Authors : Ujjal Das; Dr. Pranjit Hazarika

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25aug486

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Abstract : Women empowerment is the all round development of women and not merely a catchphrase but a critical pathway towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). Empowering women economically is essential for the Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and all round development of women. A large scale adaptation of Rubber plantation in Karbi Anglong district along with the nation, presents a unique opportunity for women's empowerment and for sustainable development. It is offering a platform for Economic Independence, Skill Development, and Environmental Sustainability. The present study tried to explore the intersection of women empowerment and rubber plantation as well as socio-political influences. The study is also elucidating how rubber plantation serves as an opportunity for the economically marginalized women of the regions. Women participation into the rubber sector, it is a positive change in their lives as well as the entire communities. How the women became economically self-dependent through the participation in rubber plantation.

Keywords : Development, Economy, Empowerment, Rubber Plantation, Sustainability, Women.

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