Women Empowerment and Five Year Plans in India

Author(s)	Archana Pandey
Country	India
Abstract	Women empowerment has been a subject of extensive discussion and reflection across the world over the past few decades. The concept implies ensuring equal opportunities and equity among genders, social classes, ethnic groups, and age groups. It encompasses strengthening life chances, enhancing access to resources, and promoting collective participation of women in various spheres of life. Recognizing its importance, governments globally—especially in developing countries like India—have placed women empowerment at the forefront of policy agendas. In India, the significance of women's role in development was acknowledged as early as the First Five Year Plan (1951–1956). Since then, successive Five Year Plans have incorporated numerous provisions, schemes, and policy measures aimed at addressing gender disparities, improving socio-economic conditions, and enhancing women's agency. This paper attempts to examine the major provisions for women empowerment in the Five Year Plans and highlights the status, progress, and challenges of women empowerment in India through these planned developmental efforts.
Keywords	Women, Women Empowerment, Five Year Plan, India, Empowerment.
Published In	Volume 3, Issue 4, July-August 2021
Published On	2021-07-09

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