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 APPENDIX
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
Women Empowerment through Social Entrepreneurship-
An Analytical study in North Malabar Region of Kerala
SECTION A:
Personal profile of respondents:
1. Name of respondent:
2. Name of institution:
3. Name of district:
4. Date of entering job:
5. years of experience:
6. Name of Panchayath / Municipality in which you are
working:
7. Post held:
8. Working hours per week:
9. Reason for becoming a member of this program me:
a) To get an employment b) To increase income
c) To serve society d) All of these.
10. Place of Residence: Urban Rural
11. Age:
below 25
25 - 35
35 - 45
45 - 55
Above 55

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12. Marital status:
Married
Unmarried
Widow
Divorce
13. Educational qualification:
Primary
Secondary
Higher secondary
Degree\diploma
PG
14. Religion:
Hindu
Muslim
Christian
15. Type of family in which you belong:
Nuclear
Joint family
Single
16. Average monthly income:
Below 3000
3000-6000
6000-9000
9000 and above

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17. Economic status:
BPL
APL
18. Position of work held at present:
Worker
Supervisor
Secretary
President
Member of board of directors or
Executive committee
19. Have you got any training or orientation for the work?
Yes
No
20. If yes, specify the type of training and number of
trainings attended
21. Number of member or employees in the organization:
22. Nature of unit: Individual Group

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 SECTION: B
Social empowerment:
23. State your response to the following statements (SD=Strongly Disagree D=Disagree SD=Some What Disagree
N =No Response Some What Agree= A=Agree SA=Strongly Agree)

Statements SD D SWD N SWA A SA

A Decision making power
1 My opinion is considered while taking family
decision.
2 Able to take decisions in situations of crisis
3 Increased participation in group decision making
4 Can ensure participation in decision-making related
to the enterprise activities
5 Considering the value for my opinion while
deciding the education and marriage of children.

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B Social status
1 Obtain recognition and respect in and out of the
family
2 Membership in the unit helped to increase self-
dependence and standard of living
3 Have a network of friends and social relations
because of my job
4 Membership in kudumbasree helps to improve my
importance in the society.
8 Get support for house hold work from family
C Mobility
1 Can attend training programme anywhere in Kerala
2 Can travel anywhere for product promotion and
sales
3 Can arrange picnics and coordinates activities

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4 Can approach any officials for personal as well as
organizational requirements
D Participation in social development
1 Attained the capability to coordinate socio cultural
activities incorporating kudumbasree members
2 Attained the capability to undertake new
responsibilities
3 Can actively participate in social development
activities in the locality
4 Have the courage to fight against social evils
5 Can actively participate in election campaign
6 Have a positive attitude toward changes
7 Always attend the grama sabha meeting
8 Can protest against wage differentials
9 Can contact with the development agencies if need
arises

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10 Can actively involve in all group activities
E Group solidarity
1 Have a feeling of security within the group
2 Have a feeling that the risk is shared equally
3 Feel free to participate in group activities
4 All members are very cooperative
5 Regularity in meetings
6 Discuss all matters in groups
7 Mutual trust and respect among the members exist
in groups
8 Care, concern and helping attitude is present among
the groups
9 Suggestions of members are seriously considered

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F Communication skill
1 Have confidence to speak before an audience
2 Can interact effectively in a public interaction
3 Can express opinion in a group meeting
G Awareness
1 I am aware of my duties and responsibilities
2 Concern about self -health and family health has
increased
3 Basic computer awareness and use of social medias
4 I am aware of the different govt. schemes
announced for the development of women
5 Awareness about women‘s reservation
6 Awareness about environmental hygiene
7 Awareness about children‘s educational matters

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8 Acquired knowledge about writing/accounting
Basic awareness in numerical and simple arithmetic
calculations has increased
H Leadership
1 Can coordinate work in the unit
2 Can coordinate the group members to protest
against social evils
3 Can find out better solution for minor problems
4 Can ensure participation of women in our locality in
any programme arranged by kudumbasree
5 Can arrange group members to participate in
activities organized by kudumbasree mission.
6 Can arrange training to group members
7 Can arrange literacy programmes to members
8 Can take the initiative to Participate in melas,
trade fairs or, exhibition

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9 Coordinate and lead the work of a group in my own
area.
10 I can motivate/give suggestions to start new units
11 Can manage activities which tend to interfere with
my planned schedule
12 Can organize entertainment programmes or get
together among group
13 Can provide welfare activities to marginalized
women with the coordination of unit members
I Self confidence
1 Proud to work as members in the unit
2 Confident to participate in group discussions
3 Ready to take-up any official post
4 Ready to involve in risky activities

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5 Can organize cultural programmes and can arrange
get together of members in the group
6 Ready to give all sorts of support to my group
members
7 Ready to participate in all the activities of the unit
8 Try to understand and evaluate the developments
taking place in my panchayat/area
9 The unit has helped me a lot in self improvement

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 SECTION C:

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT:

I. Fund managing ability

24. State your response to the following statements
(SD=Strongly Disagree D=Disagree SD=Some What
Disagree N =no response Some What Agree= A=agree
SA=Strongly Agree )
Statements SD D SWD N SWA A SA
I have adequate ability to
manage money
I can effectively utilize
the credit facilities
I have sufficient income
to manage living expense
I have a habit of saving
I have capacity to save
and invest
I know different interest
rates available
I can evaluate different
investment alternatives
I have the ability to solve
the financial problems
I have the ability to
balance the income and
expenses
My salary is enough to
meet daily expenses
My salary structure is
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income for purchasing
assets
I have the habit of
preparing budgets
My habit of house hold
spending increased
My standard of living
increased because of my
income
I have freedom to spend
money
I have a habit of
spending money for
entertainment

II. Physical and financial ability

Mark the response to the amenities/facilities you have before

and after joining the organization
Before After
SL No YES NO YES NO
1 own house
2 Safe drinking water
3 Sanitary latrine
4 Household
electrification
5 Telephone connection
6 Fridge
7 Induction
8 Gas
9 Fan

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10 House tiled, granite
or marble
11 Habit of purchasing
gold
12 Habit of saving
money
13 Life insurance policy
14 Post office savings
deposit
15 Investment in shares
16 KSFE chitties
17 Saving deposit in
bank
18 Membership in gold
deposit schemes
19 Recurring deposit
20 Driving license
21 Two-wheeler
22 Four-wheeler
23 Priority to select
fashionable dress
24 Regular maintenance
of your
house(painting)
25 Health insurance
26 PAN Card
27 ATM Card
28 Credit card
29 Mobile banking

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 SECTION: C

POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT:
25. State your response to the following statements
(SD=Strongly Disagree D=Disagree SWD=Somewhat
Disagree N =No Response SWA Some What Agree
A=Agree SA=Strongly Agree)

Political Empowerment SD D SWD N A SWA SA

Have Awareness about
political situation
Have knowledge about
Voting right
Gender bias
Have knowledge about
Women‘s organizations
Participate in meeting held by
political parties
Regular attendance in Ward
Saba/Grama Saba
Freedom to caste vote
Have ability to protest against
social evils
Participate in development
works in my locality
Have willingness to politicize
work place
Have capacity to work for
public interest
Have confidence to become
good administrators increased
Participation in trade union
activities

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 SECTION :D
Problems faced by the women involved in Kudumbasree micro enterprises
29. Tick appropriate columns:
I. Financial problem Very Low Low Medium Very High
a Lack of securities to be pledged
b Insufficient loan
c lack of owner‘s fund
d Lack of subsidies
e Repayment capacities
f Price hike due to increased cost of
production
g Inadequate income
h Lack of fixed capital
9i Lack of working capital
j Debt collection problem
II. Marketing Problems

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a Lack of women friendly market
b Competition from branded products
c Competition from large scale units
d In adequate exposure through media
e Labelling and packaging problem
III Organizational problems
a Lack of infrastructural facilities
b Location of organization
c Non availability of modern technology
d Limitations of traditional technology
e Inability to appoint skilled and experienced
staff
f Inability to undertake risky activities
g Lack of long-term achievement needs of
employees
h Inadequate cooperation from peers
i Lack of systematic record keeping

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IV Family problems
a Dual role restricts utilization of their skills
and abilities in the organizations
b House hold responsibilities obstruct them to
undertake challenging and risky activities
c Caring of children‘s and other family
members prevent them from giving care to
organizational activities.
d Family commitments force women to forget
to follow their dreams and ambitions
e Family responsibilities prevent them from
spending more time in the organization.
V Social Problems
a Indifferent attitude of the society
b Security or safety problems while travelling
c Lack of support from the part of the society
to undertake challenging activities

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