Women SHG Membership per Lakh Women

Choropleth map of India by state: Women SHG Membership per Lakh Women. Women's SHG membership exceeds 10,000 per lakh women in southern states; in the North, under 2,000.
Women's SHG membership exceeds 10,000 per lakh women in southern states; in the North, under 2,000.
Policy implication
SHGs are the most effective women's empowerment platform at scale; states with low SHG density miss this pathway entirely.
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2024 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.

Source: NRLM (2024). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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