MICROFINANCE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT-WITH SPEACIAL REFERENCE TO LUDHIANA DISTRICT OF PUNAB

Abstract

About 70% of the world’s population consists of women. Women play a major role in the development of society. The objective of the present study is to investigate the self-perception of empowerment of the microfinance member beneficiaries. 109 members have been selected from the Ludhiana District of Punjab for study. Non-probability convenience sampling method was applied to collect data. Descriptive analysis and factor analysis tools are used to achieve objective. It founds three dimensions of empowerment social, economic and personal.