Women and Reservation in Panchayat
Women and Reservation in Panchayat Dr. Paresh M. Parmar Associate Professor & Head Dept. of Sociology Anand Arts College, Anand - 388001, Gujarat. E-Mail : drpareshparmar@gmail.com (M) 9924602109
Abstract : Democracy is not only a kind of governance. Total political participation of women with men is essential for success of democracy. Number of women in formal structure of politics is very less after six decades after independence. There are 33% reservation for active participation of politics of women in Gujarat state. In this politics, women who become president (Sarpanch) of Panchayat, member and chairperson of District Panchayat give their thumb impression keeping veiled themselves. Their position is like a doll whose guiding rope is kept with male persons. Here an attempt has been made in this paper to examine how her position and participation with reference to Gram Panchayat of Kheda district. Data and information are collected by taking personal interview of women members.
Keywords - Women, Panchayat, Reservation, Political Participation
Introduction : Women are given political rights, equality and freedom equal to men by Indian Constitution. There is a freedom to serve in decision making by a member in active politics to each men and women in India. If we observe history of six decades after independence, we can see that, women have not utilized freedom as compared to men. Whether common women of India can utilize her constitutional rights in which president of India is a woman ? Whether she has received that position in which our constitution is claiming? Whether constitution of women is such, which should have ? Whether women leadership can be seen in Gram Panchayats after 65 years after independence? Some women of upper class are only active in politics in order to our constitutional development. If common woman try to come forward in active politics by using her constitutional rights, she has to adhere
Abstract : Democracy is not only a kind of governance. Total political participation of women with men is essential for success of democracy. Number of women in formal structure of politics is very less after six decades after independence. There are 33% reservation for active participation of politics of women in Gujarat state. In this politics, women who become president (Sarpanch) of Panchayat, member and chairperson of District Panchayat give their thumb impression keeping veiled themselves. Their position is like a doll whose guiding rope is kept with male persons. Here an attempt has been made in this paper to examine how her position and participation with reference to Gram Panchayat of Kheda district. Data and information are collected by taking personal interview of women members.
Keywords - Women, Panchayat, Reservation, Political Participation
Introduction : Women are given political rights, equality and freedom equal to men by Indian Constitution. There is a freedom to serve in decision making by a member in active politics to each men and women in India. If we observe history of six decades after independence, we can see that, women have not utilized freedom as compared to men. Whether common women of India can utilize her constitutional rights in which president of India is a woman ? Whether she has received that position in which our constitution is claiming? Whether constitution of women is such, which should have ? Whether women leadership can be seen in Gram Panchayats after 65 years after independence? Some women of upper class are only active in politics in order to our constitutional development. If common woman try to come forward in active politics by using her constitutional rights, she has to adhere
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