Women Empowerment their Participation and Challenges in Panchayati Raj Institutions
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1 Women Empowerment their Participation and Challenges in Panchayati Raj Institutions Jitendra Kumar *Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad, **Institute Research Fellow, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad., Abstract Women empowerment includes the lives of women at multiple levels, family, community, market, & the state. The question surrounding women s empowerment, the condition and position of women have now become critical to the human rights based approaches to development. Empowering the women in social, political, economical and legal aspects is necessary to convert the idle society into self-sustainable society. It involves the building up of a society wherein women can breathe without the fear of oppression, exploitation, apprehension, discrimination and the general feeling of persecution which goes with being a woman in a traditionally male dominated structure. One major therapy prescribed by woman empowerment advocates is empowering women through legislation for ensuring participation in political decision making. Panchayt Raj and decentralization witnessed tremendous popularity both in the 20 th century as well as in the second decade of 21 st century. Democratic decentralization is a highly concerned concept for development. Decentralization promotes local level representation, solves local issues and enhances decision making powers of the rural people. Effective decentralization provides greater choice to the people to participate in decision making and this could act as a mechanism in the development process.this paper is attempts to look into the dynamism of the process whereby women empowerment is achieved through legislation or women participation in the Panchayat Raj Institutions. Keywords: Women empowerment; self-sustainable society; Exploitation; Panchayti Raj; Decentralization; Community. P a g e 1616
2 1.0 Concept of Women wherein women can breathe without the fear empowerment of oppression, exploitation, apprehension, discrimination and the general feeling of The concept of women s empowerment persecution which goes with being a woman emerged from debates generated by the in a traditionally male dominated structure. women s movement during the 1980s when feminists, particularly from third world The term women empowerment has come countries, evinced dissatisfaction with the to occupy an important position globally prevailing development discourse that was over the years. Educational attainment and largely political and economist in its economic participation are the key orientation. The mid 1980s therefore saw the constituents in ensuring empowerment of emergence and spread of `women s women. The economic empowerment of empowerment as a more political and women is a vital element of strong economic transformatory concept that challenged not growth in any country. The extent of only patriarchy but also the mediating empowerment of women in the national structures of class, race, ethnicity and in the hierarchy is determined largely by the three case of India, caste and religion. Feminists, factors her economic, social and political particularly those from Latin American and identity and their weightage. These factors South Asian countries, evolved their own are deeply interlinked which imply that if approach, emphasizing the importance of efforts in even one dimension remain absent consciousness raising, leading to organizing or weak, outcomes and momentum and building a movement for women s generated by the other components cannot equality. be sustained. It is only when all the three factors are simultaneously addressed and Empowerment of women is essentially the made compatible with each other can the process of upliftment of economic, social woman being truly empowered. Therefore and political status of women, the for holistic empowerment of the woman to traditionally underprivileged ones, in the happen - social, economic and political society. It is the process of guarding them aspects impacting a woman s life must against all forms of violence. converge effectively. Women as an Women empowerment involves the building independent group constitute 49% of the up of a society, a political environment, country s total population as per the 2011 P a g e 1617
3 Census. The importance of factors that contribute to the economic women as an important human resource was empowerment of women. recognized by the Constitution of India The best way of empowerment is perhaps which not only accorded equality to women through inducting women in the mainstream but also empowered the State to adopt of development. Women empowerment will measures of positive discrimination in their be real and effective only when they are favors. A number of Articles of the endowed income and property so that they Constitution specially reiterated the may stand on their feet and build up their commitment of the constitution towards the identity in the society. Development socio economic development of women and warrants the eradication of the feeling of upholding their political right and dominance and dependence of whosoever is participation in decision making. associated with inferior economic status. The National Policy for Empowerment of Development improves quality of life Women 2001 has as its goal bringing about through the process of expansion, ensures advancement, development and freedom from hunger, exploitation, empowerment of women in all spheres of discrimination and oppression and also life through creation of a more responsive infuses a sense of self belief and provides judicial and legal system sensitive to women the strength to stand up against violence. and mainstreaming a gender perspective in Economic independence is the basic premise the development process. Over the years behind empowerment through development. there have been efforts made to socially, While women s participation in the economically and politically empower development process provides them women but as a result of the lack of synergy employment opportunity and the opportunity or coordination between these activities, the to get out of the clutches of poverty, outcomes could never be completely malnutrition, illiteracy etc, economic satisfactory. Women s lack of economic independence imbibes confidence and the empowerment impedes growth and poverty strength to stand up and think about their reduction, but also has a host of other future. Employment generating schemes in negative impacts. Thus, it is extremely rural areas providing preferential treatment important to ensure that women are to poor women workers may prove to be a economically empowered. There are various good move in this direction, but it needs a P a g e 1618
4 definite preconceived oppression, which warrants collective development strategy and pattern. Growth strength. In a democratic setup collective itself does not guarantee gender equality and strength emanates from political women empowerment. The present mode of participation. production based on the market system has no inbuilt system of minimizing gender 2.0 Concept of Panchayat Raj Institutions disparity; rather it thrives on opportunities Panchayti Raj and decentralization created by gender relations for power and witnessed tremendous popularity both in the profit. (Cornell, R.W. Gender and Power, 20 th century as well as in the second decade 1987) Development strategy for of 21 st century. Democratic decentralization empowerment will mainly be concerned is a highly concerned concept for with employment and asset generation development. Decentralization promotes coupled with skill oriented education and local level representation, solves local issues vocational training. A preconceived and enhances decision making powers of the development strategy studded with emphasis rural people. Effective decentralization on employment, education, health, nutrition, provides greater choice to the people to sanitation etc, critical elements that participate in decision making and this could contribute to the quality of human life, more act as a mechanism in the development so in the rural sector, may prove to be process. It also improves efficiency in effective in the long run to raise the status of service delivery and enhances women but in men dominated societies with accountability. social and political institutions biased in However, effective decentralization itself favour of gender discrimination, may not requires effective participation of people and prove to be effective enough to take them most of the so called decentralized systems out of the downward gravitational pull. do not fulfill this essential condition. Economic empowerment can be a handy Government of India initiated the Concept tool in as much as enabling a woman to lead of PRIs after getting independence and the a graceful existence in her family and 73 rd and 74 th amendments have provided a society but may not prove too potent a new path for these institutions and promoted weapon in the larger more grim battle local representation. against social, political and even economic P a g e 1619
5 There is a sad paucity of political when the 73rd Amendment Act came into representation of women in PRIs in the state. force, it has been an uncertain and Though women and Sc, ST reservation in undulating journey for Panchayats (Sahni, S. the Panchayati Raj Institutions was and Kaul, S., 2009). introduced in 2004, its impact could not be The Constitution of India is based on the seen in the 2011 PRIs election. It is to be principles of equality. It prohibits noted that in other states of the country, discrimination on the basis of religion, race, women reservation in the PRIs has been caste, sex and place of birth. It envisages increased to 50 percent, whereas, Jammu political equality for men and women but no and Kashmir still continues with its old 33 concrete step was taken by the government percent reservation scheme. This has before The committee on the Status resulted in inadequate representation of of women in India (1974) observed that the women in the society. An important factor rights guaranteed by the Constitution have for partial failure of the scheme is the helped to build an illusion of equality and absence of direct election for positions of power which is frequently used as an office bearers in Block Development argument to resist protective and Councils. Direct election would have proved accelerative measures to enable women to more fruitful and beneficial achieve their just and equal position in the 3.0 Review of Literature society. It was only in 1994 that the government of India acknowledging the For sustainable economic and social recommendations of the committee for the development to take place in any country, it status of women report (1974), noting the is necessary that people participate in the low participation of women in politics, political process. Panchayati Raj is not a eyeing the effective implementation of new phenomenon in India. Its illustration in developmental and poverty alleviation history goes back to more than 1000 years. schemes from the grassroots level and also The British almost destroyed these ancient drawing inspiration from the experience of republics, as well as the involvement of Karnataka (which provided reservation for women in politics. From 2 October 1959 women in the three tier Panchayati Raj when the first Panchayati Raj Institution system in 1983) brought 73rd Constitutional (PRI) was inaugurated in 24 April, 1993 Amendment act in the year 1999 introducing P a g e 1620
6 not less than 33 per cent (2) Block (Taluk) Panchayat for every reservation for women in the Panchayati block. Raj institutions in rural areas. Undoubtedly it is a landmark legislative step in the (3) Jila Panchayatfor every District. direction of empowerment of women. With With the 73rd Amendment the reservation the passing of 73rd and 74th Constitutional system has been put into practice. It Amendment Indian federal system has provides for one third of total Constituencies become a three tier federal structure: the to be reserved for women. Because of the union government at the apex and local selfgovernments adoption of the policy of rotation, reserved Nagar Nigam (urban) and constituency differ each election implies that Panchayats (rural) at the lowest strata with a constituency which is a reserve the States crucially placed at the middle. It constituency this year may very well be a is acknowledged that the local selfgovernment general constituency in the next term. The is an effective method of elected representatives continue to hold governing as well as designing and office for a period of five years. implementing the developmental schemes at With the introduction of reservation or quota the grassroots level. We are here concerned system in the Panchayati Raj Institutions a with local self-government in the rural areas great beginning has been made in the popularly known as Panchayati Raj direction of legislative empowerment of Institutions and these effectively come under women and it is hoped that along with the control of state governments. In the women s empowerment through collective rural areas to a three tier structure has been voicing and participation in the development adopted stream, it should go a long way in the real (1) Gram Panchayat consisting of a village empowerment of women. But the critical or a group of villages having a population of question is as to how far this step has been not less than 5000 and not more than 7000 really effective in involving women in the or the geographical distance of an area decision making process and raising the within a radius of five kilometers from the issues related with women community and centre. getting them integrated with the mainstream of decision making? Has it really worked in P a g e 1621
7 solving the basic issues and magazines, newspapers and concerned problems faced by women in the society? websites. 4.0 Objective of study To study the participation of women in the Panchayati Raj Institution is one of the major factors that have contributed to the low status of women in the rural areas. To study the participation of women has been successful in integrating the issues concerned with the women community in the mainstream of decision making. To identify the causes and obstacles those infringe the participation of women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions. To identify the legislative measures and developmental measures in raising the status of women. To examine the participation of women in the political system. 5.0 Research methodology This study is descriptive in nature. We have use secondary data for the purpose of this project. The main sources of secondary data are annual general reports, journals, In a country like India, where social orientation is based on class, caste and gender, the picture of deprivation and inequality is appalling. The women are not considered as a social group. They are either included with men or totally ignored. In post-independent India, the Sarada Act provided an impetus to the battle for the rights of Women. The passing of the Hindu Code Bill, 1955 and the provision of equal rights for women in the Constitution of India improved the status of the women. In June 1954, the first post-war all-india organization of Women, the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) was formed in view of impending socio-political issues. Later, the 73rd constitutional Amendment Act (1992) created space for women in political participation and decision-making at the grass root level by providing that 1/3rd of the seats would be reserved for women all over the country. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1992 says- It provides reservations for women in PRIs set up in two ways; for the office of the members and for that of the chairpersons. As per the clause (2) and (3) of article 243(d), not less than one third of P a g e 1622
8 the seats meant for direct election 6.1 Participation in the Gram Sabha of members at each tier of the Panchayats Participation has been taken as a vital index are to be reserved for the women. for the women members to assess their 6.0 Women participation in Panchayati empowerment in Panchayati Raj Raj System Institutions. According to the 73rd Amendment (Part IX), a Gram Sabha may According to the Ministry of Panchayati exercise powers and perform functions at the Raj s mid-term appraisal of the State of the village level as provided by laws enacted by Panchayats , No less than 10 lakh its state legislature. A large proportion of women are in our Panchayati Raj female is organizing and attending the gram institutions, comprising 37 percent of all sabha meetings. A study conducted during those elected and rising to as high as 54 per by Ministry of Panchayati Raj cent in Bihar, which has 50 percent showed that a sizeable 93 percent of male reservation for women. Increased political Pradhans reported performing their primary accountability to women comes out only role of organizing and attending the Gram from increasing their numbers amongst Sabha meetings. However, smaller in decision-makers, although this is necessary numbers than male Pradhans, a significantly and important. It must also be linked to large proportion of female Pradhans (86 improved democratic governance overall, percent) also reported executing this understood as inclusive, responsive and important role of being a local Panchayati accountable management of public affairs. Raj functionary. The benchmark generally selected for evaluating women's participation in politics 6.2 Encouraging Community is their representation in term of numbers or Participation in Gram Sabha percentages. This does not facilitate Elected representatives are expected to adequate understanding, because create an enabling environment for the local representation does not, in itself, constitute community, and especially women, to evidence of participation. Thus, several participate in Gram Sabha meetings, raise indicators have been identified for questions, interact and present their determining the status and quality of women opinions. In a study, conducted by the participation in the local political process. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, showed the P a g e 1623
9 attendance in Gram Sabha Among the elected women representatives, meetings, which is an important indicator of nearly 32 percent reported regular the quality of women representatives' interaction with the police, in comparison to participation. The study showed a low 45 percent of the men (study conducted by participation of women citizens in Gram Ministry of Panchayati Raj). Sabha meetings, suggesting low levels of 6.4 Participation in Community mobilization by elected women Mobilization representatives. About 63 percent of elected representatives themselves indicated that Effective participation is not adequately less than 25 percent of women participate in reflected in statistics on meeting attendance, the Gram Sabha meetings. This participation but may also be tested by evaluating the was particularly low in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, elected representatives in terms of their Madhya Pradesh and Goa, but high in articulation, openness to discussions, Kerala, West Bengal, Karnataka, Assam and adopting issues and generally solving Tripura. The latter category of states has problems of the community. They are more higher levels of political mobilization. effective when they succeed in mobilizing the community about various developmental 6.3 Interaction with Government Officials issues and thus, create awareness among the According to the statistics and data people. A study on the all-india level on (Ministry of Panchayati Raj) the womenfolk community mobilization on health-related participate in the gram sabha meetings; issues showed that the total of 43 percent of however, there persists hesitation when it women representatives and about 47 percent comes to interaction with the officials about of men reported taking part in health-related their problems or developmental works. campaigns. Sometimes gender disparity becomes a hindrance towards putting forward their 7.0 Challenges Involved view point. The all-india figure shows that There is non-cooperation of the male more than half the total Pradhans maintained members that they primarily face on the good relations with the local police. By basis of gender discrimination. Often, the contrast, only 31 percent of Ward Members men of the village do not accord them the reported interaction with the local police. respect and regard that is their due. Officials P a g e 1624
10 take advantage of their informed about politics: their rights, the inexperience and poor education. Effective nature of Indian democracy, policies and devolution is so uneven and inadequate that programmes for women and the oftentimes, even the most able women are underprivileged and voting rights. Women s crippled for want of the rightful allocation of centre and other organizations can serve as functions, finances and functionaries catalysts to mobilize women and help solve without which effective Panchayati Raj is political dilemmas. rendered impossible. Elected women There are several challenges still that the members are sometimes used as dolls behind women are facing in the local governance their husbands or men in the family. In system. Rural women were particularly many parts of India, especially in northern vulnerable as a group because of strong states the husband performs the duties of the traditional values maintained in rural areas, women pradhans and gram sabha members patriarchal families, lack of women's in lieu of the women themselves. education and access to information, poor 8.0 Conclusion exposure to the "outside" world and lack of power. A combination of constitutional The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act in provisions, government policies, social India focused on political structures and action and self awareness among rural processes of rural India and vulnerable women will eventually result in Indian populations. Earlier, participation of women women becoming part of the mainstream in Panchayati Raj Institutions was political power sharing and decisionmaking. questioned in terms of the substance and effectiveness of representation. Local committees insufficiently represented References: women. Women were rarely heads of Polanki, P., India has most elected Panchayats and needed the lower positions women representatives. Hindustan to advance within the system. Thus, the act Times, March 24 has been passed to assure women's Sharma, K, Reservation works. representation in Indian Panchayati Raj The Hindu, September 26. System. However, women members of Panchayats needed to be educated and P a g e 1625
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