The National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) found that,during 2021 women's participation in household decisions across rural India stood at about 88 percent which is an improvement form 83 percent during 2015. Meanwhile, ownership of house or land among women was about 46 percent in 2021.
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Institute for Competitiveness. (May 16, 2022). Share of women participation in rural households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. "Share of women participation in rural households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type." Chart. May 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. (2022). Share of women participation in rural households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. "Share of Women Participation in Rural Households in India between 2015 and 2021, by Activity Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness, Share of women participation in rural households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of women participation in rural households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type [Graph], Institute for Competitiveness, May 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379492/india-women-participation-in-rural-household-by-activity/
