Self Help Groups as a Driver of Women Empowerment

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study the role of SHG in social, economic and psychological  empowerment of women in Haryana The study included primary data from 278 from  rural respondents of Haryana (156 from Kaithal District and 122 from Ambala District)  selected through non-probability convenience sampling technique. Cronbach’s alpha test was  conducted to check the reliability and internal consistency of collected data. The results show  that there exist no statistically significant difference in social, economic and psychological  empowerment of women with respect to demographic variables. The findings of the study  can help Government and NRLM to adopt appropriate policy and encourage women to  participate in SHG activity.