Author(s): Gowri Lakshmi V, Kasturi G.V.K and Rama Rao S.G
The progress of any country depends on the growth and development of various sectors of economy. In India, Since April 1st, the planned economic system has been in effect. by introducing the First Five Year Plan and it has now completed the Eleventh With some annual plans, a five-year plan is being developed. Now that India is in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, the Government of India has planned to target a growth rate of 8.2 percent, although the National Development Council (NDC) approved an 8 percent growth rate for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan on December 27, 2012. No doubt, tremendous achievements have been made During the plan periods, in many sectors of the Indian economy. The present The study focuses on self-help groups for women's empowerment Empowerment of women necessitates a significant, dynamic, and democratic shift in our society's perspective of and expectations of women