authors
Hemanta Kumar Das

abstract
Self-help groups are the informal organizations of ten to twenty members coming forward with homogeneous purpose from similar socio-economic background. One of the goals of SHG mechanism is to mobilize credit facility through promoting internal saving and lending to ever deprive categories of people. Mainly, the SHG members are aiming to boast up earning level by involving in the SHGs and to get rid of the poverty. Along with financial benefit the SHG platform enabling members to more vocal in social forum. Presently, the SHG movement has become instrumental force for expediting small savings, small investment, and small income generation activities parallel to solidarity, joint responsibility and mutual support. The members of SHGs are trying to enhance their income level through some existing techniques as well as innovative ideas. Micro finance occupies a crucial role to facilitate the SHGs members by providing different types of small or micro loans. This study intends to focus on role of women SHGs on the basis of secondary and primary sources of data.