Kudumbashree: Successful Women Empowerment Model

Empowerment of women means making women economically, and socially independent, self-reliant, confident and positive in attitude. Kudumbashree units are considered as one of the most significant tools in participatory approach for the empowerment of women. This helps the women to develop themselves individually and to participate in the developmental activities of the family and society. The main objective of the conduct of the study was to find out the level of socio-economic empowerment of women through Kudumbashree units. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. Primary data constitute the main source of the study. For this purpose, 100 women members who are members of Kudumbashree units at Peruvanthanam Panchayat were selected. The interview schedule was used to collect data. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS software. Different statistical test like Independent sample t-test, Chi-square and One way ANOVA was also used. The result of the study clearly shows that Kudumbashree creates a great opportunity for women for their socio-economic empowerment. The members are satisfied and they have gained a lot – both economically and socially by being a member of the Kudumbashree unit.