COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES BY SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL SHGS

J.M. CHAREL¹*, V.S. PARMAR², R.M. BHUVA³, V.P. VEJAPARA^4
1Department of Agriculture Extension, NMCA, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
²Department of Agriculture Extension, NMCA, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
³Department of Agriculture Extension, NMCA, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
⁴Sardar Smruti Kendra, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat 396450
* Corresponding Author : jigscharel72@yahoo.in

Received : 05-03-2016     Accepted : 18-03-2016     Published : 21-04-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 13       Pages : 1189 - 1191
Int J Agr Sci 8.13 (2016):1189-1191

Keywords : Self Help Group, Participation, Fund, Voluntary and Institution
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study was carried out in Navsari district of south Gujarat region. From Navsari district, three talukas selected randomly. From each taluka, two self help group selected for study in which one was successful self help group and other was unsuccessful self help group. From each group 10 respondents was taken for study. Thus, total 60 respondents were studied under this study. The study revealed that, in successful SHGs, majority of respondents (53.33 per cent) were middle aged, had secondary education (56.67 per cent), small family size (66.67 per cent), 70.00 per cent of SHGs member belonged to nuclear families, had small land holding (50.00 per cent), medium level of income (43.34 per cent), moderate social participation (40.00 per cent), medium extension participation (56.67 per cent). In case of unsuccessful SHGs, majority of respondents (63.33 per cent) were middle aged, had primary school education (53.00 per cent), belonged to small family size (50.00 per cent), 73.33 of women beneficiary’s belonged to nuclear families, had small land holding farmers (73.33 per cent), low income level (66.67 per cent), had poor social participation (60.00 per cent), medium extension participation (73.34 per cent). The successful SHG members were doing mango grafting (60.00 per cent) followed by 40.00 per cent milking and supply chutney making. The unsuccessful SHG the members were doing mango grafting (40 per cent) followed by 33.33 per cent pickle making.