The mandate of the Committee was massive, to assess the status of women in India in all aspects of their lives, keeping in mind the diversities (class, caste, religion, ethnicity, region, abilities, age groups etc.), complexities and paradoxes that prevail in our society.
Addressing inequalities is imperative not merely from the human rights perspective, but also to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth. The most basic of such inequalities are those deriving from gender.