Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Economic activities undertaken, constraints and suggestions expressed by self help group members of Shivamogga district, Karnataka
Author(s): Basavaraj Beerannavar, Narayana S Mavarkar and Leelavathi M
Abstract: The study was conducted to ascertain various economic activities carried out by Self Help Group members, to identify the various constraints faced by them and suggestions to overcome the problems. The study was carried out in Shivamogga district of Karnataka with the sample size of 150 respondents from 30 SHGs. The primary data was collected with structured interview schedule. The results regarding economic activities undertaken by SHG members revealed that a considerable percentage of SHG members undertake tailoring activities (31.33%), followed by kitchen gardening (28.00%), dairy (16.67%), sheep and goat rearing (14.67%), agriculture activities (13.33%), roti making (12.00%), poultry (5.33%), vegetable vending (4.00%), grocery shop (3.33%), bangle selling (2.67%) and kasuti, painting and embroidery (2.67%). The major constraint expressed by members were lack of technical guidance (24.00%), lack of training and skill development facility (20.00%), high rate of interest for loans (18.67%), marketing problems for the products (14.67%). Majority of the respondents (66.00%) suggested that training programmes should be conducted based on their needs followed by 53.33 percent members suggested to increase the loan and subsidy amount, repayment period need to be extended (51.33%), interest rate should be minimized (42.00%), unity should be maintained (10.00%), regular follow up of SHGs should be carried out (8.00%) and avoidance of membership to multiple SHGs (8.00%).
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Basavaraj Beerannavar, Narayana S Mavarkar, Leelavathi M. Economic activities undertaken, constraints and suggestions expressed by self help group members of Shivamogga district, Karnataka. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):2382-2384.
