SHG stands for Self Help Group. A self-help group (SHG) is a village-based financial intermediary
usually composed of 10–20 local women. A Self-Help Group may be registered or unregistered. Many
self-help groups under NABARD's SHG-bank-linkage program, borrow from banks once they have
accumulated a base of their own capital and have established a track record of regular repayments