Poltical Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Leaders in Local Bodies
Empowerment, Community development programmes, Panchayati Raj, Sarpanch, Grampanchayaths, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,Population.
The rural leadership was given a constitutional and legal recognition in the framework of Panchayati Raj. It has carved out a share of political power for the weaker section.This received further momentum and consolidation through 73rdAmendment Act in 1992,which accorded a Constitutional status to Panchayati Raj, elaborating the composition Constitution and duration powers and responsibilities elections and auditing of the panchyats at the village, intermediate and district level.(Asha Koushik,1998) The most significant part of 73 amendment deals with reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population at each level and not less than one third of membership and office of chairperson to women. Legislations were followed by elections to the 2.25 lakhs of Grampanchyats in the country, which saw emergence of new breed of leaders, who included weaker sections and women, endowed with zeal and enthusiasm
Andhra Pradesh has introduced reservations to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population and direct election to the post of the Sarpanch even before the 73rd Amendment. Direct election to the post of Sarpanch was first held in 1981 and subsequently in the years 1988, 1995 and 2001. Out of 21914 Grampanchayaths, 1332 are major Panchayats. In the 2001 elections, 3226 Grampanchayatis elected their leader unanimously and more than 18000 Grampanchayats went to polls with about 3.82 crores of voters.
"Poltical Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Leaders in Local Bodies", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no.14-22, April-2019, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD1904003.pdf
Volume 4
Issue 4,
April-2019
Pages : 14-22
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