ECONOMIC EMPOERMENT OF WOMEN OF SELF-HELP GROUPS IN CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

B. Mohan Murali, B. V. Muralidhar

Women and children who represent 67.7 per cent of the country‘s total population should constitute the most important target

groups in the present–day context of developmental planning. Womens economic empowerment is a prerequisite for sustainable

development and pro–poor growth. Achieving womens economic empowerment requires sound public policies, a holistic

approach and long–term commitment and gender–specific perspectives must be integrated at the design stage of policy and

programming. Women must have more equitable access to assets and services; infrastructure programmes should be designed to

benefit the poor, both men and women and employment opportunities must be improved while increasing recognition of

womens vast unpaid work. Innovative approaches and partnerships include increased dialogue among development actors,

improved co–ordination amongst donors and support for women organising at the national and global level.