Comparative Study of Effects of Self Help Groups on Women Empowerment- A Case Study of JEEViKA

This paper aims to compare the changes in different socio-economic factors SHGs Women and Non- SHGs Women. Three main dimensions had been assessed in this paper i.e. loan analysis, savings pattern and empowerment. We found that SHGs women have higher score in Average Women Empowerment Index than Women with no exposure of SHGs. SHGSs women on average use more loans on business purpose than Non-SHGs women.