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Volume : I, Issue : IV, May - 2011 Women’s Reservations are not sufficient for responsible Democracy Sharad Ghodke DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Maharashtra government has announced fifty percent reservations for women
in Panchayati raj.1 The most awaited and popular decision is welcomed by all,
especially by women. The forthcoming elections are going to see the effects of this
announcement. The election equations are surely going to change. The
forthcoming elections in Maharashtra are going to decide the future of Zilla
Parishads, Panchayat Samiti, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils. The
50% seats are going to be reserved for women. The passage of the Women’s
Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on 9th March 2010 was also a landmark in the
history of woment empowerment. The 73rd and 74th amendments are historic
landmarks for women participation. It introduce 33%reservation for women in
local bodies. but the country in which women population is nearly 50%,should
reserve same percentage in political institutions,is a simple logic. The union
cabinet had declared 50% reservations for women in PanchayatiRaj.It decided
amendment in article 243 –D for the same.2 The reservations for women are
changing the face of male-dominated mainstream politics in India.The elections are
important not only for women voters but also for women candidates. The decision
of Maharashtra government will surely affect grassroot politics in state. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Sharad Ghodke, (2011). Women’s Reservations are not sufficient for responsible Democracy. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. IV, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/181.pdf References : - Ref-Good Governance-Concept and Approches by C.L.Baghel and Yogendra Kumar, Kanishka publishers, New Delhi
- wcd.nic.in-site of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- wcd.nic.in-site of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- wcd.nic.in-site of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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