Role of Woman in Andhra Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Programme

Background: The status of women in India is determined by the factors such as the role of women in decision making in the family and in the community; their educational status; their participation in social, economic and political activities; their position in various professions as their legal status in terms of marriage, divorce and inheritance of property could be taken into consideration. The Andhra Pradesh Rural Livelihood Programme (APRLP) was undertaken for the implementation of the livelihood development programmes. The project area covers 295 villages in 175 Gram Panchayats in the five districts. The study was undertaken in Prakasam district which consists of 56 mandals. sample size of 300 women who are enrolled as SHG members were randomly selected from these villages for the study. Results: shows that APRLP program gives significant improvement among the women and also  reveal a significant association between age and participation in APRLP programme.  The findings do not reveal any relation between age and improvement of livelihoods of members. And also there is no significant association between education and way of benefited with APRLP.