How Sensitive Is The Indian Government Towards Women Empowerment In India?

Women empowerment is prerequisite for the development of a nation. India has made a considerable progress since Independence, but still Indian women have to struggle against many handicaps and social evils in the male-dominated society. Therefore the paper highlights the Government policies and their role in empowering women i.e. Social empowerment, Economic empowerment, Educational empowerment and Political Empowerment. The paper is based on the reported information from The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Planning Commission, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Government of India. The study will bring new insight towards empowerment of women and in policy making worldwide.