THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN EDUCATION IN INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TAMIL NADU

Education is a major constituent of human resource development and is thus basic to any progress of economic and social growth. It is indeed pathetic to say that in this globalization era the women are still in the last benches in education, health and socio-economic stages. There is at present a growing global recognition of the vital links between education and development. The society should plan to take care of women's aspirations and needs. Women's education is targeted by most educational policies because the lack of it can be costly to overall development. Of late, both global and regional attention is drawn towards eradicating illiteracy among women and reducing the constraints in their access to education. This paper attempts at a diachronic, descriptive, and analytical study of growth and development of women's education in Tamil Nadu with particular reference to Salem. The paper tries to show that expansion of opportunities is crucial and inevitable in dealing with the problems of educational backwardness. This research aims to take a fresh look at the present situation of education among females in Tamil Nadu primarily based on data provided in the Census of India.