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| Paper Title: | Women in Local Government: Problems and Prospects |
| Authors Name: | Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2206100 |
| Published In: | Volume 7 Issue 7, July-2022 |
| Abstract: | The local government in Jammu and Kashmir has been historically susceptible to the vagaries of state politics and as a result, the question of inclusion of marginalized sections of society especially women drew little attention. However, on 6th October 2020, consequent upon the abrogation of article 370, the central government amended the existing Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to facilitate the introduction of District Development Councils (DDCs) as the third-tier structure of local governance. Under the amended act one-third of Seats in the PRIs are reserved for SCs, STs and, women candidates at the Halka, block and, district level. The reform has been made with the hope to strengthen local democracy and open up political space for the disadvantaged groups of society. the present paper is an effort to understand the problems and prospects of WERs in PRIs at the Halka, block and, district levels. Following the purposive sampling technique, thirty women elected representatives were selected for the study. The sample was taken from seven blocks of district Budgam. The online survey, through the techniques of questionnaire and interview schedule, was conducted. The study found that due to illiteracy and inexperience most women lack confidence in handling their assigned tasks. Overlooking their views and not taking them seriously were also reported by some respondents. Family responsibilities and duties hindered many women’s participation particularly, of those coming from nuclear families and, led to problems of absenteeism and proxy. Some reported difficulties in traveling a long distance to attend a meeting. While some mostly word members (Panchs), complained about low and delayed remuneration. |
| Keywords: | Local Government. Participation. Panchayati Raj. Decentralization. Reservation. Marginalization. Women. and Jammu & Kashmir. |
| Cite Article: | "Women in Local Government: Problems and Prospects", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.625 - 631, July-2022, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2206100.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2206100 Registration ID:200788 Published In: Volume 7 Issue 7, July-2022 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 625 - 631 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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