Essays about: "role of women in panchayats in india"

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  1. 1. Women in the Panchayats - A study of gender structures and the impact of the 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Redlund; [2005]
    Keywords : Quotas; Reservation; India; Gender; Empowerment; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 1993 the 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution came into force, affecting the Indian rural governing bodies, the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The Amendment, at focal point for this thesis, provides a 33% reservation for women as members and as chairperson in the PRI's three-tier system. READ MORE