Empowerment of Women through Self- Help Groups A Case Study of Rajasthan

Abstract

Women empowerment is the important and primary need to balance between nature and humanity. India is a male dominated country, here saving the girl child is the first and foremost responsibility of the society for itself. However, the alarming rise of female feticide has attracted everyone's attention and these figures have created a great concern among intellectuals and social activists. Many NGOS and Organization focused on addressing sex discrimination issues leading to gender disparities in different area of rural and urban society. NGOS has working towards women empowerment with the formulation of Self – Help group (SHG) and created many SHGs in different district of Rajasthan. Every Group has 15 to 20 members. As per the data provided by Government of Rajasthan, 333489 women have found direct/indirect employment through SHGs in Rajasthan. SHGs have been promoted in all district of under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna and National Rural Livelihoods Mission and Priyadarshini Yojana.