Issues and Challenges of Tribal Women in Assam: Political Scenario

Women’s human rights are inalienable, indivisible, and integral part of the universal human rights. The equal and full participation of women in political sphere at the national as well as international level and reduction of all forms of discrimination on the basis of sex are the priority objectives of the international community. The constitution of India itself provides for women significant position in the socio-political life of the Nation by ensuring universal adult franchise, representation in political bodies, right to property, equal pay for equal work and right to equality. However, in practice women do not enjoy all these rights and are still struggling for them. In this paper, the author is trying to emphasise that women made progress in the State politics of Assam. The main issue of this article is to focus on, to identify the Political Issues and Challenges of tribal women in Assam.