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.
