Role of SHGs in Poverty Alleviation, Financial Inclusion, Micro-Credit

Can the vicious cycle of gender inequality, poverty and malnutrition be broken through microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples.

“Micro-Finance as an anti-poverty vaccine, is aimed at asset creation and income security of the rural poor in India”. Micro-Finance and Evaluate the role of Self Help Groups in achieving the twin Self Help Groups objectives along with empowering women in rural India.

‘The emergence of Self Help Groups(SHGs) in contemporary times points to the slow but steady withdrawal of the state from developmental activities’. Examine the role of the SHGs in Self Help Groups developmental activities and the measures taken by the Government of India to promote the SHGs.