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100			_aPrabhu, Swapna S. _937595
245			_aWomen, energy and empowerment: Reconstructing the unconcealed synergy
260			_aBihar Journal of Public Administration
300			_a19(2), Dec, 2022: p. 10-22
520			_aAccess to electricity by the rural poor has always been a matter of concern in India. The present paper is based on the argument that all efforts towards an inclusive development must necessarily integrate with access to energy. Attempt has been made to examine the impact of rural electrification on the livelihoods of women at both the theoretical and conceptual levels to reconstruct the link between access to energy and women empowerment. The paper is based on the predominant assumption that since energy issues affect men and women differently, as each have different roles and responsibilities in their households, workplaces, markets and communities, access to modern energy plays a determining role in empowering rural women. The present paper argues that providing electricity to rural communities and homes for tasks considered to be women’s work can promote greater gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s and girls’ access to basic education, health care, and employment besides bringing reforms in their socio-cultural sphere. The paper is based mainly on secondary sources of data collection. - Reproduced
650			_aWomen, Energy, Empowerment, Rural Electrification, Gender equality _937592
773			_0Bihar Journal of Public Administration
906			_aWOMEN
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