TNPSC Thervupettagam

Self Help Groups (SHGs)

March 8 , 2020 1591 days 7182 0
  • On March 8, 2020, Minister of Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar announced that more than 17 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) are to be developed by 2022.
  • Currently, there are more than 60 lakh self-help groups in the country mobilizing 6 crore women.

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  • The concept of Self-Help Groups was introduced in 1992 under the guidelines of RBI and NABARD.
  • The “Kudumbashree” project in Kerala is the largest and most successful SHG project in the country that was launched in Kerala.
  • It is a SHG of the State Government.
  • It was launched in 1998.

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