Impact of Microfinance on Living Standard Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor Women

A
RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT On
“Impact of Micro Finance on Living Standard Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor Women: A Case Study of North India”

Submitted to:

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra in partial fulfillment for the degree of
Master of Business Administration (Session -)

Under the Supervision of: | Submitted by: | Ms. Shelly Singhal | | Faculty MBA | Uni. Roll. No.……….. | MAIMT | MBA (F) |

MAHARAJA AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY (ISO 9001-2008), JAGADHRI-135003 (YAMUNA NAGAR),
Approved by AICTE and HRD Ministry, affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
DECLARTION

I hereby declare that this research project report entitled " Impact of Micro Finance on Living Standard Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor Women: A Case Study of North India” submitted by me for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Business Administration, submitted to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra is an original work done by me.
I also hereby declare that this project report has not been submitted at any time to any other university or institute for the award of any Degree or Diploma.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The project on “Impact of Micro Finance on Living Standard Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor Women: A Case Study of North India’’ would not have seen the light of the day without the following people and their priceless support and cooperation. Hence I extend my gratitude to all of them.
As a student of MAHARAJA AGARSEN INSTITUTE OF MGT & TECH, JAGADHRI. I would first of all like to express my gratitude to Dr. Raj Kumar, Director, MAIMT for granting me permission to undertake the project report in their esteemed organization.
I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Adarsh Aggarwal (H.O.D -MBA Department) for supporting me and being always there for me whenever I

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