Abstract

Entrepreneurship among women, absolutely enhances the wealth of the nation in general and of the family in particular. It is an undeniable fact that greater opportunities for women to become entrepreneurs and make them available all supports will help much in reducing poverty, corruption and domestic violence and leads to over all development of a society. Kudumbashree is the project implemented in Kerala in 1998 with the sole objectives of women empowerment and poverty eradication. Kudumbashree was conceived as a joint programme of the Government of Kerala and NABARD implemented through Community Development Societies of Poor Women, serving as the community wing of Local Governments. Thus, governments across the India as well as various developmental organizations are actively and seriously undertaking promotion of women entrepreneurs through various schemes, incentives and promotional measures. This paper aims to explain the importance of women entrepreneurship for economic development of the county, try to know to what extend the kudumbashree project helps them to start an entrepreneurship by identifying their inner strength and opportunities for growth and to develop conceptual framework for entrepreneurial skill and talent development in rural areas.

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