Abstract:
The major thrust of the National Rural Livelihood Mission of 2011 (NRLM) is to
eliminate multidimensional poverty in rural India through the means of enhancing
sustainable livelihood opportunities for the people. With growing interrelation
between social exclusion and poverty for tribes, the aim of this dissertation is to help
frame responsive and specific policy recommendations to overcome multidimensional
poverty amongst Adivasi women in Jharkhand. This study focuses on understanding
the relationship between the livelihood and freedom amongst the Adivasi women. The
intersectionality of an Adivasi women in rural Jharkhand is central to the study as the
real test of a policy can be measured by what it achieves for the most vulnerable
section of the population. The dissertation makes use of the Sustainable Livelihood
Framework and the Central Capabilities framework to comprehend the policy
discourse with regards to the state’s response to eliminate poverty for marginalised
sections of the society. Based on the findings, this study proposes recommendation
which are a mix of incremental and systemic, as well as procedural and normative
suggestions in order to better realise the goals of the National Rural Livelihood
Mission while enhancing the capability set of the Adivasi woman in Jharkhand.
