2021
DOI: 10.1504/wremsd.2021.114434
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Impact of SHGs on social, economic and political women empowerment: a case study of Ghaziabad District, India

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“…Political empowerment is necessary for a developmental program to succeed (Reheem, 2013). Literature suggests that political empowerment needs to be emphasized more because SHG members substantially lag in this dimension compared to economic and social empowerment (Aggarwal et al , 2021). Table 13 lists the indicators of political empowerment identified from the extant literature.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Political empowerment is necessary for a developmental program to succeed (Reheem, 2013). Literature suggests that political empowerment needs to be emphasized more because SHG members substantially lag in this dimension compared to economic and social empowerment (Aggarwal et al , 2021). Table 13 lists the indicators of political empowerment identified from the extant literature.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, in the study conducted by Ghosh et al (2023), the factors affecting the sustainability of SHGs were studied in natural disaster-affected communities and it was concluded that the SHGs, government, and the policymakers must focus on creating ease in attaining financing, building faith in the masses in the system and a better management of SHGs is needed to make the programs more effective and finally attain the objective in real terms. Aggarwal et al (2021) in their study highlighted the potential advantages SHGs have in empowering, encouraging, and motivating poor women in rural areas such that they were able to transcend the social barriers that impacted their freedom and liberty. With the measures taken by the SHGs over the years, it is observed that women have become more independent financially and hence stronger socially, yet there is further scope.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study found that the Village Business Companies as financial inclusion initiative strategy was able to successfully economically empower traditional fishermen in the village by providing them with loans which they used to improve their productivity. Aggarwal et al (2021) resumed the discourse on the financial inclusion and economic empowerment nexus among women by providing an Indian perspective on the extent to which Self-Help Groups (SHGs) economically empower women. The study found that membership in SHGs provided women with access to finance as well as an enhancement in financial capability which empowered them economically.…”
Section: Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowermentmentioning
confidence: 99%