Community institutions and empowerment: success saga of jammu and kashmir state rural livelihoods mission (a case study of block breng)

The study is about an effort encompassed to uplift the marginalized and poor sections of the society through helping their women to realize their potential and become the sustainable agents of change. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) carries a belief of women being a multi-potential creation with better managerial skills, thus the study is an attempt to unravel the positive impact which the Mission had on the lives of poor in general and women in specific. This study covers the structure and process of implementation as well as the impact NRLM has had in the lives of women in one of the intervention Block -Breng (Distt: Anantnag) of Jammu And Kashmir State. The study is an endeavor to depict the handholding provided to the women in bringing them to the fold of SHGs and creating an institution which sustains to their socio-economic requirements and overall empowerment.