Social-Profile and Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Successful and Unsuccessful SHG Micro-Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu ; Not Available

Abstract

Not Available ; The status of rural women in independent India occupies an important role and all efforts are being made to establish the significant place that she can play in the development of her own self and the society at large. Keeping this in mind, the Government of India launched Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in 1999 to empower rural women. In this context, a study was conducted in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu to assess the social-profile and entrepreneurial characteristics of SHG members under SGSY. Following stratified random sampling, data were collected from 150 SHG micro-entrepreneurs. They further divided into Successful Self-Help Group Micro-Entrepreneurs (SSMEs) and Unsuccessful SHG Micro-Entrepreneurs (USSMEs) based on modified SHG micro-entrepreneurial success and unsuccess index specifically developed for the study. Half of Self-Help Group Micro-Entrepreneurs (SMEs) found to be middle aged, mostly educated up to middle school, had membership in two organizations. Three-fourth of the SMEs fell under the medium socio-economic status category. A huge difference in family size was noticed. Only about 38.60 per cent of SMEs had undergone two or more trainings. Hence there is need for capacity building of SHG members in social participation and achievement motivation. ; Not Available