Dimensions in functioning of self-help group: a study with special reference to Madurai district

Abstract

The study examined the relationship among various dimensions of the functioning of the self-help group with particular reference to Madurai District. The total number of questionnaires distributed in the self-administered survey was 900 sets. The purposive sampling method is applied in this research for selecting the sample. As a result, 547 (filled questionnaire) valid sets of questionnaires were available and then used for further analysis using SPSS software version 21. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data while Correlation Coefficient analysis was used to analyse the data. A result revealed that the correlation coefficient for various types of the functioning of the self-help group is strong and positive. Hence, the study, therefore, concluded that functioning of selfhelp group among women empowerment is strong and positive.