WELFARE SCHEME PARTICIPATION AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES AMONG RURAL WOMEN: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF INCOME GENERATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN COIMBATORE DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU
Government welfare schemes have increasingly become important instruments for promoting livelihood security, financial inclusion and economic empowerment among rural women. In India, programmes such as the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Mahatma Gandhi...