The correct option is C By encouraging entrepreneurship through self-help groups
Panchayat Raj empowers women by organising them into self-help groups. Through self-help groups, women can become entrepreneurs and venture into various fields of business. Women participate in most rural activities like farming, cattle rearing, fishing, silkworm rearing, poultry farming, and horticulture. Through these activities, women contribute to the development of the villages. When women are educated, they can get better employment opportunities. They can become healthcare workers, administrative officers, politicians, etc.