Department of Home Science Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
Self-help groups are seen as instruments for a variety of goals including empowering women, developing leadership abilities among poor people, increasing school enrolments, and improving nutrition and the use of birth control. Financial intermediation is generally seen more as an entry point to these other goals, rather than as a primary objective. A study was designed to appraise the was planned the profile of the self help groups and to study the effect of capacity building on the parameters of efficiency enhancement. The effect of the capacity building exercises was evident from the mean pre and post evaluation score in terms of engagement, interpersonal attraction, relationship and cooperation among SHG members and group cohesiveness. Hence, it is important to educate the members regarding the importance interpersonal relationships and group cohesiveness in achieving the goals of the self help group for enhancing the effectiveness of the group and increasing its efficiency.
