An attempt is made in this book to understand and analyze the significance of income and employment generation as important aspects of rural poor in Kadapa District especially the weaker sections of the society and also attempts to discuss the Women Empowerment through Self Help Groups, Policies and Programmes for the Development of Women in India. The comprehensive socio-economic profile and the impact of success of women Self-Help Groups which has been presented in the book will go a long way in trying to understand the phenomenon of socio-economic development of women through Self-Help Groups. The book assumes an even greater significance in view of the current rapid changes in the society.