Performance and Sustainability of Self-Help Groups in India: A Gender Perspective. Asian Development Review, Vol. 27(1), pp. 80-103

Parida, Purna Chandra; Sinha, Anushree | March 2010
Abstract
The existing literature on self-help group (SHG) bank linkage programs portrays them as an effective tool being used in various countries to approach a range of socioeconomic issues. This paper explores the performance and sustainability of this type of program in India at the group level. Because income-generating activities and other characteristics vary with the gender composition of self-help groups, their performance and sustainability vary. The analysis in this study is based on data from a survey carried out in six states in India. Overall, the performance analysis reveals that all-female SHGs perform best. The female SHGs are doing particularly well in terms of recovery of loans and per capita saving. The econometrics results indicate that only all-female SHGs are sustainable. The factors that determine the sustainability include recovery of loans, per capita savings, and linkage with an SHG federation.
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Parida, Purna Chandra; Sinha, Anushree. 2010. Performance and Sustainability of Self-Help Groups in India: A Gender Perspective. Asian Development Review, Vol. 27(1), pp. 80-103. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1671. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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Sustainability Development
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Economic Evaluation
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http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1671
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