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4. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
Important Thrust areas for the Eleventh plan:
4. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
Important Thrust areas for the Eleventh plan: Vulnerable groups
Special attention will be paid to: Women impacted by Violence Women impacted by internal displacement, disasters and Migration Women and Labour (domestic labour, destitute women who are homeless) Women and Health( women affected by HIV/ AIDS, women suffering from life threatening diseases, women with disabilities, elderly and aged women) Slum Dwellers Single women (Adolescents, widows, Divorcees)
Transforming SHGs to community based organizations Such collectivization can enable them to operate on a bigger scale and can truly come up as poor peoples institutions. They would also be in a position to shift from micro credit to larger credit facilities offered by banking institutions and thus will come into their own as a formidable economic force.