Reaching 100 million of India's rural poor with savings and credit by 2008: This is NABARD's goal through its SHG banking program, leveraging the strength of the formal banking system and the flexibility of informal self-help groups in providing adequate financial services to the rural poor....

The core objective of this paper is to find out the role played by Self Help Groups in bringing sustainable rural development in the country, especially in emerging nations.It also discusses about the extent of women empowerment and poverty eradication brought by SHGs in the current scenario and...

Improving the livelihoods of poor households and transitioning more women back to the labor force is a major challenge in South Asia. Self-employment promoted through women's groups has often been cited as a promising intervention towards this end. However, the evidence on the impact of such...