Role of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) in promoting women empowerment through SHGs: An empirical study

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) is a wide rooted flagship programme initiative by the Government of India for skill development and to link with financial institutions. The prime component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana is its emphasis on mobilizing and supporting Self-Help Groups (SHGs). SHGs have been accepted as a strategy for speeding up rural development under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana. It is expected that people’s participation in economic activities from rural areas contribute significantly to making India a 5 trillion dollar economy. In this desire direction SHGs play an important role in developing and contributing to the rural economy as a whole and particularly women empowerment. This paper tried to inquire role of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana in promoting women empowerment through self-help groups.