STATUS IN THE WORKING PLACE OF THE WOMEN SHGS MEMBERS IN NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU - AN ANALYSIS

Nagapattinam district is one among the front line districts in the promotion of SHGs, which are
developed as a tool for the eradication of poverty. The district is coastal in nature and also
surrounded by villages engaging in agriculture. But the district was consecutively worst hit by
natural calamities such as Tsunami, flood and cyclone. Now the district proclaimed as drought
prone area. In this situation, the role of SHG movement is all the more important for the
promotion of socio economic interest of the inhabitants of the districts especially women, the
present study is focused the status in the working place of the women SHGs members in
Nagapattinam district.