📄 Abstract
Rural development in India has increasingly relied on community-based organizations, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), microfinance institutions, and non-governmental organizations to address poverty, unemployment, financial exclusion, and social inequality. Among such institutions, Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) has emerged as one of the most successful rural development models in Karnataka. This systematic review examines the role of SKDRDP in promoting rural development through financial inclusion, women empowerment, entrepreneurship development, agricultural support, livelihood enhancement, and community development initiatives. The findings reveal that SKDRDP has significantly contributed to rural transformation by organizing Self-Help Groups, facilitating microfinance, strengthening SHG-bank linkage programmes, promoting group entrepreneurship, enhancing livelihood security, and improving socio-economic conditions of rural households. The organization’s integrated approach combining financial services, skill development, agricultural extension, social welfare programmes, and community participation has empowered women, farmers, and marginalized communities. The review concludes that SKDRDP represents a sustainable and replicable model of inclusive rural development capable of addressing multiple dimensions of rural poverty and social exclusion. The study further identifies research gaps and suggests directions for future empirical investigations on the long-term developmental impact of SKDRDP.
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📚 How to Cite:
Vidya Kishan Alva , SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF SHRI KSHETRA DHARMASTHALA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (SKDRDP) IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT , Volume 12 , Issue 6, June 2026, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) , Pages: 621 - 625 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra30667