Self Help Groups- Boon or Burden
M.S.R. Sesha Giri1, Y. Rama Krishna Prasad2, S. Ravindra Chary3, Y. Gayatri4
1Dr.M.S.R. Sesha Giri, Professor, Department of Management Studies, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nizampet, Hyderabad.
2Dr.Y. Rama Krishna Prasad, Professor and Dean, Department of Management Studies, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nizampet, Hyderabad.
3Mr.S. Ravindra Chary, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nizampet, Hyderabad.
4Mrs.Y. Gayatri, Asst. Professor, Department of Management Studies, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nizampet, Hyderabad.
Manuscript received on 12 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 17 August 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 8742-8749 | Volume-8 Issue-3 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: C5794098319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C5794.098319
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Abstract: Government has lot of responsibilities to fulfil towards the society. One among them was eradication of poverty in the country. A country like India with huge population the above task is a difficult one. In achieving the above said objective government identified self-help groups (SGHs) as one of the suitable solutions. In this article an in-depth analysis is made to understand the functioning of SGHs and its impact on below poverty people. The primary data was collected in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states and using statistical tools evaluated the data to conclude the results.
Key words: Self-help groups (SGHs), Decision Making, Poverty, Empowerment and Economic Growth.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences