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Homelessness is an assault on one’s dignity and a violation of one’s right to life. It is also against the right to privacy, health and sanitation (UNHCR). Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, one of the most evolving articles of Part-III of the Constitution, declares the essential needs like education, housing, a healthy environment, livelihood, etc. necessary for a dignified life. A nation’s development, apart from its conventional concept, is judged by the standard of living of its population. Authors have altered the entire concept of development by categorizing many sorts of human rights. For them, development meant freedom: political, economic, social, and protective freedom with guaranteed transparency that serves to build a person’s overall capabilities (Sen, Development as freedom, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999). Development is concerned with bringing the oppressed and marginalized into the mainstream of society. It ensures that all the advantages of progress are distributed to them. Women in all societies are falling behind in the race to development. Governments have attempted to empower them through various socio-economic programmes; nonetheless, much work remains to be done. Instead of viewing women as mere consumers of various schemes, there is a need to maximize their potential, which may be accomplished by enhancing their everyday living conditions as well as their knowledge, trust, contacts, attitude, and confidence in public/political matters. This study intends to understand and assess the impact of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana—Gramin (PMAY-G) on the lives of women living in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, which merges five other centrally sponsored schemes: Swachh Bharat Mission, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Ujjwala Scheme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana, to provide other basic amenities to the rural people at a subsidized rate along with a permanent house. It will also examine if the accumulative schemes under PMAY-G improve rural women’s overall living standards and, as a result, provide them with a dignified life.

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Housing and Women’s Sense of Dignity in Rural India: A Field Analysis

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    2026年

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  • Ranjana Upadhyay

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Homelessness is an assault on one’s dignity and a violation of one’s right to life. It is also against the right to privacy, health and sanitation (UNHCR). Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, one of the most evolving articles of Part-III of the Constitution, declares the essential needs like education, housing, a healthy environment, livelihood, etc. necessary for a dignified life. A nation’s development, apart from its conventional concept, is judged by the standard of living of its population. Authors have altered the entire concept of development by categorizing many sorts of human rights. For them, development meant freedom: political, economic, social, and protective freedom with guaranteed transparency that serves to build a person’s overall capabilities (Sen, Development as freedom, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999). Development is concerned with bringing the oppressed and marginalized into the mainstream of society. It ensures that all the advantages of progress are distributed to them. Women in all societies are falling behind in the race to development. Governments have attempted to empower them through various socio-economic programmes; nonetheless, much work remains to be done. Instead of viewing women as mere consumers of various schemes, there is a need to maximize their potential, which may be accomplished by enhancing their everyday living conditions as well as their knowledge, trust, contacts, attitude, and confidence in public/political matters. This study intends to understand and assess the impact of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana—Gramin (PMAY-G) on the lives of women living in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, which merges five other centrally sponsored schemes: Swachh Bharat Mission, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Ujjwala Scheme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana, to provide other basic amenities to the rural people at a subsidized rate along with a permanent house. It will also examine if the accumulative schemes under PMAY-G improve rural women’s overall living standards and, as a result, provide them with a dignified life.