An Analytical Study of Agrarian Crisis and Women Empowerment : Essential Aspects, Barriers & Schemes

The main objectives of the paper are to explore the essential aspects, challenges and schemes of Women Empowerment. Women Empowerment means to growing and improving the social, economic, political and legal strengths of the women so that she may be able to get the equalright, confident enough and claim their rights in society. There are various aspects of women empowerment such as freely live their life, a sense of self-worth, respect and dignity. Complete control of their life, both within and outside of their home and workplace. She may be able to make their own choices and decisions, equal rights to participate in social, religious and public activities, equal social status in the society. She may be able to have equal rights for social and economic justice. Besides these aspects she may be able to get equal opportunity for education, employment opportunity without any gender bias, safe and comfortable working environment. The Government of India has started the various schemes such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Women Helpline Scheme, UJJAWALA Yojna, SWADHAR Greh, NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR, Stree Shakti Puruskar, Nari Shakti Puruskar, Rajya Mahila Samman & Zila Mahila Samman, Mahila police Volunteers, Mahila E-Haat and Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK). There are various barriers in the empowerment such as Illiteracy, Poverty, Decline of household industries, Competition from factories and Technological changes. So, there is a great need to remove the barriers and challenges in front of the empowerment.