ROLE OF SCHEDULED TRIBE WOMEN’S IN WORK PARTICIPATION RATE OF RAJASTHAN

The present paper is an attempt to discuss the role of tribal women in work participation of Rajasthan. The entire study is based on secondary sources of data collected from census of Rajasthan. The findings suggest that the participation rate of women is much higher in tribal area of Rajasthan than the other part but the correlation between female work participation and scheduled tribe women is insignificant positive. Growth of agriculture and industry in Rajasthan are the most important factors affecting  tribal women’s participation rates hence there is need to provide work opportunities and better wages to tribal women workers and builds the case for improving the education, information and skill level of women workers. The finding scan be beneficial for policymakers to implementing programs for tribal women that can increase their work participation rate.

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Keywords: Female Work Participation Rate (FWPR), Scheduled Tribe, Tribal Women.


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