SHG – A Viable Tool for Financial Inclusion with Reference to Panchayaths in Kerala

Abstract

The women SHGs were setup primarily as subsystem of the peoples plan campaign. It was envisages that through these groups, the discrimination faced by the women in Kerala would be remedied to some extent. A society can grow economically and socially, if it's weaker section can turn out to be financially independent. SHG has played a catalytic role in the economic and social life of poor women who hail from a relatively backward socio- economic background.