More reforms needed to empower women in rural economy

Though the role of women in agriculture is changing from drudgery and hard labour to more systematic working, it is still not enough to bring real transformation to the rural economy. Women are the real beneficiaries of schemes to provide water, electricity or the Swach Bharat mission, but they need to be empowered by ensuring the availability of basic amenities across all sectors. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, inaugurating businessline’s fifth Agri and Commod ...