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The IUP Journal of Entrepreneurship Development :
Entrepreneurship Development among Women: A Case Study of Self Help Groups in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
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Women entrepreneurship development is an essential part of human resource development. The development of women entrepreneurship is very low in India, especially in the rural areas. In advanced countries, there is a phenomenon of increase in the number of self-employed women after the Second World War. The scheme of Self Help Groups(SHGs), launched in 1982-83, inaugurated an era for systematically organizing women in groups for providing them opportunities of self-employment on a sustained basis in India. Several thousands of rural women from the length and breadth of the country participate in this program, and takeup a number of trades under the Self Help Group banner. Poverty alleviation is the ultimate goal of any nation. Studies have shown that the delivery of micro finance to the poor is productive, effective and less costly, if they are organized into SHGs. The SHG movement in India in general, and Andhra Pradesh in particular, has metamorphosed the rural economic scenario perceptibly

The Indian economy has been witnessing a drastic change since mid-1991, with new policies of economic liberalization, globalization and privatization initiated by the Indian government. India has great entrepreneurial potential. At present, women involvement in economic activities is marked by a low work participation rate, excessive concentration in the unorganized sector and employment in less skilled jobs. Women in India still perform their traditional roles in their houses and agriculture. They do not engage in any of the economic activities without assistance from their men-flock due to socio-cultural, traditional practices and conventions. The development of women entrepreneurship is very low in our country. This is absolutely true in the case of rural women, through the urban women are slightly enjoying better status in the society.

 
 
 

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