Micro-Finance and Self-Help Groups

Micro-finance influences the quality of life daily and is considered a powerful instrument forpositive socio-economic changes in modern society. It refers to the entire range of financial andnon-financial services including skill upgradation and entrepreneurial development rendered torural poor for enabling them to overcome poverty. The Indian micro-finance is dominated byself-help groups and their linkages to banks. In this title: “Micro-Finance and Self-Help Groups”the investigator seeks to explain the performance of micro-finance activities and the economicimpact of micro-finance on the SHG members of Kanyakumari District.