• Akhil Reji Jacob

Entrepreneur is a person who creates an enterprise .The process of creation is called as entrepreneurship. In India, women constitute half of the total population, but in terms of employment less than 40% of women are employed. This is one of the major reasons why the women are having lower economic and social status in our society. Entrepreneurship is one of the best way in which we can solve this problem. When women are encouraged into to the field of entrepreneurship they are not only getting employed, but they also creates employment opportunities for others. That means job seekers will become job providers. Though India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, number of women entrepreneurs is short in supply. We still have not fully utilized the opportunities and potentialities of entrepreneurial talents in all classes of the society. Entrepreneurial skill and talents are something that can be developed by training and development. These entrepreneurial skills among the women are not restricted to particular class of society or advanced family. By providing right kind of training and developmental programs we can improve and sharpens this skills and talents. Today the Government has formulated various schemes which aim at providing free education for girls at schools and colleges. After completing their high school and colleges they should be provided with technical and managerial oriented training along with entrepreneurship training programs. This process will help the women to develop the quality of leadership, courage, determination and aptitude for entrepreneurship. This research paper focus on the importance, challenges and the various schemes formulated by the Government and other agencies for promoting women entrepreneurship in India.

Key words: Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Women entrepreneur

"DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.801-805, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907997.pdf

"DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp801-805, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907997.pdf