The present investigation was conducted in Jaipur district of Rajasthan which was selected purposively. Two Panchayat samities viz. Viratnagar and Jhotwara were selected purposively for the study, due to having maximum number of Self-Help Groups in Jaipur District. From each selected Panchayat samiti, three villages were selected randomly consisting of total 6 villages for study purpose. From each selected village two SHGs one run by DWCD and another run by NGO running from last 3-5 years and actively involved in different income generating activities consisting a total of 6 SHGs from DWCD and 6 SHGs from NGOs were selected randomly. From each SHG, 10 rural women, actively involved in the income generating activities from last 3-5 years, were selected randomly. | Extent of empowerment of the rural women through various income generating activities of self-help groups
