Title: Effectiveness of National Rural Livelihood Mission schemes on the performance of self-help groups

Authors: Susmita Sarkar; Sunit Lakra; Potnuru Ram Krishna Gupta

Addresses: Department of Commerce and Management, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, India ' Claims Hub, Bangalore Regional Office, New India Assurance Company Ltd., Bangalore, India ' Department of Human Resource Management, GITAM School of Business, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Deemed to be University) Visakhapatnam, India

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the effectiveness of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) scheme and enhancing women empowerment, so as to overcome socio-economic challenges. A survey and interview method were used to collect primary data from 376 women belonging to the self-help group. The research was conducted in Hooghly District, West Bengal. Factor analysis was used to interpret the results. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship with women empowerment. The study is giving a realistic and reliable picture of the effectiveness of the NRLM scheme for empowering rural women through financial, training and marketing support, thereby adding novelty to this research.

Keywords: women empowerment; performance; process management; poverty elimination; National Rural Livelihood Mission; NRLM; self-help group; SHGs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2024.135750

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2024 Vol.16 No.1, pp.19 - 35

Received: 15 Jul 2022
Accepted: 25 Aug 2022
Published online: 04 Jan 2024 *