%0 Journal Article %T Women Empowerment and Self Help Group: An Analytical study of Constraints in Karbi Anglong District of Assam %A Sanjay Kanti Das %J Journal of North East India Studies %D 2011 %I Association for North East India Studies %X Empowerment in the context of womenĄŻs development is a way of defining, challenging andovercoming barriers in womenĄŻs life through which she increases her ability to shape her life and environment. Self Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP) of the government of India is designed to alleviate poverty and empower women of the country. However, the success of this SBLP is often debatable. Today large scale disparities in the implementation and proliferation of SHG formation are major concern. A few studies are made on impact assessment of SBLP in Northeast India. This study focuses on the constraints in empowerment of Karbi women in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. %K Women Empowerment %K Empowerment Constraints %K Karbi Tribes %K Self Help Groups %U http://www.jneis.com/ojs/index.php/jneis/article/view/1/1