The Role of SKDRDP in Rural Empowerment Through the SHGs: A Case Study of Shikaripura Taluk

Today, in India the problem of rural poverty is increasing very rapidly. There are a very few way to eradicate rural poverty in India. Mainly providing economic support to the rural people, particularly to the rural women, has been proved very fruitful to reduce the poverty in rural India. Providing economic support or loans to the rural women helps them to empower, not only economically but also socially, further this strengthens the whole society in general. Hence, the present study is placed in this context to examine the role of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) in rural empowerment trough the woman Self Help Groups in particular of Shikaripura Taluk, Karnataka state and also to suggest suitable measures for the effective improvement of functioning of SKDRDP in improving the socio-economic conditions of the rural people. For the said purpose the primary data has been collected from field survey in Shikaripura Taluk of Karnataka state. This paper is an attempt to understand the various schemes launched by SKDRDP empower the rural people and to evaluate the awareness of the same on the part of rural people. Various quesitonarries were duly analyzed on the basis of available data before arriving at a conclusion.