ABSTRACT:
In the changed context of rural development, there is more emphasis on sustainable development and empowerment of women in India which demand micro credit. Empower the women in social, political, economical and legal aspects became necessary to convert the idle society into self-sustainable society. Women empowerment can be achieved through political power, education, employment and SHG. Among these, SHG dominate and fruitful success of the women empowerment. SHG mainly concerned with the enlistment of the women in the society through, social, economical aspects. SHG not only mobilize micro finance and provide micro credit to the needed members but also it provides self employment training, awareness programme, promote the leadership qualities and confidential life to its members. In India, women Empowerment is a buzz word to-day. As a nation, India is committed to the empowerment of women. Though women is regarded as “the unsung heroine who works from dawn to dusk”, yet it is unfortunate that even the ignorant and worthless men had been enjoying superiority over women which they do not deserve and ought not to have. So, since Independence, Government has made concerted efforts towards removing various biases.1