TY - BOOK AU - Mohan Prem TI - Women Empowerment through Microfinance SN - 978-93-81302-35-4 U1 - 332.0954 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi. PB - Axis Books pvt.Ltd. N1 - 1. Why microfinance? 2. Microcredit and women empowerment 3. Microfinance and SHGs 4. Women empowerment and microcredit 5. co-operatives and women empowerment 6. Rural banking 7. Other financial institutions 8. Role of NGOs 9. Conclusion N2 - Microfinance is emerging as a powerful instrument for poverty alleviation in the new economy. In India, microfinance scene is dominated by self help group(SHGs)- bank linkage programme as a cost effective mechanism for providing financial services to the "Unreached poor" which has been successful not only in meeting financial needs of the rural poor women but also strengthen collective self help capacities of the poor leading to their empowerment ER -