2. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SELF HELP GROUPS: A STUDY IN ANANTAPUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Thesis submitted to SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY, ANANTAPUR In partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL WORK By D. SREENIVASA REDDY Under the Supervision of DR. M. MUNI NARAYANAPPA Associate Professor Department of Rural Development & Social Work SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR – 515 055(A.P). INDIA
3. Dedicated to my beloved Father and Grand Mother Late Sri D. Lakshmi Reddy Late Smt. C. Venkata Lakshmamma
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7. Total Sample Universe for the Study Sl.No Name of the Revenue Division Name of the Mandal No. of Village Organisations No. of Respondents Leaders Members 1 Anantapur Singanamala 5 25 75 2 Dharmavaram Settur 5 25 75 3 Penukonda Amadagur 5 25 75 Total 3 3 15 75 225
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38. The success of any developmental programme always depends upon the co-ordination among all the participating agencies and personnel in the planning, designing and execution of the programme. Same is the case with the latest programme of Self Help Groups.