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This study evaluates the impact of self-help group (SHG) intervention and entrepreneurial traits of SHG members on the economic and socio-cultural empowerment of rural women. A purposive sampling method has been used to collect a sum of 344 responses from the SHG of women who are engaged in entrepreneurial income-generating activities in their village. A linear regression model has been used to analyse the data. The study found and argues that SHG interventions have a positive association with the economic and socio-cultural empowerment of rural women. The parameters identified and analysed in the study are helpful to the stakeholders to make policy decisions to strengthen all the factors, which are responsible for the success and growth of SHG in general and the micro-enterprise of SHG women entrepreneurs, in particular.

The goal of the study is to understand the role of parents in developing financial behaviour among young adults. A total of 868 responses of college students in the age group of 18–28 years have been collected to achieve the objectives of the study. The study examines the data to understand the influence of the family’s financial interactions and financial environment in developing a young adult’s financial, psychological, and personal well-being. The study enriches the existing literature in two ways; first, it gives an exposure to the association of perceived financial parenting with the well-being of Indian students. It also highlights the significant indirect effect of financial parenting (through financial coping behaviour) on well-being. The results suggest promoting financial education among parents and guiding them about their role in improving positive financial behaviour among their next generation.