Socio-economic impact of Mahatma Gandhi-Rural Industrial Park (MG-RIPA) on self-help groups: A micro level evidence from rakhi, Bemetara District of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

A self-help group is an autonomous association of people who share a goal, collaborate, or reside in the same community. The study's main goal was to examine socio-economic profile of selected SHG’s members under RIPA and evaluate the business performance selected SHGs. The district of Bemetara in the Chhattisgarh was chosen for the study. Bemetara district comprises of four blocks namely Nawagarh, Bemetara, Saja, and Berla blocks out which Saja block was be select purposively. Chhattisgarh consists of 300 RIPA, and Bemetara District consist of 8 RIPA, out of which Rakhi village Ripa was be selected purposively. Products made from banana fiber included conference bags, file folders, mat, and flower pots. Input-output ratio of conference bag was calculated at 1:44, File folder was calculated at 1:189, mats was calculated at 1:361, flower pots was calculated at 1:1969, stem fiber was calculated as 1:20. Analyses shows the highest business performance of banana stem fiber, compared to conference bag, file folder, mat, flower pot.