Extent and nature of people participation in Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana- A study of Haryana state

In the present study, the nature and extent of people participation in Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana an effort has been made to assess the self motivated to join SHG, role played in the formation of SHG, contribution in the meeting of SHG, involvement in the decision making process and role played in strengthening the SHG. The subject chosen for this study were new and applicable for the SHGs operating in the whole of Haryana covered under SGSY. A descriptive research design was adopted and 300 SHGs members, 75 from each administrative division and representing 15 SHGs from four administrative divisions of Haryana were selected as sample. The data was collected with the help of interview schedule along with observation and discussion methods. For analyzing and interpreting the data, the investigator adopted the percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square and t-test as statistical techniques. The results of the present study clearly demonstrate that majority of the respondents were not self-motivated to join SHG but after joining they involved themselves in decision making process and they had the opportunity to express their opinions in the SHG meeting which is a positive indicator for success of SHGs.