Role of Self-Help Groups in Empowering Tribes of Nilgiris District

Abstract

Self-help groups are small informal association of the poor created at the grass root level for the purpose of enabling members to reap economic benefits out of mutual help and joint responsibility. Self-help groups are formed voluntarily by the rural and urban poor to save and contribute to a common fund to be lent to its members as per group decision and for working together for social and economic uplift of their families and community. India is the home to large number of indigenous people, who are still untouched by the lifestyle of the modern world. With more than 84.4 million, India has the largest population of the tribalpeople in the world. There are six primitive tribes in Nilgiris District. Namely Thodas, Kurumbas, kottas, Irular, kattunaickas and paniyans. The economic statuses of these tribes are in developing stage through entrepreneurial activities with the support of SHGs. All these tribal people have their own rich culture, tradition, language and lifestyle. Tribes in Nilgiris are skilled in producing various ethnic as well as indigenous product which helps the tribes to become economically stronger to some extent. There is always a demand for tribal handloom and handicrafts, the SHGs helps the tribal people right from making of the product to marketing of the product. The contribution of SHGs for the economic upliftment of tribal society is appreciable.

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Padmavathi D, Mythili L

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Padmavathi D, Mythili L (2016). Role of Self-Help Groups in Empowering Tribes of Nilgiris District. International Research Journal in Global Engineering and Sciences, 1(1), 47-51. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-254412