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The Government of India has initiated a number of schemes for the development of women entrepreneurs in India. These schemes are meant to provide opportunities for women entrepreneurs. They are Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, Indira Mahila Yojana (IMY), Integrated Rural Development Program, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mahila Samiti Yojana, Orient MahilaVikas Yojana Scheme, Management Development progammes, Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programmes, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), Priyadarshini Project, Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, SBI’s Stree Shakti Scheme, Scheme of Financing Non Governmental Organizations Working in the Area of Disabilities in Order to Make Social Entrepreneurs, Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development, Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment and Working Women’s Forum. So far, no attempt has been made to analyze the awareness level of different schemes for the development of women entrepreneurs. Therefore, it was thought appropriate to prepare a paper on the opportunities of women micro entrepreneurs in the textile industry of Tiruppur District on the basis of a research