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Write short note on Self-Help Group (SHG) as an informal organization from a sociological perspective (in about 150 words).

  • UPSC 2011
  • Works and Economic Life

A Self-Help Group is a small, voluntary association of about 10–20 poor people, usually women of similar socio-economic background. Members pool savings, lend to one another and act together. It is an informal organisation: it runs on personal ties and group norms rather than written rules and hierarchy, though it increasingly connects to formal institutions.

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  • Why an SHG is informal
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