ROLE OF SELF HELP GROUP IN WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IM AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICS

With a one billion population, India represents 16.7% of the world‘s population. The
country has witnessed a three fold increase in population over the last half a century but the
economy has not been able to cope up with this rate of growth. Being heavily dependent on
agriculture, livelihood in rural areas could not provide employment for everyone. In the absence of
significant industrial growth, there has been severe unemployment and underemployment,
resulting in poverty. For most of the poor, fight for survival has been a life long mission and
natural resources have been the main source of livelihood.