A study on impact of self help group on the empowerment of group members: With special reference to Bangalore District

The Self Help Groups method is used by the government, NGOs and others worldwide. Thousands of the poor and the marginalized population in Bangalore are building their lives, their families and their society through Self help groups. The main aim of this paper is to examine the impact of Self-help Group in Socio-economic development of Bangalore. The present study was undertaken in March 2018 with the objectives of studying the socio-economic status of self help group members and to evaluate the social impact of membership of SHGs members in Bangalore districts of Karnataka with a sample size of 400 members (100 SHG members from each district) out of total 100 self help groups. The results of the study revealed that majority of the respondents were from nuclear families (61%), belonged to the groups of 36–45, 26–35, and 18–25 yrs and more than 50 per cent of them had primary level of education. Self-help Groups have been playing considerable role in training of Swarozgaris, infrastructure development, marketing and technology support, communication level of members, self confidence among members, change in family violence, frequency of interaction with outsiders, change in the saving pattern of SHG members, change in the cumulative saving pattern of SHG members per month, involvement in politics, achieving social harmony, achieving social justice, involvement in community action, sustainable quality and accountability, equity within SHGs, defaults and recoveries, and sustainability-financial value. The present focus on status of Self-Help Group in Bangalore, impact of Self-Help Group in Bangalore, Shortcomings of Self-Help Group in Bangalore and suggestions to improve Self-Help Group in Bangalore