Impact of MAVIM SHGs in Rural Women Empowerment

Gender equality and women empowerment is essential not only for individual families but also for the health and socio-economic development of entire country. Empowerment is a multi –faceted, multi-dimensional and multi layered concept. Women empowerment means developing them as more aware individuals, who are politically active, economically productive and independent and are able to make intelligent discussion in matters that affect them. Self Help Group (SHG) is an effective tool of women empowerment. SHG is homogeneous group of people from common, social, economic background and is a proven tool which has inculcated the culture of regular savings and payment amongst the poor women. The government of India and state governments implement different schemes for the rural women empowerment. Mahila Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) is state women's development. This paper is focused on the performance of MAVIM in terms of rural SHGS in Aurangabad district, analyze the socio-economic change of rural women SHGs in Aurangabad district and also studies the impact of SHGs on overall development of group members. And also state how the empowerment of women covers both an individual and collective transformation. Different institutional support of the government provides assistant to rural women in different ways i.e. finance training, marketing, education, communication etc. Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamadal is the initiative taken by the ministry of government in overall development of women.