Resumen
A lot of research has been carried out and are being carried out for the growth and development of women in India. In light of this, the present research paper tries to study the progress of the Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Varanasi district. This research paper has been divided into seven sections: the first section outlays the introduction. The second section deals with the brief literature review. The third section explains the detailed research methodology adopted to carry out the study and deals with the objective of the research paper which is to study the progress of women entrepreneurs under NRLM in Varanasi. The study is descriptive in nature and purely based on secondary data obtained from DRDA of Varanasi, which examine the progress of the WSHGs under NRLM programme of the government in Varanasi. The fourth section presents the findings of the research attempted for the study. The fifth section deals with the concluding remarks and would enlighten us to understand the reality of the initiative. The sixth section and seventh section tries to highlights the recommendations/suggestions and limitations of the study respectively.