Analyze the potential challenges and benefits involved in leveraging SHGs as platforms for skill development, entrepreneurship, and income generation among marginalized communities to effectively counter poverty.

Self-help groups pertain to a COLLECTIVE GROUPING on Principle of COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY to leverage scale of credit growth and development ex: SEWAYOG BLUE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES: 1) KALIA committee highlighted PROLIFERATION of SHGs without monitoring ex: 8.3 mn SHGs exist today 2) FEMINIZATION of SHGs with only women membership 3) This is also leading to PINK collar skilling ex: NABARD expert highlighted only 90% of SHGs in agricultural activities 4) SHGs are being stagnated to RURAL entrepreneurship ex: BUZAR AAEEVIKA for tailoring Madhubaini design 5) Limitation of grant income due to low MARKETING know how as per NITI Aayog INDIA FS 6) MARGINALISED community remain in fringes of SHGs as there are economic groupings ex: SC women SHGs have LOWEST linkage in UP & Bihar POTENTIAL: 1. SKILLING of women with SHGs ex: LONCHIRIYA SHG in Marketing Indian SHG values MOHUA 2. SUSTAIN entrepreneurship with Access to BANK credit, support of women ex: Budget 2023 on DHANYLAKSHMI for women is Food processing 3. INCOME generation by Technology and DIGITALIZATION ex: MISSION LAKMI to provide 1 lakh income/yet launched 4. Marginalized community focus with ONE DISTINCT one product and goals of SHG-BANK linkage 5. Countering poverty by using SHG as PLATFORM OF AWARENESS ex: BANK CAKHI digital literacy 6. Diversification for SHG services Way forward: 1. DIGITAL literacy is key (NTH aayog) 2. Strengthen SHG lines (COMPUTERISED (KUTUMBASHREE Kerala) 3. Utilise CSR ex: AMAZON Saheli Hence SHGs must be REVITALISED, REINVESTED & reinvigorated for reaping NARRI Shakti SDS

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