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Empowering women through rural self-employment training institutes: a study of social enterprises impact in India

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  • Pawan Kumar
  • Ritu Kumra
  • Sanjay Modi
  • Sumesh Dadwal

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Social enterprises serve as research and development hubs for advancing women empowerment. This research paper aims to demonstrate how rural self-employment training institutes function as social enterprises by offering entrepreneurial training in India and how they contribute to the social and economic empowerment of women. This paper utilises both qualitative as well as quantitative research methods. It includes in-depth interviews of directors and senior faculty of various RSET institutes in India, as well as data was collected from women who have undergone entrepreneurial training through these enterprises. The results of the study are on the basis of capability of verbal opinions of the directors of RSETIs and the same institute women trainees. Hence objectivity of the study is confined to directors, trainees and faculty of RSETIs honesty in providing necessary information. This research paper makes it clear that how RSETIs meet all the parameters of being a social enterprise.

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  • Pawan Kumar & Ritu Kumra & Sanjay Modi & Sumesh Dadwal, 2026. "Empowering women through rural self-employment training institutes: a study of social enterprises impact in India," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 58(1), pages 45-63.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:58:y:2026:i:1:p:45-63
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