Business performance of Astha gram Sangathan self help group (SHG): A case study of Raipur district of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

A Self- Help Group (SHG) is a financial intermediary committee usually composed of 10 to 20 local women between 18 to 40 years. SHG is nothing but a group of people who are on daily wages, they form a group and from that group one person collects the money and gives the money to the person who is in need. Astha Gram Sangathan Self Help Group of village Biladi (Tilda) was constructed on 3rd march 2016 under Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) gave the funding to the SHG. In SHG Biladi the following work was ongoing, moringa products processing, preparation of nurseries of different crops, production of seeds, making of vermicompost and NADEP compost, chain fencing, making of gothan and poha. From year 2018 they mainly work on moringa, in this project 10 workers were assigned. Under this project they were making three products of moringa i.e. moringa leaf powder, drumstick pickle and moringa herbal tea.