Vol. 5, Issue 4, Part G (2019)

Abstract
This study reveals that if income generation project is prepared based on Backward and Forward Linkages then undoubtedly income of the rural below poverty line (BPL) households will improve. Based on the study carried out at Aurangabad District of Maharashtra in the Month of March 2019 a case has been presented here. One SHG along with their few members were contacted to get an idea about the functioning of self-help group (SHG) in the district as well as earning (income) of members after joining in the SHG. The SHG was part of earlier Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), a self-employment scheme sponsored by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. In view of this, few lines about SGSY are presented here for the benefit of readers. So, the study is based on both primary and secondary data.