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As per 2011 census India has a population 1.21 billion out of which female population is 586.5 million. The Constitution of India guarantees equality, liberty and dignity to the women of India. The Fundamental Rights, The Directive principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties etc virtually give surety equal status to women and provide special protection. After independence, a gamut of laws have been passed and some have been altered so as to award the same share to women in property as well as to eradicate some of the injustices meted out to women. By and large undoubtedly more than six decades of hard work since Independence by the government and spell of fights and struggle under the immense pressure of women lib activists in the country have indeed brought certain changes in social, psychological and economic and political spheres of life. Consequently it becomes an imperative need to look into problems and issues and their implications upon underprivileged women thereby to explore appropriate strategies and approaches uplifting women in all spheres of life in India. In India, the emergence of liberalization and globalization in early 1990s aggravated the problem of women workers in the unorganized sectors from bad to worse as most of the women who were engaged in various self-employment activities have lost their livelihood. Despite the tremendous contribution of women to the agricultural sector, their work is considered just an extension of household domain and remains non-monetized.