The concern of this paper is limited to the approaches to rural women's development and an understanding of their work roles in the planning strategies.

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This paper is divided into two parts.

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The general belief that paddy cultivation is associated with the presence of women workers in agriculture, and, in particular, of women wage labourers, is largely based on the experience of east and south-east A

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Of the several factors behind the decline in women's work participation rates from Census period to Census period, a major factor seem to have been the decline of many traditional industries and services in which women were involved.

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