Women Empowerment Through Kanyashree Prakalpa: Views of the Students of Raipur Block in Bankura of West Bengal

Abstract

This current study aims at revealing the actual impact of Kanyashree one-time grant (KOTG) existing in the grass root level of Raipur block area in Bankura district of West Bengal. The researcher's effort is to observe the level of women empowerment in the current study area. The whole study has found that the grant directly provides a scope for the development of women in this study area. A positive effect of the grant in restricting child marriage and girls’ dropout from school seems clear. The findings of the study significantly detect changes in perception as the effect of KOTG for girls.