The Indian women gained their equality of status in the Constitution after independence. But custom to the dies hard; and today full equality is yet to be realized, it is solely due to the fact that social and economic backwardness are realities which have to be tackled and eradicated in order to realise the goals paid down in the Constitution. The Constitution of India not only grants equality of women but also empowers the state to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralising the cumulative socio-economic, educational and political disadvantages faced by them. The preamble to the constitution resolves to secure to all its citizens, justice, social, economic and political, liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, equality of status and of opportunity and to promote among them all, fraternity, assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the nation. The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women but also empowers the state to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio-economic, education and political disadvantages faced by them.