期刊名称:International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN:2349-6711
电子版ISSN:2349-6959
出版年度:2016
卷号:2
期号:5
页码:324-338
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出版社:Scholar Publications
摘要:Umeed is a Programme focusing on the poverty reduction through self-help group formation with strong sensitive support structures. The paper talks about the women empowerment in the block Ghagwal of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir through financial inclusion with self-help group formation. This paper particularly tries to analyze how Umeed programme has been an effective women empowerment program through Self Help Group formation and other community based support structures like Village organizations (VOs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) in Block. The paper by making use of primary data shows how program has been successful in ensuring financial inclusion, credit flow, capacity building and thereby poverty reduction in rural areas. The paper makes use both quantitative as well as qualitative methods for data collection. Case studies in the paper depict successful women livelihood ventures as part of the poverty reduction measures under Jammu and Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKSRLM). Keywords: SHG, VO, CLF, Empowerment, Financial Inclusion.