FUNCTIONAL AND MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS OF SHG & NON SHG MEMBERS WITH THEIR LEVEL OF EMPOWERMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT

M.K. BARIYA¹*, P.R. KANANI², H.C. CHHODVADIA³, D.V. PATEL^4
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pipalia & Amreli, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pipalia & Amreli, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
⁴Department of Agricultural Statistics, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : minaxibariya@gmail.com

Received : 12-04-2016     Accepted : 24-04-2016     Published : 07-08-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 27       Pages : 1560 - 1563
Int J Agr Sci 8.27 (2016):1560-1563

Keywords : SHG members, Non SHG members, Relationship, IWMP
Academic Editor : BN Kalsariya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study was conducted in Amreli District of Gujarat state. A sample of 90 SHG members working under Integrated Watershed management Programme (IWMP) were purposively selected representing 10 villages of Amreli, Lilia, Lathi, Dhari and Kukavav taluka of Amreli district; and 90 Non SHG members were randomly selected from same villages. The relationship between dependent and independent variables and the predictive ability of independent variables were measured by utilizing pre-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. Finding of this study revealed that the profile characteristics of SHGs and Non SHG members such as education, social participation, land holding, material possession, annual income, source of information, extension participation, achievement motivation, market orientation, risk orientation, innovativeness and attitude towards self help groups had positive and highly significant correlation with the empowerment of the women. Age and marital status were found significant but negatively correlated with the empowerment of the women. For SHG members the variables viz., source of information, market orientation, attitude towards SHG, education, land holding, family size, achievement motivation, age and marital status contributed 96.80 per cent variation in extent of women empowerment whereas, for Non SHG members the variables such as attitude towards SHG, innovativeness, education, income and market orientation contributed 90.40 per cent variation in extent of women empowerment.