Impact of Micro Finance on Women Empowerment
Development and growth of any economy is linked to socio economic empowerment of its population. Microfinance today is a widely accepted tool for poverty alleviation and socio economic empowerment of its beneficiaries. The beneficiaries being largely women, the empowerment of women through microfinance is a widely studied and debated issue. This paper reviews the literature on the role of microfinance on women empowerment in India Especially at Coimbatore District. A Self prepared questionnaire is administered to collect the data in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. A cross sectional quasi experimental design is used for the study. Data is collected through non probability convenience sampling method and the sampling unit is household of the Joint Liability Group member. Sample size selected is 112 members. An attempt has been made to study the self perception of empowerment by the microfinance beneficiaries in the district of Salem.