Constraints faced by rural working and Non-Working women in home activities in Patna District of Bihar State

Women are vital human resource and play a significant role in agricultural and allied sectors undertaking both on-farm and off-farm activities. Yet their contribution has not been recognized and they are considered as ‘invisible member of family'. Considering this, the present study has been conducted to analysis the constraints faced by rural women in home activities and decision making. A total of 360 working and non-working women were sampled from Patna district of Bihar state. The selected respondents were interviewed personally. Lack of decision-making power, poor contact, lack of knowledge and skill and their illiteracy also hindered their progress. Non working women perform all un-mechanized agricultural tasks and perform multiple tasks, which add more burdens to them. There is still a need to enhance women's autonomy and their role in decision making at household for the development in Indian society.