Role of Kudumbashree Programme in Social Entrepreneurship and Empowerment amongWomen in Kerala

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship is a social network which makes productive profit among society. The development in society stands on two legs, social development and economic growth. The concept as derived from West, explained it as well being as education, economic prosperity, health, happiness and democratic engagement. It is a state sponsored program and an approach poverty alleviation focusing primarily, on microfinance and micro enterprise development and it integrally linked with local self government institutions. This is a program mainly targeting self help group (SHG) among women who are most deprived and marginalized group in society, with same time they have to perform a major role in socializing process of the society. The structure and function this project more feasible and flexible for women. This group’s members can form their own enterprises as their accessibility for money and labor like pickle making and pottery. The happiness and economic sufficiency among them influence family-the basic component of society directly and whole society indirectly.