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Empowering Women: A Comprehensive Study on Socio-Political and Economic Empowerment through Self-Help Groups in the Southern State of Telangana, India

Prof. B. Sudhakar Reddy, Dr. Jacob Kalle

Volume: 15 Issue: 2 2025

Abstract:

This study investigates the multidimensional empowerment of women through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the southern Indian state of Telangana, focusing on the former Nalgonda district. By utilizing primary survey data, village-level case studies, and secondary data sources, the research assesses the economic, social, and political impacts of SHG participation among rural women from marginalized communities. The study contextualizes empowerment within theoretical frameworks that define it as the expansion of strategic life choices, access to resources, agency, and voice in decision-making.

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