Females constitute about 48% of rural population in India. Their empowerment is very important for social-economic development of the country. Therefore, the Government of India has started several programs, plans and initiatives for empowerment of women in country. Today women are breaking prevalent stereotypes and playing an important role in making of new India. As entrepreneurship is an empowering mechanism needs to be strengthened, provide the opportunity of financial independent, giving control over the assets and leading to economic freedom. It plays a significant role in economic growth of country also. So, women entrepreneurship is centre to any country’s sustainable development. Transforming rural women into a successful entrepreneur is a social and economic necessity. Now rural women are showing great interest in setting up small but self-reliant enterprises through skill training. In this direction several schemes are underway to equip them with professional knowledge and technical skills. This paper is focusing on these schemes in detail with the constraints and challenges in the way of rural women entrepreneurs in India.

KEYWORDS: Rural Women, Entrepreneurship, Plan, Program.