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WEI Across Major States of India-2005-06, 2015-16 and 2019-21

WEI Across Major States of India-2005-06, 2015-16 and 2019-21

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Empowerment is a process of the powerless gaining power to exercise greater control over the circumstances of their lives. It refers broadly to the expansion of freedom and choices and actions by way of bargaining or negotiation to shape one's life. Empowerment per se results in substantial outcomes in the form of achievements for those having to c...

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... among the top ten states, excluding Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, it is found that between 40 and 49 percent of women have lower WEI than the national average. The top five states in the WEI during 2019-21 are Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu (Table 3). However, the performance varies across the dimension indices in different states. ...

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