In modern times a nation cannot afford to have any of its citizens who are capable of economic development to be non-productive. However, the resource crunch, lack of skills and financial paucity leads to 75% people being unemployed. This can be elevated through interventions of Government by giving directions and purpose for their livelihood. Empowerment is the ability to gain power over oneself and take decisions over one’s life. It boosts the confidence, self-esteem, wellbeing and control over one owns life. The study explores the influence, through focus group discussions and interviews, of self-help groups, which can contribute towards economic development and livelihood programs to make a difference in the life of citizens below the poverty line. The paper brings out the effectiveness of social mobilisation and economic development by presenting the cases and demonstrates how they are making a difference in society. It tries to analysis how SHG as a part of social innovation can be used for empowering women /girls through entrepreneurship alleviation. It also reveals its social and economic implications by women involvement in productive and financial contribution in the family hence addressing the importance of SHG’s and its progressive development of women .New public policies can be designed to strengthen and pave the way for financing these SHG (Self Help Group). Corporates can be encouraged to adopt regions to support SHG as part of mandatory CSR (Corporate Social responsibility) activity as per Companies Act 2013 in India. This paper summarizes how self-help groups may promote awareness among the members if they are provided with sufficient opportunities for empowerment to combat poverty. Besides, involvement in SHG’s has enabled members to voice their opinions on community affairs, and it has also helped in gaining freedom, selfconfidence, self-identity to tackle problems and gaining power over decision making in the household.

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妇女经济和社会赋权创业：印度诺伊达尼萨里村自助信贷计划的个案研究

在近代，一个国家无力让任何有能力发展经济的公民成为非生产性公民。但是，资源紧缺，缺乏技能和资金匮乏导致75％的人失业。可以通过政府的干预为生活提供方向和目的，从而提高这一水平。赋权是指在自己的生活中获得权力并做出决定的能力。它增强了人们对自己生活的信心，自尊，幸福感和控制力。该研究通过焦点小组讨论和访谈来探讨自助团体的影响，这些团体可以促进经济发展和生计方案，从而改变贫困线以下居民的生活。通过介绍这些案例，并展示了它们如何在社会中发挥作用，本文揭示了社会动员和经济发展的有效性。它试图分析作为社会创新一部分的SHG如何通过减轻企业家精神来增强妇女/女孩的权能。它还揭示了妇女参与家庭的生产和财政贡献所产生的社会和经济影响，从而解决了SHG的重要性及其逐步发展的妇女问题。可以设计新的公共政策来加强和为这些SHG筹集资金（自我帮助组）。根据印度的《 2013年公司法》，可以鼓励公司采用地区来支持SHG，作为强制性CSR（企业社会责任）活动的一部分。本文总结了自助团体如果获得足够的赋权机会与贫困作斗争，将如何提高会员的认识。此外，参与SHG的活动使成员们可以就社区事务发表意见，还有助于获得自由，自信，​​解决问题的自我认同并获得家庭决策权。