• Vinu Govind

Empowerment of women has been emerging as a burning issue not only in India but all over the world also. Women empowerment is the key slogan of the 90s and of the new millennium. Empowerment in the context of women’s development is a way of defining, challenging and overcoming barriers in a woman’s life through which she increases her ability to shape her life and environment. Various case studies proved that the credit availability has positive impact on women’s empowerment. Microfinance is a type of banking service that is provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who would otherwise have no other means of gaining financial services. Micro finance through Self Help Group (SHG) has been recognized internationally as the modern tool to combat poverty and for rural development.Microfinance makes women economically independent by putting capital and financial resources in their hands.Realising the importance of women in community transformation, ‘Yogakshemasabha’- a leading organization of Brahmin community is giving much attention to the upliftment of Namboothiri women. This led to the ushering in of Microfinance in Brahmin community also.This paper is intended to study the role played by micro finance in the empowerment of Brahmin women.

"ROLE OF MICRO FINANCE IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN BELONGING TO BRAHMIN COMMUNITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.503-506, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907V79.pdf

"ROLE OF MICRO FINANCE IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN BELONGING TO BRAHMIN COMMUNITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp503-506, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907V79.pdf