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Questionnaire

Women Empowerment through Cooperatives

Dear Respondent,

I am pursuing doctoral research on the role of cooperatives in the empowerment of

women with special reference to Mysore district, Karnataka state under the guidance of

Dr.V.Shanmugam in the Department of Studies in Economics and Cooperation, University

of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore. Please feel free to share your views and experiences

on the role of cooperatives in the empowerment of women in your area which has

profound academic significance. The information provided by you will be utilized for

research purpose only. I solicit your kind cooperation in this regard.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely

(Ms.Rathnamma.G)

Research Scholar

Interview Schedule

PART-I

Personal Information

1. Name :

2. Age : 21-30/31-40/41-50/51-60

3. Education : Primary/Secondary/Pre-University/Degree

4. Occupation : Agriculture/Cottage Industry/Business/other

5. Monthly Income : 10000/15000/20000/Above 20000

6. Social Status : Forwards/Backwards/Minorities/SC/STs

PART-II

Association with Credit Organisations

1. Credit Organizations

a) Nationalized Banks Yes No

b) Rural Banks Yes No

c) Cooperatives Yes No

d) Self Help Groups Yes No

e) Private Finance Agencies Yes No

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PART-III

Attitude of the Respondents towards Regional Rural Banks

(Tick any one response; SA=Strongly Agree, A=Agree, D=Disagree, SD=Strongly

Disagree and NR=No Response)

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No Statements SA A D SD NR

1. Cooperatives serve the rural poor and

needy.

2. Cooperatives cater to the needs of

women

3. Cooperatives are the alternatives to

national banks in the rural areas.

4.

Cooperatives are capable of

providing micro level financial

support

5.

Cooperatives recognize the need for

cultivating good relationship with the

customers

6. Cooperative services are designed in

consultation with the beneficiaries

7. Cooperatives conduct field work to

assess the needs of the customers

8. Cooperatives are managed by work-

oriented officials

9.

Cooperatives deliver services on the

basis of corporate social

responsibility

10. Cooperatives are well equipped with

sufficient staff and infrastructural

facilities

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PART-IV

Role of Cooperatives in the Educational Empowerment of Women

(Tick the appropriate response namely – FA=Fully Agree; A=Agree, NR=No Response,

D=Disagree and FA=Fully Disagree)

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No. Impact FA A NR D FD

1. Cooperatives enable the women to develop

civic responsibility

2. Cooperatives enable the women to achieve the

goal of gender equity and justice.


goal of human rights protection


goal of social harmony and unity.


goal of environment protection.


goal of cultural promotion


goal of community development

8. Cooperatives enable the women to fight

against the oppressive forces in the society.

9. Cooperatives enable the women to adopt the

scientific innovations and technological

advancements


leadership in the society


entrepreneurship in the society


personality in the society

13. Cooperatives enable the women to participate

in the development projects of government and

non-government agencies

14. Cooperatives enable the women to sensitize

the policy makers and officials about their

developmental obligations

15. Cooperatives enable the women to connect

with each other and share experiences in life

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PART-V

Role of Cooperatives in the Social Empowerment of Women



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1. Cooperatives enable the women to work for

social equality


goal of social freedom

3. Cooperatives enable the women to gain the

benefit of social justice

4. Cooperatives enable the women to fight against

superstitions


human trafficking


human rights violation


goal of small family

8. Cooperatives enable the women to work for the

prevention of atrocities against women


prevention of female infanticide and foeticide


the drug and liquor addiction


prevention of child labor and bonded labor


prevention of dowry system and fight against

early marriage


benefit of social mobility

14. Cooperatives enable the women to promote the

remarriage of divorced / widowed persons

15. Cooperatives enable the women to actively get

involved in social service

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PART-VI

Role of Cooperatives in the Economic Empowerment of Women



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goal of agricultural and cottage industrial

development

2. Cooperatives enable the women to gain

control over their economic assets and achieve

financial independence

3. Cooperatives enable the women to gain equal

property rights

4. Cooperatives enable the women to achieve

family infrastructural development

5. Cooperatives enable the women to gain self –

employment opportunities

6. Cooperatives enable the women to improve

production and productivity

7. Cooperatives enable the women to work for

business promotion


their economic bargaining power


professional skill and competence


their saving ability

11. Cooperatives enable the women to preserve

the goods and services

12. Cooperatives enable the women to market

their goods and services

13. Cooperatives enable the women to avail the

benefits of development projects


actively in the development projects


the goal of economic self-sufficiency

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PART-VII

Role of Cooperatives in the Political Empowerment of Women



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1. Cooperatives enable the women to

understand the constitutional safeguards and

provisions


understand the activities of women’s

commission


benefit of women’s political reservation


understand the significance of adult franchise


understand the significance of electoral

reforms

6. Cooperatives enable the women to acquire

leadership development opportunities

7. Cooperatives enable the women to actively

participate in the political activities


their political bargaining power

9. Cooperatives enable the women to enhance

their political status

10. Cooperatives enable the women to manage

political crisis


the goal of political equality


actively in political movements


actively in elections

14. Cooperatives sensitize women to demand

their rights and privileges.

15. Cooperatives enable the non-members to

network with civil society institutions and

also to understand the role of getting together

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PART-VIII

Suggestions for the Improvement of Regional Rural Banks



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1. Cooperatives should have the state of the art

infrastructural facilities.

2. Cooperatives should have adequate skilled

and competent manpower

3. Cooperatives should conduct systematic

customer research

4. Cooperatives should deliver customer-

friendly services.

5. Cooperatives should facilitate quick delivery

of service

6. Cooperatives should provide financial

assistance to the deserving beneficiaries

7. Cooperatives should monitor the progress of

beneficiaries after delivery of financial

services

8. Cooperatives should develop

entrepreneurship of the beneficiaries

9. Cooperatives should organize leadership

development programmes to the beneficiaries

10. Cooperatives should adopt new

communication technologies like Internet

11. Cooperatives should function with a sense of

social responsibility

12. Cooperatives should bring about social

transformation of women

13. Cooperatives should bring about educational

empowerment of women

14. Cooperatives should bring about economic


15. Cooperatives should bring about political


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