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special Thanjavur Doll, which India’s Self-Help Group (SHG)
also has a Geographical Index movement has evolved from
(GI) Tag. He said, “This gift bears small savings and credit groups
the fragrance of Indianness and into one of the world’s largest
the blessings of Matri-Shakti – a institutional platforms that seeks
glimpse of her affection for me. In to empower poor rural women.
a way, friends, this Thanjavur Doll, These SHGs play a crucial role as
besides being beautiful that it is, they promote economic growth
is also scripting a new saga of of rural women as they become
women empowerment.” financially independent and are
also able to
contribute to
their families.
Further,
these SHGs
encourage
rural women to
form alliances
and empower
each other.
With the
help of SHGs,
women today
are becoming
the drivers

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