Sustainable Development of Rural Women Entrepreneurs

In the recent past sustainable development of women has emerged as an important issue. In the present day scenario sustainable development of women is considered as a land mark of progress for any country; hence the economic sustainability of women is of at most importance to social scientists, economists, policy makers, reformers and NGO's. The self help groups have paved the way to the rural women for economic sustainability and independence. Majority of the rural women of SHGs are Micro - Entrepreneurs very few are associated with Small Scale Enterprises. Those women are not only developing with sustainable economy but also able to develop other women economically sustainable by providing job opportunities. The rural women entrepreneurs with the sustainable economic development are able to contribute to the family's, community's and the nation's development. (It is also proving the people's belief of Andhra Pradesh state that Sthreela Abhivrudhe Deshabhivrudhi = women's development is the basis for the nation's development). The present study deals with history of women's economic development, current context of women in SHGs, opportunities, constraints of women entrepreneurs. This paper tries to highlight the women's sustainable development is inevitable and possible with some helping hand.