A study on women empowerment through micro enterprises development in India

Micro enterprises aim at developing and utilising the entrepreneurial talent and potential of rural women below poverty line to meet the local needs. Survival and growth of these enterprises are essential for the beneficiaries/entrepreneurs as they ensure better standards of living and thereby their individual, family and social empowerment. This study, beyond any shadow of doubt, has revealed that these enterprises have succeeded in the socio-economic empowerment of rural poor. The findings of the study supports the hypothesis of the development of micro enterprises has had an impact on women empowerment.