WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND SHG: A STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO RAJASTHAN

: In terms of modern world, with adequate social infrastructure, organisations have been successful in bringing about positive and constructive change in terms of social development. This has given hopes to women specially, and rural needy women in particular, a platform to free herself and empowering herself through participating in activities carried out by SHGs. There are number of success stories and examples of women cladding ladder c in every region of the country. NABARD came forward and had launched a scheme of women collectively working and getting training for various skills named as Self-Help Groups. SHGs concept in India was taken from Bangladesh to ensure empowerment social and financial both. In the state of Rajasthan this study was conducted. All the members participated in our research were from rural background. This study shows their journey of empowerment to joy and witnessing the change post joining SHG.