India has most elected women representatives
India has more elected women representatives than all other countries put together. According to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj's mid-term appraisal of the 'State of the Panchayats 2006-07', "No less than 10 lakh women are in our panchayati raj (local self government) institutions, comprising 37 per cent of all those elected and rising to as high as 54 per cent in Bihar, which has 50 per cent reservation for women."
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act (1992), which gave constitutional status to panchayati raj institutions, reserved 33 per cent of the seats in panchayats for women.
Speaking at a recent screening of short films on women in New Delhi, Minister for Panchayati Raj Mani Shankar Aiyar emphasised: "There are more women elected representatives in India than the rest of the world. Eat your heart out."
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The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act (1992), which gave constitutional status to panchayati raj institutions, reserved 33 per cent of the seats in panchayats for women.
Speaking at a recent screening of short films on women in New Delhi, Minister for Panchayati Raj Mani Shankar Aiyar emphasised: "There are more women elected representatives in India than the rest of the world. Eat your heart out."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Constitution (73rd Amendment) Ac, New delhi, Panchayati raj institutions, State of the Panchayats, Women reservation
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