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Volume : III, Issue : III, April - 2013 WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTION IN WEST BENGAL RAJIV SEN DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Women's political participation is a key component of Panchayati Raj
Institution. It's unfortunate that women participation in the decision making process
through the Panchayati Raj Institution is inadequate. Recognizing this fact the
Government of India is taking active stapes to encourage the participation of women in
policy making, notable by establishing quotas for women and disadvantages sections
through passing the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act. The significance of the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 is that is not only institutionalized the Panchayati
Raj System, but also initiated India's largest exercise in democratic decentralization.
The present study seeks to explore the level of women political participation in the
grassroots democratic institution in West Bengal. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : RAJIV SEN, (2013). WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION THROUGH PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTION IN WEST BENGAL. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. III, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2250.pdf References : - Arora Subhas C (2002): 'Women Empowerment in India', Indian Journal of Politics, Vol. XXXVI, (3-4) July-December, p 124.
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