Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India

The programs of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Jammu and Kashmir, India, cater to around 80,371 self-help groups (SHGs) with 639,140 members. NRLM is a government initiative aimed at improving the economic well-being of rural women by promoting the formation of SHGs and providing th...

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Autores principales: Neer Somakka, A.N., Dwivedi, Sudhakar
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Publicado: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137079
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description The programs of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Jammu and Kashmir, India, cater to around 80,371 self-help groups (SHGs) with 639,140 members. NRLM is a government initiative aimed at improving the economic well-being of rural women by promoting the formation of SHGs and providing them with access to financial services and support. In this study, the focus was on understanding how participation in the program affected the income of women in the region. A total of 303 women from 143 self-help groups were studied as treatment groups, and 120 below-poverty-line women from the same village were studied as control group. We followed the steps mentioned in Caliendo and Kopeinig for using the propensity score matching technique which compares the treatment and control groups in observational studies to estimate causal effects. The study’s results indicated that the treated group, which had participated in the program, had a significantly higher mean income compared to the control group, suggesting that the treatment group was significantly more likely to have access to financial services than the control group. The average income of the treated group is Rs.6324.422, while the average income of the control group is Rs.5051.703. This means that the treatment is increasing income by an average of Rs.1272.719. The findings indicate that participation in the program had a positive and statistically significant effect on women’s income, demonstrating the program’s effectiveness in improving the economic well-being of rural women in the region.
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spelling CGSpace1370792024-01-05T02:26:24Z Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India Neer Somakka, A.N. Dwivedi, Sudhakar gender agriculture research women's empowerment The programs of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Jammu and Kashmir, India, cater to around 80,371 self-help groups (SHGs) with 639,140 members. NRLM is a government initiative aimed at improving the economic well-being of rural women by promoting the formation of SHGs and providing them with access to financial services and support. In this study, the focus was on understanding how participation in the program affected the income of women in the region. A total of 303 women from 143 self-help groups were studied as treatment groups, and 120 below-poverty-line women from the same village were studied as control group. We followed the steps mentioned in Caliendo and Kopeinig for using the propensity score matching technique which compares the treatment and control groups in observational studies to estimate causal effects. The study’s results indicated that the treated group, which had participated in the program, had a significantly higher mean income compared to the control group, suggesting that the treatment group was significantly more likely to have access to financial services than the control group. The average income of the treated group is Rs.6324.422, while the average income of the control group is Rs.5051.703. This means that the treatment is increasing income by an average of Rs.1272.719. The findings indicate that participation in the program had a positive and statistically significant effect on women’s income, demonstrating the program’s effectiveness in improving the economic well-being of rural women in the region. 2023-10-10 2024-01-04T12:47:16Z 2024-01-04T12:47:16Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137079 en Open Access application/pdf Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Neer Somakka, A.N.; Dwivedi, Sudhakar. 2023. Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
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Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title_full Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title_fullStr Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title_full_unstemmed Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title_short Beyond poverty alleviation: National Rural Livelihoods Mission’s contribution to gender transformation and women’s economic empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir, India
title_sort beyond poverty alleviation national rural livelihoods mission s contribution to gender transformation and women s economic empowerment in jammu and kashmir india
topic gender
agriculture
research
women's empowerment
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