The Mahila Development Programme in Rajasthan: 

1. Beginning of the Programme: 

Rajasthan is the first such state in the country which had started the Mahila Vikas programme for the development of women in the seven districts i.e. Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Banswara and Kota. It was developed step by step in other districts and now it is operating in all the districts of Rajasthan. 

2. Main object of the programme: 

To coordinate the policies and schemes of different departments and to reach their benefits to the women, as well as to create an environment in favour of women’s rights and against prevailing social evils in the society at the rural level. 

3. Other Objectives of the Mahila Development Programme:

1. To create an atmosphere to make opportunities available to the women for their development and their rightful existence by means of constructive economic and social policy. 

2. To alert women of their political,economic,social,cultural and civic rights.

3. To make available to women equal opportunities in education, higher education and technical education, health care and planning. 

4. To prepare an atmosphere for the gender equality. 

5. To attempt at providing special security and protection of girl children and adolescent girls, and to arrange for them the quality education, health services and protection against all types of violence-family and social, exploitation and other unfavourable circumstances.