ISSN: 2265-6294

Impact of Self-Help Group on Economic Empowerment of Rural Women by Support of Govt, a Study in Dhemaji District, Assam

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Jayanta Hazarika,Dr. Chow Nakunand Singkai

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Women constituted around fifty percent of the total resources in India’s economy. Yet women are poor underprivileged than as they are subject to marry socio-economic and cultural constrains .The situation is more severe in the rural back ward areas .Government of India launched numbers of scheme since 1984 for women empowerment in rural areas with a view to improve the socio-economic condition of the rural women .Government of India of India has introduced a pilot project in 1999 ,under this project Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) was implemented in whole of the country to organize rural poor in to Self Help Group (SHGs ), through bank credit and government subsidy . In June 2011 government of India Ministry of Rural development National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM ) as renamed and restructured of SGSY with the financial aid from world bank .

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