Subject(s): Economic Empowerment of Women -- Panchayathi Raj and Rural Women -- Socio -Economic profile of Rural Women -- Post -harvest management -- Economic empowerment of women, Panchayati raj and rural women- methodology of research, socio- economic profile of rural women- empowerment of women through panchayat, panchayat and its funding, training and capacity building -- Concept of post harvest management : Role of post harvest management, importance of post harvest management, preservation of losses, socio economic factors, fruits and vegetables processing, rural industrialization, beneficial to producers and consumers -- Economic empowerment of rural women : Empowerment, economic empowerment of rural women, rural women development and entrepreneurship, PRI's activities on women empowerment, women's movement and political empowerment, statutory support for women -- women empowerment