Himadri Boruah & Prof. Basistha Chatterjee
Volume-XIII, Issue-III, April 2025 > Volume-XIII, Issue-IV, July 2025
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Received: 28.05.2025 | Accepted: 27.06.2025 | ||||
Published Online: 31.07.2025 | Page No: 133-145 | ||||
DOI: 10.64031/pratidhwanitheecho.vol.13.issue.04W.014 | |||||
Self-Help Groups and the Multidimensional
Empowerment of Moran Community Women in Assam: A Comprehensive Study
Himadri Boruah, Research
Scholar, Dept. of Economics, Arunachal University of Studies, Arunachal, India
Prof. Basistha Chatterjee, Professor,
Dept. of Agriculture Economics, Arunachal University of Studies, Arunachal,
India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In the Moran community in Tinsukia District, Assam,
this study looks at how Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have transformed women's
empowerment. These
grassroots organisations have evolved into pivotal catalysts for socioeconomic
progress, particularly among disadvantaged populations where conventional
development strategies have proven ineffective. Employing a comprehensive
mixed-methodology framework, this study engaged 300 female SHG participants to
evaluate transformations across various empowerment dimensions, encompassing
physical mobility, community engagement, occupational dynamics, asset
management, and domestic decision-making authority. The International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) analytical
framework served as the methodological basis for calculating indicators of
empowerment. Findings
reveal significant positive transformations, with more than three-quarters of
respondents documenting enhanced personal confidence, improved financial
autonomy, and strengthened participation in family decisions. Interestingly,
80% of participants reported fewer domestic disputes. The statistical
significance employed by the Empowerment Both the subject-take and Friedman
tests indicated a significant (p < 0.001) difference between the power
structures of the target dimensions, with the transition at work having the
highest average rank (2.88). Paired with domestic agency and decision-making
power (2.69). Chi-square analysis confirmed an inflated leap from excluded to
consulted on family decisions post. SHG participation. These findings
demonstrate the effectiveness of community-level women's groups in promoting
multifaceted empowerment, with significant implications for development
theorists and practitioners work ing in similar social and economic contexts. | ||
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