Financial Inclusion through Self-Help Groups an Economic wellness of Rural Schedule Tribe women in Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The social status of women in developing countries like India is discriminated. In India the gender inequalities and discrimination occur in all spheres of social and economic life of women. In order to improve the socio-economic conditions of the population of any country, it has become prerequisite to empower the women folk especially, Schedule Tribe (ST) women by enhancing and ensuring their role to the optimal level. Women are half India’s demographic dividend; if they are given the right tools and community support, they can not only become economically independent, but could also become the engine to lead India towards policy growth. The study has conducted among 270 rural SHG St rural women in Andhra Pradesh. It concludes that after joining in SHG, there is a significant change in living standards of rural STwomen.