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Rural Women Entrepreneurship in India:- Opportunities and challenges

Anita Mehta, Mukund Chandra Mehta · 2011

Summary. Rural women in India represent an untapped economic resource, comprising over half the population in villages where 70% of Indians live. The paper argues that mobilizing rural women as entrepreneurs and agents of innovation can drive national development and economic growth. Currently excluded from mainstream economic participation, rural women possess capabilities to solve problems and create change across households, communities, and the broader economy.

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Mehta, A., & Mehta, M. C.. (2011). Rural Women Entrepreneurship in India:- Opportunities and challenges. http://psrcentre.org/images/extraimages/40.%201211306.pdf

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Countries
India
Regions
Asia
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entrepreneurship
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2026-04-28