Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Miss Arpita Roy BA (Gold Medalist), MA (Gold Medalist), Department of Political Science, Assam University, Silchar, India. Email – roya09058@gmail.com
Vol 17, No 10 ( 2022 ) | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7223457 | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no:1957-1964 | Published on: 18-10-2022
Abstract
Women constitute half of the human resources and if about half of a nation's human resources are neglected, the overall progress of the country would obviously be hampered. Recognizing the need for involving women in various development activities, the state/government in India and other parts of the world has initiated several affirmative measures by way of programs and schemes to bring them into the mainstream of development. These affirmative actions have brought some changes in the socio- economic conditions of women. Despite this, women in our country have been lacking behind in every sector. It is therefore vital to study the role of the state in the empowerment of one of the most vulnerable sections of our society, that is women. In this background the present study is an attempt to understand the meaning and significance of women empowerment in India. The study also wants to examine the role of the state in women empowerment particularly in India.
Keywords:
Role of state, Women empowerment, Acts, India, Government