Abstract
The concept of self-help groups serves to underline the principle for the people, by the people and of the people”. A Self-help group (SHG) is a village based financial intermediary committee usually composed of 10-20 local women or men. These groups can be either registered or unregistered. Self help group approach is a new paradigm into the field of rural development which main objective are to increase the well-being of the people, provide access to resource and credit, increase self-confidence, self-esteem and increase their creditability in all aspects of lives. Women face a wide range of biases in society, unequal opportunities in education , employment and assets ownership. Women’s income is vital to the well-being of children, women has a greater positive impact on child survival and nutrition than does additional income in the hands of me. Poverty is the root cause of all evils for the development of women. Majority of the third world women are involved in the informal sectors of economic activities.
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