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Sustainable development of any country largely dependents on the health and education of women of that particular society. Ahigher women literacy rate improve the quality of life both at home and outside home, by encouraging and promoting education of children, especially female children and in reduce the infant mortality rate and so on. There are so many factors are responsible for the low literacy rate of women education in India. Some of the important factors which could be attributed for the present literacy status of women in India are Poverty, social system, girl child as substitute to mother, poor school environment, early marriage, social discrimination etc. To improve the literacy rate of women the Government of India has taken a number of ambitious programme, but still it has certain areas of concern, which are primarily responsible for un-fulfilment of the goals of gender equality, women literacy and women empowerment.
Keywords: quality oflife, poverty, education, women
"One of thefactors a country's economic depends on is human capital. Ifyou don'tprovide women with adequate access to EDUCATION,healthcare and employment,you lose at least half ofyourpotential. So, gender equality and women empowerment bring hues economic benefit"- Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile
Education is the one and most powerful instrument of social change and social development. Every and all sectors of social development is largely depends on its human capitals. As an independent group in India, women constitute nearly (48.72%) of the total population. They not only constitute valuable human resources of the country but their development in the education and socio-economic arena also set pace for sustainable growth of the economy. If the society neglect or not nurture properly of the women population, the complete development of the society remain dream forever. Therefore, the education of the women in India plays a significant role in improving the living standard in the country. A higher women literacy rate improve the quality oflife both at home and outside home, by encouraging and promoting education of children, especially female children and in reduce the infant mortality rate and so on.
In spite of the forceful intervention by a bastion of female privilege, feminist critics, constitutional guarantees, protecting laws and sincere efforts by the state governments and central government through various schemes and...