01179pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002300040245006300063260000900126300001300135362001100148520073400159650004400893650003600937650001400973773003400987180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSathe, Dhanmanjiri  aCan the female sarpanch deliver? Evidence from Maharashtra  c2013  ap.50-57.  a16 Mar  aThis study examines the impact of mandated reservations for female sarpanch (elected heads of gram panchayats) on perceptions of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from Sangli district in Maharashtra, it finds that the availability of basic public services is significantly higher in female sarpanch villages compared to the male sarpanch villages when the former have been in the job for three to three-and-a-half years. Indeed, reservations have had a significant positive impact on the democratic participation of women in female sarpanch villages though the positive effects in terms of service delivery and democratic participation will take some more time to materialise. - Reproduced.  aWomen in politics - India - Maharashtra  aPanchayat - India - Maharashtra  aPanchayat  aEconomic and Political Weekly