Role of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Rural Women Empowerment: A Case Study with Special Reference to Unnao districts of Uttar Pradesh

Poverty is that socio economic condition of human being in which a person is unable to meet basic amenities of life including food ,shelter ,clothing, education ,hygiene and sanitation. According to Social Capabilities Approach pioneered by Dr. Amartya Sen poverty is no longer confined to the issue of income, education ,life expectancy criterion used by UNDP as Human Development Index but rather lacks at the idea of either an individual is able to enjoy the full range of choices or deprive to exercise these choices .These freedom of choices include Civil Rights, access to credit, healthcare ,transparency ,protective security comprises social and economic safety nets such as unemployment benefits, famines and emergency relief. United Nations Development Goals(MDG) Programme reported that 88 million out of 1.2 billion Indians roughly equal to 6.7percent of India’s population lived below poverty line in 2018-19.India has made momentous progress in reducing multi dimensional poverty through Self Help Groups. The global multi dimensional poverty was almost halved between 2010 to2020 climbing down 26 percent due to deeper progress among the poorest. India has been a welfare state since independence and the primary objective of all government endeavors has been the welfare of people.