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100			_aSharma, Manvi and Gupta, Bhawna _951973
245			_aMahila Mandals of Manali: An assessment of their role in Covid-19 Lockdown
260			_aAdministrative Development: A Journal of HIPA, Shimla
300			_a10(1), Jan-Jun, 2023: p.127-146
520			_aCOVID-19 brought the entire world to a standstill, disrupting the normal functioning of nations, making it every nation’s prerogative to control the spread of the virus. Following the WHO guidelines, India too initiated lockdowns and adopted various measures to restrict the proliferation of the virus. The State efforts were supplemented by the local traditional organisations such as mahila mandals, self-help groups, panchayats and others. Himachal Pradesh has a rich tradition of such women groups who are working actively in entrepreneurial activities, developing local handicrafts and empowering other women. Even though historically women have had lower political participation, lower access to social protection, lesser decision making power and have been paid less than men, despite this Mahila Mandals have played an important role of creating awareness in the community about COVID-19 and also enforcing travel restrictions in remote areas of Himachal Pradesh. However, little has been researched about these local informal women organisations, mahila mandals at the rural level, and their role in the pandemic. The aim of the paper is to study the role played by mahila mandals in preventing the spread of coronavirus during the lockdowns. It focuses on their awareness of the grave ill effects of the virus, their activities to prevent entry of outsiders to the village, coordination with the local government and collective work to assist the most affected in the community. Primary data was collected by structured interviews of 50 women from 25 mahila mandals in the months of October and November of 2020 and July of 2021. Secondary data sources like the reports of Government of India and Government of Himachal Pradesh, public records, newspaper articles, journals etc. were also examined. The study highlights the strength of collective identity of women when their capacities are given an opportunity to flourish. It can be concluded from the study, that the 25 mahila mandals interviewed, were successful to seal the villages from foreign entry by standing at guard on borders of their villages. – Reproduced https://himachal.nic.in/showfile.php?lang=1&dpt_id=15&level=2&lid=23648&sublinkid=24265
650			_aCovid-19, Standstill of nations, Who guidelines, Lockdown measures, State efforts, Traditional organisations, Mahila mandal, Women empowering, Awareness creation, Travel restrictions, Pandemic role, Preventing coronavirus spread, Village entry prevention, Government coordination, Community assistance, Primary data interviews, Government reports, Collective identity strength, Capacity flourishing _951667
773			_aAdministrative Development: A Journal of HIPA, Shimla
906			_aPANDEMIC
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