A Study on Self Help Groups and the Role of Mobile Phones
Keywords:
ICT, SHG, Mobile phoneAbstract
India is a developing country and eradication of poverty is one of the main objectives. SHGs are one of the welfare programmes of late, the SHG women in Rayalaseema are utilising ICT facilities in their activities. The aim of the present paper is to assess the impact of ICT on SHG women. Majority of the women are using mobile phone in their day-to –day life for as booking of the gas, family matters discuss with relatives, talk with family members who are staying from away and information sharing to relative about any incidence and children school information.
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