Women Panchayat members as heads of offices a study in West Bengal.
By: Ghosh, D.K.
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ArticlePublisher: 1995Description: p.357-66.Subject(s): India. Constitution - Amendments - 73rd | Panchayat - India - West Bengal | Women - India - West Bengal | Women in politics - India - West Bengal
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Journal of Rural DevelopmentSummary: "West Bengal has the distinction of organising four general elections to the three-tier panchayati raj institutions. But 1993 election to the panchayati raj institutions of West Bengal has some uniqueness as for the first time reservations were made in these bodies in favour of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women with the objective of bringing them into the mainstream of development process. In 1993 election, percentage of women members in all three tiers together was about 35. But women representation as heads of offices in different tiers of PRIs is not commensurate with their percentages in the bodies. In Zilla Parishads there is no woman sabhadhipati. Negligible numbers were considered as heads of offices at the middle tier of the panchayat system. At the lowest level only in 5.77 per cent of gram panchayats there are women heads. However, in cases of representation of women at the second position of the institutions the situation improves. More women were brought to these positions. This situation reflects that political parties are not ready to give the offices of the heads of institutions to women. Even the left parties are no exception. For reaping the benefits of Seventy-Third Amendment it is desirable that adequate and continuous training support is provided to them"
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"West Bengal has the distinction of organising four general elections to the three-tier panchayati raj institutions. But 1993 election to the panchayati raj institutions of West Bengal has some uniqueness as for the first time reservations were made in these bodies in favour of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women with the objective of bringing them into the mainstream of development process. In 1993 election, percentage of women members in all three tiers together was about 35. But women representation as heads of offices in different tiers of PRIs is not commensurate with their percentages in the bodies. In Zilla Parishads there is no woman sabhadhipati. Negligible numbers were considered as heads of offices at the middle tier of the panchayat system. At the lowest level only in 5.77 per cent of gram panchayats there are women heads. However, in cases of representation of women at the second position of the institutions the situation improves. More women were brought to these positions. This situation reflects that political parties are not ready to give the offices of the heads of institutions to women. Even the left parties are no exception. For reaping the benefits of Seventy-Third Amendment it is desirable that adequate and continuous training support is provided to them"
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