Impact of microfinance on women empowerment in Rewa district

Microfinance and self-help groups are inseparable. Rewa block of Rewa district have 1,372 self- help groups involving 3,783 women in economic and social activities. The success of self-help groups in India and all over the developing and underdeveloped countries have proved that there is an exponential change in the mindset of the conservative and tradition bound, ignorant women in rural areas. Ex post facto research design was followed for the study. This study shows that out of total 120 respondents' majority belonged to medium aspiration (43.33%), half of the respondents exhibited medium level of socioeconomic impact of microfinance on them (50.00 %).