Actor Smriti Kalra visited the Rajya Sabha and new Parliament in Delhi to celebrate the passing of Women Reservation Bill, and she calls it a moment of pride and honour. “It has been a long journey since 1996, when the bill was first presented and it was passed after several attempts.

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.

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.