Status of tribal women with special reference to challenges faced in governance

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to examine the socio-economic and socio-personal status of tribal women and also focusing on the challenges faced by them in governance. The research was based on primary data. Data was collected through field visit of Maniadih village in Samastipur district of Bihar state with the help of an interview schedule. The study covers total 50 tribal women beneficiaries as sample size. The share of tribal women in governance were very few. Through this research paper, we see tribal women had access to the outside world. There had been a growing recognition of the need to include tribal women in governance and ensure their active participation that effect their lives. Despite of all these, several challenges persist that hinders their participation in governance. After having interaction with the tribal women and complete understanding of the study area, the researcher was drafting an interview schedule to capture various aspects related to this study.