Resumen
The self Help Group (SHG) movement in India has worked in the right path to fulfil the aim of empowering women and eradicating poverty in the rural area. The participation of women in SHG made an important impact on their empowerment both in social and economical aspect. However, women are still not empowered as per the expectation. The present study is conducted in Drang block of district Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. The study is trying to look at the role and performance of SHGs in women empowerment, how SHG impacting on the socio-economic status and their decision-making power in family and community also. The data collected from primary sources. A cluster and random sampling method used to for identification of area and respondent. Closed format questionnaire used for the interview. The percentage tool is used to check the result. The study concludes with an observation that financial autonomy, and participation in community-driven program, self-employment autonomy are only enabling factors to women empowerment.