Women’s sustainable development in eastern India: A critical agenda of Viksit Bharat goal
- Bihar Journal of Public Administration
- 22(1-S), Jan-Jun, 2025: p.47-55
Viksit Bharat @2047 prioritizes inclusive development and social welfare to ensure everyone benefits from economic progress and expand social security, healthcare, education, and participation. The government is focusing on four major groups: ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth), and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer). This article examines the challenges and strides marching side by side in the process of change to the status of women in eastern India who are still the weaker section of the society. East India is a region of India encompassing of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. They often lag in socio-economic indices. They face a very complex situation, possessing high potentials with deep rooted challenges. Focusing on them is crucial for national progress. Accelerating their growth is also vital for Viksit Bharat goal. This work has put women of eastern India at the pivot around which issues revolve. If India aspires to become a pioneer in global economy, it mustuplift eastern India in general and their women in particular.- Reproduced