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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 6
First page : (54) Last page : (59)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7067

Performance of Activity Group under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in Kerala

Dona P.¹ ⃰, Sheela Immanuel², Ananthan P. S.³, Vishnu R. Nair⁴, S. N. Ojha⁵, Vipinkumar V.P.⁶

¹PhD Research Scholar, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
²Principal Scientist, ESS, ICAR-CTCRI, Trivandrum, Kerala
³Senior Scientist, Fisheries Economics Extension Statistics Division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
⁴Senior Research Fellow, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
⁵Principal Scientist, Fisheries Economics Extension Statistics Division, ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
⁶Principal Scientist, Socio Economic Evaluation & Technology Transfer Division, ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi
*Corresponding Author E-mail: dona.fexpa502@cife.edu.in
Received: 4.10.2018  |  Revised: 12.11.2018   |  Accepted: 19.11.2018  

 ABSTRACT

Fisherwomen contribute significantly to fisheries growth in Kerala. To enhance the participation of women in agriculture and allied fields, Government of India has implemented several developmental programmes.The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) is implemented in Kerala to assist poor families (Swarozgaries) living below the poverty line by ensuring appreciable sustained income through micro enterprises. The present study was conducted in 7 Panchayats in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. Majority (88%) started the new micro enterprise in 2008 and  12 per cent in 2010.  About 60 per cent of the group seek technical advice on financial transactions from the funding agency/ Micro Financial Institutes (MFIs) and 40 per cent groups take own decisions.  All the groups conduct meetings either weekly or monthly for discussing their records on the sales. Decision making in the group is by all the members.  The study includes detailed findings about the economic performance of the group, group profile and constraints faced by the groups.

Key words: Activity groups, Micro enterprises, Fisherwomen

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Cite this article: Dona,  P., Immanuel, S., Ananthan, P. S., Nair, V. R., Ojha, S. N., Vipinkumar V. P., Performance of Activity Group under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) in Kerala, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(6): 54-59 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7067