Self Help Groups (SHG’s) have become indispensable as an agency of women empowerment but their potential is yet to be fully harnessed as it remains constrained by various factors. Analyse. – INSIGHTSIAS

Topic: Role of women and women’s organization,

1. Self Help Groups (SHG’s) have become indispensable as an agency of women empowerment but their potential is yet to be fully harnessed as it remains constrained by various factors. Analyse. (250 words)

Difficulty level: Moderate.

Reference: Live Mint

Why the question:

The theme of 2022 International Women’s Day is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.

Key Demand of the question:

To write about the role of SHG’s in women empowerment and suggest measures to improve their performance.

Directive word: 

Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.

Structure of the answer:

Introduction: 

Start by defining SHG’s and the origin and growth of SHG movement in India.

Body:

Frist, write about the role played by the SHG’s in women empowerment – breaking chains of poverty, collective action, self-employment and financial independence and credit disbursal etc.

Next, write about the various factors which have constrained SHG’s from realising their full potential. Suggest measures to overcome these.

Conclusion:

Conclude by writing a way forward.