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Cabinet approves 50% reservation for women in Panchayats
PTI | Jul 21, 2011, 03.30pm IST
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for enhancing
reservation for women in Panchayats from the present 33 per cent to 50
per cent with the provision being applicable to all seats filled
through direct election, office of chairpersons and of offices
reserved for SC/ST.
"The Cabinet approved the proposal for moving an official amendment to
the Constitution (one hundred and tenth amendment) Bill, 2009 for
enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats at all tiers from 1/3 to
at least 50 per cent," information and broadcasting Minister Ambika
Soni told reporters.
The amendment bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on November 26,
2009, will incorporate one change suggested by the standing committee
on rural development that the word "rural" be added before the word
"population" wherever it occurs in the draft legislation.
The intention behind adding "rural" before "population" is to reflect
appropriate demographic representation of categories of population for
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for whom reservation is made.
The provision of reserving half the seats for women in Panchayats will
apply to the total number of seats filled by direct election, offices
of chairpersons and seats and offices of chairpersons reserved for SCs
and STs.
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