Ujjwal PriyankAIR 10 · CSE 2025 · 227 wordsTheir whole copy
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The migration of men from rural India for better opportunities to cities or farm in Punjab, Haryana has led to better role of females in agriculture in rural India, particularly in East India.
The women provides labour to agriculture, however face systemic exclusion in India :
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- Land ownership
A. The land titles are mostly held in the name of male member.
B. The patriarchal norms and son-meta preference leads to exclusion of female.
- Access to credit
A) Women agriculturist are often marginalised with lower literacy. B) Lack of awareness and poor documentation leads to exclusion from formal credit sector.
- Agri-extension service
A) Poor literacy makes women vulnerable to remain marginalised. B) Low level of skills leads to poor adoption of evolving techniques. C) Manual labour : Hesitancy to harness technology
The government has taken initiatives for improving the status of women farmers in India :
Promoting digital identification of land to prevent exploitation (eg: SVAMITVA scheme).
Ensuring "land" as a capital via making them available for credit through DILRMP.
Role of Self Help Groups :- About 12 million in India, with 88% being women groups.
Stand Up India scheme → To promote women as entrepreneur in various sectors including food processing.
PM Drone Didi for precision agriculture.
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India must include women in meaningful ways for "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas".