microfinance institutions (MFIs) penetration that policy makers must endeavour to maintain and/or attain in order for female … should go through to start a business. The study complements the extant literature by assessing critical microfinance …

economic empowerment of women though SHGs in five coastal areas of Tuticorin viz. Siluvaipatti, Sippikulam, Lourthammalpuram … socio economic background and various other aspects relating to social empowerment of the fisherwomen were collected through … to develop women empowerment and rural areas …

of empowerment. The decadal efforts of bringing women into mainstream are gaining momentum with self-help approach. Self …-help groups (SHGs) focusing on microfinance is proving to be a promising and innovative strategy of reaching the millennium … economic and social status along with a sense of recognition contributing to the process of empowerment …