In the current scenario the weaker section of the society is out of the reach of formal financial institutions for their need of finance. Therefore, need was felt for some alternative policies, systems, procedures, methods, strategy for an easy access of financial services to poor people, which resulted into the formation of informal financial institution.Women Empowerment is a strategy in which women challenge the existing norms and tradition, to effectively promote their wellbeing.

The participation of women in Self-Help Group (SHGs) made a significant impact on their empowerment in both social and economic aspects. This study addresses women empowerment through SHGs in Uttar Pradesh. The growing social awareness across the world has brought the number of issues, to which gender biasness and lack of women empowerment were significant.

Women don’t have equal status to that of men because of social tribulations i.e. violence against women, illiteracy, poverty, stumpy health position, lack of active involvement and participation in family as well as in society, financial reliance on men, social backwardness (in regards with rules, regulations, customs, traditions of the society) etc. continue to be great concern for which women empowerment is needed. Discernment against women should be reduced by empowering them in every aspects of lifespan. Mahatma Gandhi states that the position of women in the society is an index of its civilization.

“Train a man and you train an individual, Train a woman and you build a nation”.