Women Welfare Schemes in Virudhunagar District; Tamil Nadu –A Study

Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens, sometimes referred to as public aid. The Oxford American Dictionary refers Welfare as the health happiness and fortunes of a person or group or the statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material wellbeing in need. Women are the most precious human being in any society. Indeed, the growth of a society can be measured by the regard and respect given to the women of that society. They are the key indicator to measure the extent of modernization and traditionalism of the nation. But they have been dependent upon man for her livelihood and also for physical protection all through the ages. Keeping this in view and in order to highlight women's rightful place, the Tamil Nadu government formulated many plans, policies and innovative programmes for the upliftment of women in the field of training, employment, income generation, welfare and supportive services. Further the State of Tamil Nadu has taken strenuous efforts through various welfare schemes exclusively designed for uplifting women. The success of these implemented programmes lies in achieving its goals and determining its effectiveness. The main aim of this paper is to explore the role of the Government of Tamil Nadu in reducing poverty and inequality through increasing the capabilities of poor women in Virudhunagar District.

Women, Welfare, Tamil Nadu Government, Virudhunagar District

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