Sharma, Ashit2025-03-012025-03-012020Group- 12, PGDMC Batch 2019-21https://ir.mica.ac.in//handle/123456789/9838Area and State: GujaratAgha Khan Rural support programme (AKRSPI) works towards betterment and upliftment of rural communities. A large section of people impacted by the organisation’s initiatives belong to marginalized communities like Dalits, tribals etc. The research majorly focused on primary research – interactions with SPOCs, cluster heads and SHG leaders. A detailed outline of the same is given below: 1. Chalked out a holistic discussion guide with a set of questions covering all the information areas defined by our project objectives for in depth interviews 2. Had in-depth discussions with regional SPOCs - Mr. Muhammad Zubair (Netrang region) and Mr. Vedant (Gadu region) 3. In- depth interviews with cluster heads (Sagbara, Dedpadhiya, Mangrol & Malliya) 4. Non-numerical data collected was analysed to understand concept, opinions and experiences of SHGs.enTo study the importance of SHGs during COVID-19