Self Help Groups — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
73rd Amendment Act	1992	Added Part IX to the Constitution dealing with Panchayati Raj institutions, empowering them to implement schemes for economic development and social justice including programs related to SHGs and rural livelihoods	Created constitutional space for SHG integration with local governance structures, enabling Panchayats to support SHG activities and use them as platforms for implementing various development schemes
74th Amendment Act	1992	Added Part IXA to the Constitution dealing with urban local bodies, providing framework for urban SHGs and their integration with municipal governance structures	Extended the SHG model to urban areas through integration with municipal corporations and urban local bodies, enabling urban poor women to access similar benefits as their rural counterparts