GEMS FROM DETRITUS: CREATING THE RURAL ENTREPRENEURS (With Special Reference to Andrapradesh Rural Women)

Abstract

In recent times women empowerment has been egresses as an important consequence. The empowerment of women in economic way is essential and prerequisite of progress for a nation. In India, the empowerment of women leads to the overall development of our economy. In rural areas the self-help groups and NGOs paved the way to get economic strength for rural women. Indeed, the members in self-help groups involved in Micro-entrepreneurs and some have started cottage industries like paper cup making, paper cover making and saree business. This Research article deals with the empowerment of rural women through entrepreneurship and the role of SHG in the way of economic development with reference to some areas of Anantapur districts and the advantages of entrepreneurship among the rural women. Further it explains that how women utilize their innate and learned abilities for their economic development. It also covers the loop holes in women entrepreneurship. It concludes with the notion that the Women being treated as the embodiment of Shakti in Indian context. The kind of multiple roles she plays in the family and in the society etc.