Gupta, Arun Kumar  <br/><br/>
"Implementation of two child norm in panchayats and its implications" 

 - The Indian Journal of Political Science   
 - 77(1), Jan-Mar, 2016: p.63-68 
<br/><br/> For making our panchayat system more viable and representative 73rd Constitutional Amendment<br/>Act 1992 was passed by the Indian Parliament. It mandated special provisions for reservations for<br/>SC, ST , and women. It was major development in democratic decentralization. There was another<br/>development in 1990s regarding panchayat raj, the ‘Two child norm’. This law was considered as<br/>a milestone in population control and family welfare by the policy makers, but studies show that its<br/>implementation in panchayats in five states of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Orissa<br/>and Rajasthan did not receive adequate attention. The 73rd amendment is aimed at providing women, dalit and younger persons an opportunity to participate in politics and governance. The two child norm discouraged the very purpose of the 73rd amendment that is to encourage entry of women across caste and class in panchayats. There is need for a wider debate on the rationale of the two-child norm in the context of grassroots reality.-Reproduced<br/><br/>https://www.jstor.org/stable/26575667<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>73rd Constitutional Amendment, Panchayat Raj, Two-Child Norm, Democratic Decentralization, Women’s Political Participation, SC/ST Reservation, Grassroots Governance, Population Control, Family Welfare Policy, Caste and Class Inclusion, State Implementation, Political Representation, Local Self-Government