• Dr. Thanu Ram Majinder

Empowering of women especially in rural area is a burning issue in India, because it is multi-dimensional and takes place in multiple domains of home, community, state and society. The female Headed household is generally living in a close circuit of economic deprivation, illiteracy and lack of exposure in understanding their position in the society. A woman is empowered when she gains productive skill, access to capital and self-confidence. The Government has been protected the right of women in the society giving more power to women through reservation, reducing women atrocities, job reservation etc. Women constitute one half of the population in the society. We cannot afford to keep them out of the mainstream. Population census report 2011 also reveals that women are behind in the mainstream. As per 2011 census, there are 121.06 crore population in India, out of which 58.64 crore is female with the sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males. 833 million (68.84 percent) live in rural area, and 270 million (21.9percent) people live below the poverty line (UNMDG report) Literacy rate of India is 74.04 percent. The male literacy rate is 82.14 percent where female is 65.46 percent only. Sarva Siksha Abhijan (SSA) is a well planned programme, which benefited illiterate women in rural areas significantly.. The National Commission for women was set up in 1993 has a mandate to safeguard the rights and interest of women. The commission has highest priority to securing speedy justice to women. In 2004-05 Ministry of Women and Child Development launched several initiatives like impact assessment of various schemes, consultations and capacity building, analyzing programmes and strategies etc. If women are empowering economically, politically and socially the desired happiness and development of our society can be brought. Moreover, women have a key role to play in decision making process, besides adequate and effective women participation is essential for implementation of government plan and programmes. So, this paper is a modest attempt to examine the role of Gaon panchayats in empowerment of women in rural area.

Below the poverty line, Economically, National Commission, Participation, Programmes, Reservation, Rural area, Women empowerment,

"Empowering of Women in Rural Areas (A Case Study)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.325-331, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N84.pdf

"Empowering of Women in Rural Areas (A Case Study)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp325-331, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N84.pdf