Panchayat bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
Eying the formidable women vote bank, the BJP government in Uttarakhand on Monday tabled a bill in the assembly reserving 50 per cent seats for females in the panchayati raj system.
By PTI |
DEHRADUN: Eying the formidable women vote bank, the BJP government in Uttarakhand on Monday tabled a bill in the assembly reserving 50 per cent seats for females in the panchayati raj system.
Uttarakhand Panchayat Law (Amendment) Act 2008 was tabled by Panchayati Raj Minister Bishan Singh Chufal in the House today.
During the tabling, Chufal said the bill is being brought since the government wanted to give more powers to women at the grass root level.
Women are already enjoying 33 per cent reservation in the panchayati raj system under the 73rd amendment.
Besides giving 50 per cent reservation to the women at all the three levels of panchayat, the new bill proposes to reserve their seats for succeeding two terms.
When the bill is passed in the Assembly, Uttarakhand would become the first state in the country to be giving women not only 50 per cent reservation but also securing the seat for two succeeding terms.
The move to table the bill assumes significance in view of the role played by women in the statehood agitation of 1990s that saw the birth of new state of Uttarakhand on November 9, 2000.
Moreover, various social groups had built up considerable pressure on the government to go for 50 per cent reservation for women.
"We feel it is a big victory for women.
Uttarakhand Panchayat Law (Amendment) Act 2008 was tabled by Panchayati Raj Minister Bishan Singh Chufal in the House today.
During the tabling, Chufal said the bill is being brought since the government wanted to give more powers to women at the grass root level.
Women are already enjoying 33 per cent reservation in the panchayati raj system under the 73rd amendment.
Besides giving 50 per cent reservation to the women at all the three levels of panchayat, the new bill proposes to reserve their seats for succeeding two terms.
When the bill is passed in the Assembly, Uttarakhand would become the first state in the country to be giving women not only 50 per cent reservation but also securing the seat for two succeeding terms.
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The move to table the bill assumes significance in view of the role played by women in the statehood agitation of 1990s that saw the birth of new state of Uttarakhand on November 9, 2000.
Moreover, various social groups had built up considerable pressure on the government to go for 50 per cent reservation for women.
"We feel it is a big victory for women.
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