WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN HAZARIBAG DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
Ms. Niharika ◽  
Prof. M. K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
The Government

Women are the dynamic segment and the most vibrant as well as potentially most valuable human resources. Women Empowerment has gained importance in india in the wake of economic liberalization, privatization and globalization.. The policy and institutional framework for developing entrepreneurial skills ,providing vocational training and education has widened the horizon for empowerment of women economically. In order to provide vocational training and education , skill training, entrepreneurship development to the emerging workforce, the Government of India has also introduced National Skill Development Policy and National skill Development Mission in 2009. This article explores the empowerment of women through skill development and vocational training programs. The results shows that skill development programs play a key role in empowering the rural women and the women also look positively towards income generating programs. KEYWORDS- Women Empowerment, Skill Development, Vocational Training, Government

Role of Income Generation Programme in Women Empowerment

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalakha Rao ◽  
Shivani Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Skill Training ◽  
Safe Motherhood ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The connection between poverty and women's lack of power over resources and decision-making has now caught the attention of policymakers in government and mainstream development all over the world. Women empowerment issues perceived nationally or locally are being addressed by both state and non-state agencies. Beside the government intervention, NGOs are implementing various types of Women Empowerment Programmes including IG Programmes. Women Empowerment Programmes in India include livelihood support Programme, rehabilitation and job placement for rescued women, safe motherhood Programme and so forth. In spite of involvement of various NGOs in women empowerment through Income Generation and Skill Development Programmes, the status of women is still not satisfactory in India as various official as well as unofficial reports claim and the outcomes against the stated objectives of the NGOs' Women Empowerment Programmes are often questioned. Therefore, the present study is focused in assessing the impact of IG Programmes run by non-government organizations in empowering women. The researcher hypothesizes that IG Programme with its components viz., skill training, resource inputs of loan and equipment help to increase income to the women through independent business or work in the related field; the increased income lessens their dependence on family heads and enables to spend for personal expenses; gives them certain freedoms as individuals; enables them to contribute to family affairs financially, which creates an environment in the family in favor or the women to accept her views and participation in family matters like education, marriage, purchase etc.

An empirical study on the impact of micro enterprises on women empowerment

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Arul Paramanandam ◽  
P Packirisamy
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Purpose – This study aims to find whether the micro-enterprises lead to women empowerment and entrepreneurship and make them to be wholly involved in income-generating activities by having them choose a business venture of their own. Design/methodology/approach – Women empowerment is very important for the acceleration of economic growth. The economic empowerment of women is being regarded these days as a sine qua non of progress for a country; hence, the issue of economic empowerment of women is of paramount importance to political thinkers, social scientists and reformers. The self-help groups (SHGs) have paved the way for economic independence of rural women. The members of SHGs are involved in micro-entrepreneurships. Empowerment is intellectual capital. Capital is a life blood of any industry. Findings – Without women development, economic development will not take place. Women should be imparted technical knowledge, skill training and marketing techniques in the process of establishing an enterprise by them for more sustainability. Originality/value – Micro-enterprises add values to a country’s economy by creating jobs, enhancing income, strengthening purchasing power, lowering costs and adding business convenience.

scholarly journals Economic empowerment of rural women through food processing

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-321
Author(s):  
Rashmee Yadav ◽  
Brij Vikash Singh
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
The Government ◽  
Training Programmes

Rural women can play a significant role by their effectual and competent involvement in entrepreneurial activities. They have basic indigenous knowledge, skill and potential and resources to establish and manage enterprise. Income generating activities are effective instrument of social and economic development to generate employment for a number of farm women within their own social system and best tool for rural women as it adds to the family income. Women are backbone of any nation. Prosperity of the nation depends upon the prosperity of its women. Entrepreneurship is one of the ways for empowerment of women especially in rural areas and hence, promotion of women entrepreneurs is focused highly by the Government. Te food processing is one of the efforts initiated to promote value addition of fruits and vegetables especially for the unemployed, both men and women of the state. It focuses on need based short term skill training where participants learn from hands on training/ practices. The present study was undertaken to find out usefulness of fruits and vegetables preservation, milk and milk products training programme organized under rural youth training for self employment by the rural women. The study was conducted in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. The sample consisted of 20 women participants each training programmes. The data was collected through personal interview technique using interview schedule. Frequency and percentage were calculated for analyzing the data. The results indicated that the fruits and vegetables preservation training perceived as good and increased their knowledge, skill and efficiency about fruits and vegetables preservation.

Skill Challenge in Bengaluru's Garment Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-117
Author(s):  
Karan Peer
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Wage Gap ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Garment Industry ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Lens

Karnataka's capital, Bengaluru, is one of the fastest growing garment-producing hubs in the country. Feminization in Bengaluru's garment industry began in the late 1980s, and the phenomenon has been explained in the chapter. There is also a gender-wage gap, with women being paid less for the same work designation as men. The chapter also highlights the skill gaps in the various skill development programs run by the Government of India. Recently, migrant workers from long distant states are drawn to Bengaluru's garment industry. These workers are mostly women who are skilled and recruited through the Government of India's program like Gram Tarang, which is sponsored under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojna (DDUGKY). The chapter documents the narratives of the city's garment workers. The chapter looks at the skill perspective from gender lens and compares it with the condition of the textile industry in the colonial period. Instances of informal employment industry in the industry have also been located, and linkages with skill development have been drawn.

scholarly journals Role of Mother’s Group on Women Empowerment: A Case Study of Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Susmita Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Self Help Groups

Mother’s Group is one of the basic groups for women empowerment. It has been functioning for women’s empowerment and social development. Mothers group has managed many skill development programs, income generating programs, literacy programs etc which helped them to make independent. Mother’s group, self-help groups (SHG) and community-based organizations (CBO) play a vital role towards women empowerment by providing vocational trainings, training for self-employment, protection for women and self-awareness programs. Thus, they are mainly concerned with the upliftment of the women in the society. Empowerment of women has been a topic discussed at length in recent times and many strategies have been implemented to address enhance women’s condition. This paper seeks to explore some measure that should be adopted in order to position rural women as equal players in entrepreneurship and economic development. This paper discusses upon the empowerment of rural women by means of self-help group or mother’s group and the advantages of such groups among the rural women.

scholarly journals Towards Gender Inclusive Skill Development in Rural India: Factors that Inhibit and Facilitate Skill Women’s Enrolment in Vocational Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (SI4) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Srividya Sheshadri ◽  
Ayswarya Pradeep ◽  
Mamatha Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Keywords Education

Women in rural India are the country's most underserved population regarding access to skill development opportunities. Despite rhetoric at the national and international policy levels acknowledging the dearth of female participation in vocational training and subsequently skilled labour in India, female enrolment remains low. A greater understanding of factors that facilitate and hinder women's enrolment in skill development programs, particularly in the current era of pro-skill development, where vocational training is highly subsidized, if not free of cost, is required to design effective interventions that are inclusive of this perpetually side-lined population. Towards developing this improved understanding, an exploratory qualitative study was conducted in the rural Indian village of Juna Khatiwada, Madhya Pradesh, where vocational training programs for women have been made available and accessible, free of cost. Semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions were conducted with 16 women of Juna Khatiwada. In addition to identifying factors that facilitate and inhibit enrolment among the target population, the study also revealed that women who did enrol and complete vocational training courses reported better coping with domestic economic challenges. Findings from this study serve to provide recommendations on the way forward in terms of skill development policy and practice that are more inclusive of women in rural Indian. Keywords: Education and Training; Employment; Technical Vocational Rural India; Women eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.3032

Aligning Skills with Jobs

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-95
Author(s):  
Dilip Chenoy
Keyword(s):  
Skill Development ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Training Capacity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Roll Out

India has a young population; 47 per cent of the population is below the age of 24. Over 12.8 million people enter the workforce every year. Only about 10 per cent of the workforce has received some form of either formal or informal training. The training capacity in 2008 was 3.1 million per year. Despite the training capacity and the number of entrants to the workforce, a large number of employers faced difficulty while filling entry-level vacancies. Studies brought out the fact that only about one-third of those completing courses from a variety of educational and training institutes were employable. To address various issues in the skill development space and to involve the employers in the skill sector, in 2008, the Government of India announced the setting up of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a public–private partnership (PPP). This article brings out the impact of the efforts made by the NSDC to project skill gaps, identify job roles and get employers to lead the process of identifying skill gaps, creating standards for job roles, increasing the skill training capacity and aligning trainings with jobs. The article highlights the work done by Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and the roll-out of the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme (known as STAR), as well as the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), with a view to encourage youth to take up skill programmes that are aligned to specific job roles. This article also reviews the recent initiatives and some of the challenges, and the way forward to aligning skills with jobs.

scholarly journals Skill Development Landscape in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita Dayal
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Government ◽  
Wealth Generation

<div><p><em>The confluence of technological advancement, globalisation and economic liberalisation in the recent years has prompted governments in developed and developing countries alike to prioritise skills development as a key strategy for economic competitiveness and growth. India has the youngest and one of the largest pools of “demographic dividend” that needs to be nurtured, and through appropriate skill development it can foster economic growth, equitable wealth generation as well as meet the global skill shortages. The large population, majority of which are either unemployed or underemployed in the unorganized sector, need to be given adequate skill training which will not only aid the industries but will also encourage entrepreneurial ventures that will in turn generate future employment opportunities and fuel economic growth. This paper is an attempt to understand the existing skill development landscape in India by having a birds’s eye view of the importance of skill development for the economy, skill related statistics, institutional framework in skill development, skill development initiatives running in the country currently, major challenges, policy framework and the road head for meeting the Government’s aim to train 500 million people by 2022 by empowering all individuals through improved skills, knowledge and nationally and internationally recognised qualifications to gain access to decent employment and ensure India's competitiveness in the global market. It is observed that in order to make the skill development mission a success, it is important for the Government to focus on inclusive measures, quality in delivery, use of information and communication technology to meet scalabity and speed of delivery, introduction of modular and short term programs to meet industry specific needs etc. The cooperative federation and the involvement of States will further boost the skill development ecosystem in India.</em></p></div>

scholarly journals Influence Of Microfinance On Economic Empowerment Of Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (09) ◽  
pp. 1020-1030
Author(s):  
Shalini ◽  
◽  
Dr. Bindu Arora ◽  
Dr. Anil Dangwal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Women have competencies of changing the society along with the world. In developing countries, women are facing evil of gender discrimination. Men and women are not equally privileged but scenario is changing now because females are being empowered but still women are suffering from gender inequality problem. Women empowerment is need of hour for development of the world. The government took initiative in form of microfinance to carry forward women in life. So, it becomes necessary to analyse influence of microfinance on women empowerment. It is based on descriptive research design with using multistage sampling technique. The sample size is 400 rural women beneficiaries of Haryana and information is collected by pre-designed questionnaire through interview Data is conducted through SPSS. Regression and correlation analysis is used to examine data through SPSS. Microfinance measured through micro-credit and micro saving. Economic empowerment selected indicators are household income and household saving. The researchers found that there is positive impact of microfinance on economic empowerment of women. This study will be fruitful for the government, microfinance institutions and banks in policies making to empower women. This study could encourage women for savings and investing activities. It might inspire women to take part in microfinance schemes

scholarly journals Pendampingan Masyarakat Sebagai Fasilitator Dalam Memandu Kegiatan Musrenbang Tingkat Kelurahan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-348
Author(s):  
Erialdy
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policy Holder ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Stakeholder Communication

The importance of strengthening community capacity related to innovation in sustainable development planning policies in development management is an effort and strategy in reconstructing the process of socio-cultural, economic and political change towards community welfare that is designed on a bottom up or grassroots basis. Musrenbang Kelurahan is a stakeholder communication forum to propose, prioritize and agree on proposals from the results of community meetings at the Rukun Warga (RW) level, there are efforts to solve problems collectively, through a learning process among stakeholders, a process of interaction, discussion and accommodation. Participation is the will of the community to support development programs in planning, implementing, preserving and developing them in the form of cooperation between the government as the policy holder and the community on the other hand as the party who feels the impact of the development policy directly. The role of the Musrenbang Facilitator or Guide is indispensable in managing the Musrenbang stages, at the meeting / deliberation forum activities and arranging the stages and steps of the overall Musrenbang process.

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