Kerala’s celebrated Kudumbashree scheme for poverty reduction: a critical look through a feminist lens

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Shilpa Santhosh

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This paper critically examines whether the Kudumbashree scheme of the Kerala government was successful in both reducing poverty and enhancing the social capital of women. The evidence shows that while Kudumbashree’s programmes made a significant contribution to Kerala’s broader efforts to reduce absolute poverty and empower women, not enough is being done to remove societal constraints on women’s roles and advancement.

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Kerala’s celebrated Kudumbashree scheme for poverty reduction: a critical look through a feminist lens. (2023). Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 28, 132-138. https://doi.org/10.5130/cjlg.vi28.8683