Abstract: Women constitute half of the human population on the globe. It is the contractual obligation of the democratic state to promote and strengthen women’s studies through teaching, research, extension, information dissemination and advocacy. Udyogini is a truly innovative scheme, sanctioned by the Government of Karnataka in the year 1997-98 established under the Karnataka State Women's Development Corporation; a huge step was taken in this direction. Udyogini assists women in gaining self-reliance through self employment, especially in the trade and service sector. In this paper, the impact of udyogini scheme in women’s empowerment is considered. For this study both primary and secondary data is used. Primary data is collected from the respondents through a structured questionnaire and secondary data is collected from government publications and reports, journal articles, official websites and other documents. The researchers were used statistical tools like percentage, t-test were used for better analysis and interpretation. The study found that there is a positive reflection on socio economic empowerment on the respondents.
Keywords: Empowerment, Udyogini, social factors, economic factors.
Title: Socio-Economic empowerment of women through of Udyogini Scheme
Author: Dr.Benni S Basavaraj, V.A.Chowdappa
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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