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Empowering women means developing the value of women socially, economically, politically, and legally. Learning proper financial management is another way of developing women. SHGs have created the best awareness regarding finance. This awareness develops the habit of saving and increases the managerial ability and thinking capacity of women. Jawaharlal Nehru once said, "To awaken the people, it is the women who must be awakened. Once she is on the move, the family moves, the village moves, the nation moves." Therefore, the empowering of women, irrespective of area, is necessary. The purpose of this paper is to know the empowerment of urban women through SHGs. The authors reviewed many journals and prepared a questionnaire containing 16 questions, and direct interviews were conducted to get the right answer.

Key words: Self Help Groups. Urban area. Women empowerment.