Constitutional Knowledge and Social Awareness of Women Participating in Politics with Special Reference to Panchayati Raj System | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Panchayats have been the foundation of grassroot majority rules system in the Indian towns since its start. Gandhi had suitably supported the panchayati raj and his fantasy got deciphered with the passage of the Constitution (73rdAmendment) Act, 1992 (or just the Panchayati Raj Act), which presented the three-level Panchayati Raj framework to guarantee individuals' participation in rural reconstruction as a rule and that of women specifically. It came into power with impact from April 24, 1993. The present examination Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions directed on the sample of 50 women respondents from village Anwali District Sonipat, Haryana, India. Stratified inspecting system was received for choosing the sample from various wards of the village. Interview Schedule was utilized to gather primary data from the respondents. Investigation uncovered that the awareness and constitutional knowledge of women was not agreeable. Participation level of women in Gram Panchayats just constrained, just to stay as voter. A portion of the women respondents even don't have a clue about the working of Gram Panchayat. In Gram Panchayat race their husband and family chosen that to whom that need to give vote, women don't have their very own decision.