Open AccessSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) and Women Empowerment: A Study in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Rema Das
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of inclusive development/international journal of inclusive development (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-4740
pISSN - 2454-4132
DOI - 10.30954/2454-4132.1.2020.1
Subject(s) - west bengal , empowerment , bengal , sociology , socioeconomics , economic growth , geography , economics , archaeology , bay
Empowerment is an abstract, multi- dimensional and multi-level concept that can be both a process and outcome. It can be defined as the process of increasing the assets and capabilities of individuals or groups to make purposive choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. A Self Help Group (SHG) is a small economically homogenous affinity group of 10 to 20 persons who come together to save small amounts regularly, mutually agree to contribute to a common fund, have collective decision making, or resolve conflicts through collective leadership and mutual discussion. The present study was undertaken in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal,