The Role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development: A Case of Lower Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh

Jibom Roley (), Happy Toko and Ranjit Tamuli
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Jibom Roley: Rajiv Gandhi University, Department of Management
Happy Toko: Rajiv Gandhi University, Department of Management
Ranjit Tamuli: Rajiv Gandhi University, Department of Management

A chapter in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Role of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management for Sustainable Development (ICRIEMSD 2024), 2024, pp 518-534 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The study emphasis on important aspect of Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development by joining Self-Help Groups (SHGs) among the like-minded individual women. Arunachal Pradesh is a landlock area and also lacking in industrial sector. The state is said to be a male dominated society and therefore, SHGs can play a vital role in providing platform for Women Empowerment which may contribute towards Sustainable Development of the state in general and study district in particular. The study has been operationalized by using survey questionnaire from active SHGs (n=30) by visiting Lower Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. A Convenient Sampling Method was adopted for the study. SPSS statistical tool has been used to analysis the data. The findings shows that women are in better position in term of economic status, social status, decision making capacity, and contributing in Sustainable Development like promoting used of Eco-friendly materials, Employment opportunity, and upliftment of Society after joining SHGs. The study is a kind of first-hand study in the field of Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development through SHGs in the study district. Moreover, the sample has been considered only to the active SHGs from the study district. The present study extended the existing literature on Women Empowerment and Sustainable Development through SHGs. The finding offered insight for all the stakeholder seeking helping hand and encourage the women to joined SHGs.

Keywords: Self-Help Groups; Women Empowerment; Sustainable Development; Arunachal Pradesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-612-3_34

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