1. The document discusses the role of various agents in supporting women's empowerment through self-help group bank linkage programmes in Thane district, India. 2. It analyzes the growth of microfinance in the district due to efforts by supporting organizations like NABARD, MAVIM, banks, and NGOs. 3. By 2008, over 4,800 self-help groups had been linked to banks in Thane district, providing over Rs. 394 million in loans to empower women economically and socially.