Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Participation of Women in Rural Politics–With Reference to Dalit Community

Ramesh Maruti Adin, Mohan S. Singhe

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Panchayath Raj Institutions(PRIs) have always been considered as a means of good governance and 73rd Constitutional Amendment effected in the hope that it would lead to better governance and provided political space to the disadvantaged sections of the society like schedule caste, schedule tribes and women. The present study is an effort to know the extent of participation of Dalit women elected representatives in Panchayath and problems faced by them. Purposive sampling technique was adopted, consisting of 60 respondents from Gokak talluk. The finding of the study revealed that Self Help Groups are major inspiration and determinant factor for the membership in PRIs and financial assistance is a necessary ingredient for their self esteem, their independent functioning, and their committed concern, approach to the needs and urges of the people of the area.

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Ramesh Maruti Adin, Mohan S. Singhe Participation of Women in Rural Politics-With Reference to Dalit Community International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.VI June 2014

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