00750pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245004400058260000900102300001500111362001000126520043200136650001400568773003400582180718b2007   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJairam Ramesh  aSelf-help groups revolution: what next?  c2007  ap.3621-624  a8 Sep  aSelf-help groups, the major form of delivery of microfinance in India, have brought about dramatic changes in the lives of lakhs of women. In Andhra Pradesh, which has the largest network of SHGs and where the government has been a strong supporter, they have gone beyond provision of credit and assumed many non-traditional responsibilities. The Andhra model is one that other states should consider replicating. - Reproduced.  aSelf help  aEconomic and Political Weekly