IMPACT OF SELF HELP GROUPS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN ADOPTED VILLAGES OF KVK, TAPI, GUJARAT, INDIA

ARTI N. SONI¹, C.D. PANDYA²*, G.R. PATEL^3
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vyara, Tapi, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vyara, Tapi, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vyara, Tapi, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
* Corresponding Author : cdpandya_2008@yahoo.co.in

Received : 05-03-2016     Accepted : 08-04-2016     Published : 14-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 20       Pages : 1357 - 1361
Int J Agr Sci 8.20 (2016):1357-1361

Keywords : Self Help Groups, Socio-economic status, Women empowerment, Socio-political participation, Internal lending, Bank loan
Academic Editor : Dr Niladri Paul, Pawan Singh Gurjar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vyara, Dist.Tapi has carried out women empowerment work in adopted villages of Tapi district. KVK, NAU, Vyara as well as many GOs / NGOs and Co-operatives formed many SHGs in the district. Tapi district is a tribal dominated district with poor economic condition of farmers. Farm women of this area are mostly engaged with daily wages work in farm, which is available in particular season. Therefore, to generate the additional income and empowerment of tribal women it has been decided to organize different activities related to Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Home Science. Hence, keeping all these factors in mind the research study, “Impact of Self Help Groups on Socio-economic status of tribal women in adopted villages of KVK, Tapi” was undertaken with following specific objectives. To know the socio-economic status of the SHG members, SES scale developed by Pandya and Pandya (2010) was used. The research findings showed that there was increase in all the independent variables after joining SHG. Nearly half of the respondents had taken internal lending from SHG for agriculture. 49 SHG members had taken bank loan for income generating activities and agriculture. Socio-economic status was also increased after joining SHG. Higher level of education, house holding, occupation, land holding, income, socio-political participation, material possession, herd size and personal achievement would be responsible for increase in SES.