Financial inclusion means delivery of financial services at an affordable cost to the disadvantaged and low income group of people who are so far excluded from it. Financial Inclusion is not an end, it is mean for poverty eradication

As a result of participating in microfinance through SHGs, the study concludes that there is empowerment of women. Among various dimensions of empowerment, information empowerment ranks first followed by psychological empowerment, economic empowerment, managerial empowerment, political...

SHGs are effective in reducing poverty, empowering women, creating awareness to improve health and ensure sustainability of environment which finally results in sustainable development of the nation. This paper analyses the drop out of members from SHGs and its impact on the sustainability of...

Micro insurance is specifically designed for the protection of poor who form the bottom of the pyramid, with affordable insurance products to help them cope with and recover from stress and shocks. Micro insurance is a part of financial inclusion and the difference micro insurance and macro...

Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) played a vital role in rural reconstruction, agricultural development and rural development even during pre independent era in our country. In the post independent period the NGOs became a supplementary agency for the developmental activities of the...

In the development paradigm, micro-finance has evolved as a need-based programme for empowerment and alleviation of poverty to the so far neglected target groups (women, poor, deprived etc.) and micro-finance has become one of the most effective interventions for economic empowerment of the...

This article analyses the problems and constraints faced by women SHG members in Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. The causes of the problems may arise from within the family or their own organization (SHG) or emanate from out of the external environment and their community. The study has used 13...

Micro finance plays a vital role in reducing poverty since it paves way for employment and empowerment which leads to economic development. Empowerment, poverty reduction and development are interrelated and interdependent. Empowerment leads to economic development which results in poverty...

Micro finance through Self Help Group (SHG) has been recognized internationally as the modern tool to combat poverty and for rural development. Micro finance and SHGs are effective in reducing poverty, empowering women, creating awareness and ensure sustainability of environment which finally...

The main focus of this study is to determine whether micro finance is an effective instrument in bringing empowerment, hence the main question is whether microfinance through SHG contributes to women empowerment and it is a focused study relating to empowerment of women which is goal 3 of MDGs....