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Social Inclusion and Changing Representation of Rural Women in Panchayati Raj of Tamil Nadu

B. Dharmalingam , B. Dharmalingam

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Journal of Social Welfare and Management 5(3):p 129-137, July - September 2013. | DOI:

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A focal point of the current discourse on democracy is the agenda of Gender Quota in political representation, while a change in power structure and gender relation is central to the strategy of transformative politics. In this respect, Gender Inclusive legislation in different States was ratified following the 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution. Concomitantly, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 has legalized reservation and rotation of seats and offices for women in Panchayati Raj in this State. A decade of political experiment has been made with one third reservation for women in Panchayat administration in Tamil Nadu. Hence, this article is an attempt to evaluate the role of social inclusion through constitutional and legislative stipulation for Gender Quota with reservation and rotation of positions for women representation in the three tiers structure of Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu. The specific objectives of this article are: 

• To inquire in to the changes in the extent of women representation in positions of Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu.

 • To analyse the district wise proportion of women representation in the three tiers of Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu. 

This paper is based on the data gathered from Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 and Tamil Nadu Panchayati Raj 1996 and 2006 Election results. Based on the empirical evidences, this article propounds that inclusive legislation has provided legalized reservation and rotation of positions through which women not only have found opportunity for participation in Panchayati Raj but also are instrumental in enhancing the proportion of women representation in Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu.

Keywords: Panchayati Raj; Social inclusion; Rural women; Gender Quota; Reservation of seats; Changing gender representation; Gender inequality; Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act.  

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