Posted on : 27-04-2010 | By : India Current Affairs | In : Womens Issues
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi informed the Lok Sabha that the reservation quota at various levels in the Panchayati Raj System is being implemented.
Dr. Joshi further informed that the Central Government has moved a proposal for effecting a Constitutional amendment to increase the percentage of reservation of seats for women in PRIs from existing limit of not less than one third to one-half with a view to empowering women and making Panchayats more inclusive institutions. Thus the above amendment will bring uniformity in the matter of reservation in various States. The existing quota of reservation for women in different States is given in Annexure- 2.
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Annexure 2
STATEMENT REGARDING PROVISION OF WOMEN RESERVATION IN THE STATE / UT LEGISLATION
| Sl. No. | State/UT | Provision in the State/ UT Legislation. |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1994. Provision 1/3rd of the seats are reserved for women. |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | 1/3rd of total seats are reserved for Women. |
| 3. | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Panchayati Raj (Amended) Act. 2008 reservation has been enhanced from 33% to 50 % |
| 4. | Bihar | 50% as per the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act 2006 |
| 5. | Goa | Goa Panchayati Raj Act 1994 |
| 6. | Gujarat | Provision of one third reservation against total number of seats in GujaratPanchayat Act. 1993 vide Section 9,10 & 11 |
| 7. | Haryana | 1/3rd seats of the total seats are reserved for women. |
| 8. | Himachal Pradesh | 1/3rd seats of the total seats are reserved for women. |
| 9 | Kerala | 33% as per the Kerala Panchayati Raj Act. |
| 10. | Madhya Pradesh | As per amendment in Madhya Pradesh Panchayat & Gram Swaraj Act.1993 , 50% reservation for women has been made in all three tiers ofPRIs. |
| 11. | Maharashtra | As per the reservation policy in Maharashtra State, 1/3rd of the total number of offices in the Panchayati Raj Institutions are reserved for Women candidates. |
| 12. | Manipur | Section 25 of the Manipur Panchayati Raj Act 1994 |
| 13. | Rajasthan | The reservation for women in the State of Rajasthan was 33% which has been increased to 50%. |
| 14. | Sikkim | 40% seats are reserved for women. The State Govt. enhanced seat reservation from 33% to 40 % in 2007 only. No proposal to enhance further. |
| 15. | Tripura | 1/3rd seats are reserved for women. |
| 16. | Uttarakhand | Up to 50% as per Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam 1947. |
| 17. | West Bengal | Not less than 1/3rd of the total number of seats reserved for women. |
| 18. | Chandigarh | 1/3rd as per Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (As applicable inChandigarh). |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 1994 provides reservation of not less than 1/3rd of seats in Panchayat for women. |
| 20. | Puducherry | Section 11 (4) of the Pondicherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act 1973. Provided further that one-third of the total number of seats inPanchayats at each level shall be reserved for women. |
| 21 | Orissa | - |
| 22 | A&N Admn. | 1/3rd reservation for all women. |
