scholarly journals Review of Microfinance Schemes in Haryana with focus on Mewat

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-54
Author(s):  
Archana Mehra ◽  
D. R. Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
District Level ◽  
Development Agency ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Economic Parameters ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Self Help Groups

Inspite of the fact that Haryana is a fast developing state of India, yet it is grappling with the problem of development of a backward district like Mewat (newly carved out district from Gurgaon and Faridabad). Since Microfinance is considered as one of the major tools of poverty alleviation, this paper describes the various microfinance schemes in Haryana with focus on Mewat. The Mewat Development Agency has been set up at the district level to overview and to monitor the progress of various schemes being implemented under the Mewat Development Board, set up by the Government of Haryana in 1980, as an extra effort of development apart from the normal plan schemes. The Mewat Development Agency is actively promoting Self-Help Groups (SHGs) through its Federation. Mewat has been severely lagging behind in terms of socio-economic parameters of development and the problem is further aggravated due to the rigid socio-cultural mindset of the area. Besides examining the various microfinance schemes in operation in Haryana, an attempt has also been made to highlight the shortcomings of the schemes.

scholarly journals Urban Poverty and Vulnerability: Literature and Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Shilpa Deo*
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poverty Elimination ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Needy ◽  
Measurement Of Poverty

The Government of India has been taking various steps towards identification of the poor (and vulnerable through the Socio Economic Caste Census) and measurement of poverty with the help of various Expert Groups right from the Task Force that was set up in 1962 to the Task Force on Poverty Elimination of the NITI Aayog. There have been many researchers as well who have been suggesting the ways in which the poor and vulnerable can be identified and poverty can be measured besides the suggestions given by the Expert Groups. However, it may be considered as a ‘national shame’ if we are unable to identify the needy even after 75 years of independence. Through the review of around 100 books, research papers and articles, an attempt has been to understand the strengths and shortcomings of suggested ways to identify the poor and vulnerable and suggest a comprehensive methodology to identify the needy. Unless we are able to identify the poor and vulnerable sections of society correctly, planning and implementing poverty alleviation programmes for “ending poverty in all its forms everywhere”1 would be a futile exercise!

scholarly journals Relevance of Self-Help Groups in Economic and Social Development of India

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vyomesh Pant
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Self Help Groups

In this paper, a model for development of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) has been presented in perspective of India to ensure the Economic and Social development of the country and addressing, simultaneously, some of the major challenges being faced by India. Adequate microfinancing to the SHGs and developing entrepreneurship among its members may help in achieving several targets like poverty alleviation, women empowerment, employment generation, homogeneous development etc. If planned properly, the SHGs can become an instrument for all round and all-inclusive development of India or any other similarly placed developing country. SHGs may also play an import role in the endeavour of India to become a five trillion economy, to achieve self-sustainability and to attain the Sustainable Development Goals.

Land Acquisition, Markets and Political Networks: Evidence from the Indian Sundarbans

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-219
Author(s):  
Prasenjit Sarkhel ◽  
Anirban Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Reservation Price ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Price Response ◽  
Indian Sundarbans ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Political Networks ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups

In recent times, land acquisitions in India for both public and private projects are facing stiff political resistance. Existing studies on land acquisition mostly focus on optimal compensation that would secure the consent of land owners. In this article, we argue that besides compensation, membership in different types of networks such as political parties and self-help groups might influence landowner consent. This could occur either because of pro-social concerns or access to better investment opportunities for the compensation amount. Using survey data from flood prone Indian Sundarbans, where the government sought to acquire land to construct embankments, we find evidence supportive of our hypothesis. The survey elicited reservation price response from land owners for a hypothetical land acquisition program. Our estimates show that land owners with self-help group members are more likely to have a higher ask price for agreeing to land sales. In contrast, controlling for length of party association, members of political networks are more likely to sell their land and have a lower reservation price than their non-political counterparts. Our results suggest that, rather than only increasing the compensation package, which is a stock of wealth, it is equally important to enhance the flow of income to ensure consensual land sales.

scholarly journals KOKON: A Germany-Wide Collaborative Research Project to Identify Needs, Provide Information, Foster Communication and Support Decision-Making about Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Güthlin ◽  
Hans-Helge Bartsch ◽  
Stefanie Joos ◽  
Alfred Längler ◽  
Claudia Lampert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Knowledge Database ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Support Decision Making

Background: The German Cancer Aid set up a priority research programme with the intention to generate high-quality information based on evidence and to make this information easily accessible for health-care professionals and advisors, researchers, patients, and the general public. Summary: The Kompetenznetz Komplementärmedizin in der Onkologie (KOKON) received 2 funding periods within this programme. During the first funding period, KOKON assessed patients’ and health-care professionals’ informational needs, developed a consulting manual for physicians, developed an education programme for self-help groups, set up a knowledge database, and developed a pilot information website for patients. Funding period 2 continues with work that allows cancer patients and health-care professionals to make informed decisions about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). For this aim, KOKON evaluates training programmes for physicians (oncology physicians, paediatric oncologists, and general practitioners) and for self-help groups. All training programmes integrate results from an analysis of the ethical, psychological, and medical challenges of CAM in the medical encounter, and the knowledge database is being extended with issues related to CAM for supportive and palliative care. Key Message: A Germany-wide collaborative research project to identify needs, provide information, foster communication, and support decision-making about CAM in oncology is being set up.

Social Action Committees: Community Intervention to Reduce Gender-based Violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Vindhya ◽  
Lakshmi Lingam
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
South India ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Self Help Groups

This article analyses the principles and processes of a state-sponsored intervention to deal with gender-based violence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in south India. Anchored within a poverty-alleviation programme, this intervention is implemented through Social Action Committees (SACs) which are small groups of women drawn from women’s collectives of self-help groups (SHGs). In this article, we critically explicate three key themes that we found to be characterising the philosophy and processes of the SAC intervention: restorative justice, psychosocial support, and engagement with men.

scholarly journals Engendering Women’s Access to Credit through Financial Inclusion in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Jaya Mathew ◽  
Reeba Kurian
Keyword(s):  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Reserve Bank ◽  
National Bank ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Formal Finance ◽  
Women In India

<p>Government of India and Reserve Bank of India has undertaken a lot of measures to mitigate the problem of financial inclusion in India. The emergence of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and SHG-Bank linkage Programme have helped extensively to strengthen the poor especially women. In India due to social and cultural reasons women face greater challenges in access to formal finance.</p><p>This study highlights the representation of Women in Self Help Groups (WSHGs) and SHG-Bank Linkage programmes undertaken by the Government of India (GOI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and tries to establish that these initiatives have improved women’s access to finance in India.</p>

scholarly journals NRLM Programme: Progress Of Women Entrepreneurs With Special Reference To Varanasi District

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Khan
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
The Third ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Women In India

A lot of research has been carried out and are being carried out for the growth and development of women in India. In light of this, the present research paper tries to study the progress of the Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Varanasi district. This research paper has been divided into seven sections: the first section outlays the introduction. The second section deals with the brief literature review. The third section explains the detailed research methodology adopted to carry out the study and deals with the objective of the research paper which is to study the progress of women entrepreneurs under NRLM in Varanasi. The study is descriptive in nature and purely based on secondary data obtained from DRDA of Varanasi, which examine the progress of the WSHGs under NRLM programme of the government in Varanasi. The fourth section presents the findings of the research attempted for the study. The fifth section deals with the concluding remarks and would enlighten us to understand the reality of the initiative. The sixth section and seventh section tries to highlights the recommendations/suggestions and limitations of the study respectively.

scholarly journals Employment Creation through Microfinance and Self Help Groups with Special Reference to Thanjavur District

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 12373-12376
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
General Public ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Employment Creation ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Self Help Groups

Framing gatherings is normal among individuals who share something practically speaking. Individuals have constantly attempted to beat their troubles aggregately and observed to be fruitful in their endeavors. Self improvement Gathering is one such gathering that is gone for assisting the ladies people with facing their life challenges on the whole in the general public where they live in. Over the most recent three decades the Self Help Movements has mushroomed in India. The poor do have inborn limit in them to improve their living conditions. Smaller scale acknowledge is perceived as a viable device to move the poor into another space of monetary strengthening. Miniaturized scale credit will be credit reached out to the reduced for self-determining employment, money related administrations like reserve funds and limit working among ladies society. In the vast majority of the nations helpful developments were set up to stretch out money related administrations to its' individuals since long.

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