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In the era of 21st century, women empowerment has been recognized as the central issue in determining the status of women. Since many years women are playing a crucial role in the development of economy, but the sad part is that even after stepping in 21st century and having conducive globalized scenario for growth women are still fighting for their basic human rights. The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women. Rural development implies both the economic betterment and social development of women. Rural women are prominently engaged in agricultural and cattle management activities. Empowerment of rural women reflects a greater social transformation. The Government has various plans and policies for women. The study is an effort to explore whether the Government policies are playing significant role in the development of women in rural areas in terms of their effectiveness in terms of support services, training for employment and income generation, awareness generation and gender sensitization which play a complementary role in empowering women both socially and economically or more efforts are required at the ground level.