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Abhijeet S
The SHG Movement in Maharashtra
The concept of SHG was not new to Maharashtra. Beginning with a tiny amount of Only 25 paise, the women of Maharashtra from Amaravati District had established one SHG long back in 1947.
Further in 1988, ‘Chaitanya’ Gramin Mahila Bal Yuvak Sanstha started promoting SHGs in Pune District, informally.In Southern part of India, ‘SADHAN’, ‘DHAN’ foundation and ‘ASA’ worked to promote SHGs.
But their thrust was on economic aspects only. Whereas in Maharashtra, the NGOs not only have catered to the economic needs of the participants, but also involved in the process of social development.
Aim of ‘Chaitanya’ is also the same to empower the women in both ways, economically and socially. Presently, numerous NGOs and governmental institutions promote SHGs on a large scale.
The concept of SHG was not new to Maharashtra. Beginning with a tiny amount of Only 25 paise, the women of Maharashtra from Amaravati District had established one SHG long back in 1947.
Further in 1988, ‘Chaitanya’ Gramin Mahila Bal Yuvak Sanstha started promoting SHGs in Pune District, informally.In Southern part of India, ‘SADHAN’, ‘DHAN’ foundation and ‘ASA’ worked to promote SHGs.
But their thrust was on economic aspects only. Whereas in Maharashtra, the NGOs not only have catered to the economic needs of the participants, but also involved in the process of social development.
Aim of ‘Chaitanya’ is also the same to empower the women in both ways, economically and socially. Presently, numerous NGOs and governmental institutions promote SHGs on a large scale.