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Abstract Women's empowerment basically means giving them the ability to reshape the power dynamics between them and males in all areas of life, including social, political, religious, and economic. Any community can be empowered through actively participating in the development process. As everyone knows, without the active involvement of women, no society can advance and meet the sustainable development goals and the Millennium Development Goals. However, as a result of patriarchal subordination, women experience a range of discriminatory practices, inequality, oppression, harassment, and other issues. They have faced discrimination in every sphere of life, including social, political, economic, educational, and health. Aside from that, women have always been placed in a secondary role because of the predominately patriarchal culture. The Assam government also feels that purposeful schemes and policies are necessary to advance the cause of women's empowerment. These should aim to giving them the necessary authority to manage and control their own lives both inside and outside the house. The Assam government introduced several programs for women empowerment, such as the Vistarita Kanaklata Mahila Sabalikaran Yojana and Aideu Sandikoi Mahila Sanman Achani, Divyangjan Atma-Nirvar Achani, Mukhya Mantri, Jivika Sakhis, Orunodoi Scheme, etc. This paper discusses the Orunodoi Scheme and how it has affected women's empowerment in Assam.