Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy in Rajasthan

Authors

  • Arora B Dept. of Commerce, School of Business and Commerce, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur ,India
  • Sharma S Dept. of Commerce, School of Business and Commerce, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, India
  • Pahwa MS Dept. of Commerce, School of Business and Commerce, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26438/ijcse/v6si9.2022

Keywords:

Financial literacy, financial inclusio, Women empowerment

Abstract

The paper unfolds the dearth and bottlenecks of microfinance\micro credit facilities to women in Rajasthan. The study focuses on the financial literacy among women in rural area as compared to urban women. The contribution in GDP of rural women is exorbitant which indicates potential growth but literature shows lack of proper financial support to women has affected their contribution in GDP and has led to lower contribution in the economic growth of rural population in Rajasthan. The Paper focuses on the level of financial literacy among the rural woman of Rajasthan

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2025-11-17
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DOI: 10.26438/ijcse/v6si9.2022
Published: 2025-11-17

How to Cite

[1]
B. Arora, S. Sharma, and M. Pahwa, “Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy in Rajasthan”, Int. J. Comp. Sci. Eng., vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 20–22, Nov. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 9 (2018): IJCSE Special Issue November Edition

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Research Article

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