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100			_aBuch, Nirmala
245			_aReservation for women in panchayats: a sop in disguise?
260			_c2009
300			_ap.8-10.
362			_a3 Oct
520			_aThe decision by the union cabinet to raise reservation for women from one-third to 50% of seats at all three levels of panchayats is a welcome one. However, this decision was taken without addressing the problems caused by mandatory rotation of reserved seats, which women have been drawing attention to and the impasse over the Women's Reservation Bill remains. The latter in particular suggests that the 50% reservation in panchayats is a sop to cover up the government's inability to ensure reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. - Reproduced.
650			_aPanchayat
650			_aWomen in politics
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
908			_aN
909			_a83901
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