Women Entrepreneurship and Self-Reliant India; A Case Study of Barak Valley in Assam

The developmental goals of the nation and campaigns such as Atmanirbhar Bharat depends largely upon the increasing participation of women into economic activities in general, and as women entrepreneurs in particular, since, the female population of India is almost half of the total. Today the role of Women entrepreneur in economic development is inevitable because women are entering not only in selected professions but also in professions like trade, industry and engineering. Likewise, in the era of globalization, women in both the rural and urban areas of Barak Valley are also coming forward to establish themselves as entrepreneurs particularly owned enterprises on a small scale. Though women entrepreneurship is taking its root in the region, yet the present status is not satisfactory due to several factors. In order to promote women entrepreneurship, the different remedial measures have to be made at different levels of the economy. Hence, if India wants to attain the self-reliant tag in a true sense, the most viable option is to empower women economically through creating congenial opportunities for women entrepreneurs and to integrate them with the developmental goals of the nation and campaigns such as Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Keywords: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Women Empowerment, Self-reliant Nation, Developmental Goals, Women Entrepreneurship, Barak Valley.