The present study was conducted during 2013-14 n Karnataka state both n Northern (Dharwad) and Southern (Tumkur) districts of Karnataka. This study was conducted mainly to assess the scenario of Sthree Shakthi Self Help Groups as well as members in the study areas. It was observed from the study that more than eighty percent of the Dharwad and seventy percent of Tumkur women members have joined Sthree Shakthi Self Help Groups to sport family income and to attain financial security respectively. | Scenario of sthree shakthi self help groups and members in dharwad and Tumkur districts of Karnataka India
