The Northern Angami Nagas have been identified as a patriarchal culture. However, under Angami traditional law, women have no voice in the society and are not permitted to hold land or assets bequeathed to them by their forefathers. Women were limited to live in a family unit and economically dependent on man and were not allowed to participate in decision-making or be chosen as leaders or chiefs in the society. Eventually, the influence of modernization has altered the whole culture, providing a new environment, awakened women status for social development and progress. The question is how modern education is impacting the socio-economic life of Northern Angami woman; Do the government development programmes increases socio-economic opportunities among the Northern Angami women? Are women in the modern society exceptionally delicate and weak in power? The paper aims to examines the significance of women's exposure to literacy programmes in empowering and improving the socio-economic life