• Bushan Kumar
• Dr. Dina Nath

Gender inequality constitutes one of the most continual and prevalent forms of injustice, eliminating it will call for one of the biggest movements for change. Girls and women continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also a necessary foundation for a peaceful and sustainable world. Achieving women’s equality and empowerment is one the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Since, independence Government of India has initiated numerous programmes for the empowerment of the women in order to achieve gender equality. In the year 2000, Government of India started a rural connectivity scheme that is Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The construction of roads under PMGSY is not only concern for growth and development of the rural India, along with this, it is equally important that it must ensure overall development of female in the rural areas. It is acknowledged that PMGSY roads have improved physical, social, educational and financial conditions of the female population of the connected villages. So, PMGSY is not only developing rural India but it will also help the female to come up and progress with the nation. It is a stepping stone to the success of India as well as a step towards achieving of Sustainable Development of Gender equality. Gender equality is the most talked about issue in India. The focus of the present study is to analyze whether the construction of rural roads under PMGSY are helping the nation to achieve a sustainable development goal. The present study is based on the primary data that have been collected through well structure interview schedule from Chenani Block of Udhampur District of Jammu & Kashmir

PMGSY, Gender Equality, Sustainable Development Goals & PMGSY

"Achieving Gender Equality as a Sustainable Development Goal through Rural Road Connectivity: A case study of Chenani Block of Udhampur District of J & K", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.414-423, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905N61.pdf

"Achieving Gender Equality as a Sustainable Development Goal through Rural Road Connectivity: A case study of Chenani Block of Udhampur District of J & K", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp414-423, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905N61.pdf