Vol. 12, Special Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Mupparapu Deepika, RN Yadav, DK Singh and VK Singh

Abstract:
The present investigation was done to study the different types of enterprises undertaken by SHG women entrepreneurs in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Ex post facto research design was followed for the study and a sample of 80 respondents was drawn using simple random sampling method. The results of the study revealed that majority of the SHG women (46.25%) were taken up dairying as the dominant enterprise followed by fancy shop/provisional store (10.00%), tailoring and embroidery works (8.75%) and equal percentage of SHG women (7.50%) were taken up poultry, sheep/goat rearing, mess/tiffin meals types of entrepreneurial activities. Around 6.25 percent of the SHG women were taken up dal mill/flour mill enterprises, saree/dress material business (3.75%) and value added products making activities (2.50%).