Explanation:

"Swayamsiddha", a scheme for the empowerment of women was launched in 2001 for Women’s Empowerment.

It is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), Government of India. It is an integrated women empowerment programme (IWEP) initiated in 2001 by merging Mahila Samriddhi Yojana and recasting Indira Mahila Yojana (IMY was the first Self Help Group based women’s empowerment programme of Ministry of WCD launched in 1995-96) and including other sectoral programmes meant for women empowerment. The objectives of the scheme include empowerment through creation of confidence and awareness among members of SHGs regarding women’s status, health, nutrition, education, sanitation and hygiene, legal rights, economic upliftment and other social, economic and political issues; strengthening and institutionalizing the savings habit among rural women and their control over economic resources; improving access of women to micro credit; involvement of women in local level planning; and convergence of services of Department of Women and Child Development and other Departments.