A Study of Women Self-Help Group Members in North District of Tripura, India

Authors

  • Dey Biplab Kumar Research scholar in the Department of humanities and social science At NIT Silchar, Assam, India

Keywords:

Women Empowerment, Socio-Economic, Satisfaction Level

Abstract

The study attempted to analyze the reasons for joining SHG’s, socioeconomic condition of women self-help group members before and after joining the SHGs and their satisfaction level. For the analysis, primary data collected from 120 women SHG members of north district, Tripura. The chisquare test is used as statistical tools for analyzing the data and testing the hypothesis. The hypothetical analysis shows that there is no significant relationship between the age, profession, income level and level of satisfaction. But educational qualification and the satisfaction level of women has a significant relationship. Finally the study concludes that maximum women group members are satisfied with the activities of SHGs and they got benefit after joining the SHGs.

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A Study of Women Self-Help Group Members in North District of Tripura, India

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28-03-2014

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Biplab Kumar, D. (2014). A Study of Women Self-Help Group Members in North District of Tripura, India. SOCRATES, 2(1), 120–133. Retrieved from https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/54

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Issue - March

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Economics,Management and Commerce

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