Author(s): R. GUPTA, S. S. DANA, A. MAITY AND U. K. BANDYOPADHYAY

Abstract: Self-help groups are compact homogenous groups consisting of the rural people generally poor and the purpose of formation of these groups is cash savings along with mutual agreements for contribution to a common fund. The study was conducted to investigate the socio-economic profile of the SHG involved in scientific fish culture Data were collected from randomly selected 16 SHGs from 3 Blocks of Nadia district in West Bengal, India with the help of structured interview schedule using nonparticipant observation technique. The results of the study showed that the maximum groups consisted of middle-aged members within them (75%) where 70% were female, half of the respondents belonged to the general caste (50%). The majority of the respondents (50%) had education up to primary school with a great majority being (93.33%) married and housewives (47.5%). Here the respondents (75.84%) belonging to the middle income group paid the inter-loan (Rs.1000-7000) on a regular basis. The main information source for the respondents was friends (66.66%) and main motivators were neighbours and friends (68.33%).Thus as per the finding of this socio-economic analysis we can say that the self-help group approach acts like a catalyst which induce changes in the socio-economic aspects of the group members that in turn aids in their alleviation from poverty and gives them a secured livelihood contributing to their overall development.

DOI: 10.22271/09746315.2020.v16.i3.1393

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