Impact of Women Self help Groups in Changing Socio-Economic Status of Rural Families in Nainital District of Uttarakhand

Dr. Dinesh Kumar ()
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Dr. Dinesh Kumar: Associate Professor, SMP Government Girls College, Meerut

Journal of Commerce and Trade, 2017, vol. 12, issue 1, 29-36

Abstract: The study was conducted in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, where seven agencies were running SHGs. Thirty (30) SHGs were selected from the agencies for the study purpose by using the proportional allocation technique. A sample comprising of three hundred (300) women (150 beneficiaries and 150 non-beneficiaries) was drawn by using random sampling technique. An interview schedule was prepared and data were collected by personal interview method. The data so collected were classified, tabulated and analyzed. The findings research that SHGs had a significant influence in changing socio-economic status of the beneficiaries. The additional monthly income of the beneficiaries also increased significantly as a result of enterprises taken in SHGs.

Keywords: : Women; Self Help Groups; Socio-economic Status; Nainital; Uttrakhand. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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