IGNOU MWGP-01 Project – A Study to Assess the Social Status and Women Empowerment Under Panchayati Raj in Haryana

Today, in most of the developing countries, more and more emphasis is laid on the need for the development of women and their active participation in the main stream of development process. It is widely recognized that Women in India had been kept in dark in the name of custom, tradition and religious faith. The prospects for development had been given the opportunity. Education was alien to her. Involvement in social and political activities was totally banned. This alienation and suppression of the weaker sex promoted the union government of India to try to provide 33 percent reservation for women; through they comprise nearly 50 percent of the population.

Objectives

• The following objectives are formulated for the proposed study:
• To study the social status and women empowerment under panchayati raj in Haryana.
• To study the factors that contributes to the participation of women members in the panchayats.
• To study the role of women members in the development of gram panchayats.
• To study the overall benefits women have received through the Panchayati Raj platform.
• To identify the problems of elected women members of gram panchayats in performing their statutory roles

Topic Covered

• Introduction
• Overview of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Acts
• Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj System
• Data Analysis and Interpretations
• Conclusions and Suggestions
• Bibliography
• Annexure