The Socio-Economic factors affecting Women Empowerment: A Case Study of Jaipur District

The socio-economic and demographic factors are often seen as critical factors influencing the involvement of women in managing their households and enterprises and also play an important role in developing and growth of women. It was therefore essential to study socio-economic characteristics to draw any meaningful conclusion on women activities which are being influenced by SHGs and MFIs in Jaipur district, Rajasthan. An attempt is made to focus on the Socio-Economic characteristics of women. There is also a need to identify the problems that are being faced by women so that proper and structured programmes are being introduced by the government to support women in all areas. The MFI sector in the state is trying to achieve and reach the national average value so that it gets counted in one of the developed states in the country.