Recognizing Every Voice: Towards Inclusive ASR for Rural Bhojpuri WomenSakshi Joshi, Eldho Ittan George, Tahir Javed, Kaushal Bhogale, Nikhil Narasimhan, Mitesh M. Khaprahttps://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09653
Recognizing Every Voice: Towards Inclusive ASR for Rural Bhojpuri WomenDigital inclusion remains a challenge for marginalized communities, especially rural women in low-resource language regions like Bhojpuri. Voice-based access to agricultural services, financial transactions, government schemes, and healthcare is vital for their empowerment, yet existing ASR systems for this group remain largely untested. To address this gap, we create SRUTI ,a benchmark consisting of rural Bhojpuri women speakers. Evaluation of current ASR models on SRUTI shows poor performance…