(C) IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) is the organisation which is giving financial support for ‘Tejaswini Rural Women’s Empowerment Programme’. It is implemented in the six districts of M.P.,namely Balaghat, Dindori,Mandla, Panna, Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh. The criteria for selecting these districts are mainly due to poverty,gender imbalances and tribal dominance. The project started in the year 2007 and is to be completed during the financial year 2018–19.