. Hence, with the above cited broad concept, the origin and concept of SHGs, as well as the progress of SHGs are discussed in this study. The important aspect of social lives now days is mostly confined to the gender issues in various socio-economic, health, demographic and cultural classification of people in India. Unfortunately females are in a historical process neglected at helm of male dominated society. This feature is still persisted in the recent period, perhaps in a different extent. Primary data and secondary data have been collected for this study. Random sampling has been chosen for data collection.本研究聚焦于通过自助小组（Self Help Groups，简称SHGs）赋能城市女性。诸多研究均强调，唯有为农村贫困群体尤其是农村女性群体提供必要的资金支持，开展创收活动以提升其经济自立能力，方能实现农村发展。此外，集体行动、集体责任与可持续经济提升，是基层发展的核心要素。为此，自助小组被视为推进基层发展的最优载体，因此其以小额信贷体系为基础得以推广。不过，简要梳理自助小组的起源与概念同样至关重要。有鉴于此，本研究基于上述宽泛的研究范畴，对自助小组的起源、内涵及其发展历程展开探讨。 当代社会生活的核心议题，多集中于印度各社会经济、健康、人口及文化维度下群体的性别相关问题。遗憾的是，在漫长的历史进程中，由男性主导的社会结构始终忽视女性群体的权益。这一状况在当下仍未改观，仅程度或有差异。本研究同时采集了一手数据与二手数据，数据采集环节采用随机抽样方法。