Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Participation of Women in Workforce
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.721

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN WORKFORCE

## 721.    SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  women  in  Executive,  Indian  Administrative  Service,  Indian Police Service and Panchayati Raj institutions in the country is far less as compared to men;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  women  serving  under  the  said services, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Gujarat; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase participation of women in politics and other spheres, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): The State/UT- wise number of women serving in Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and Indian Police Services (IPS) as received from Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are at Annexure.

'Panchayat' being 'Local Government', is a State subject and part of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. In terms of Part-IX of the Constitution of India, all Panchayat related matters fall under the jurisdiction of States, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. Details relating to number of women serving under various services in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are not maintained centrally.

(c):      The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  increase  participation  of  women  in  politics and other spheres including in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Article 243D of the Constitution of India provides for participation of women in PRIs by mandating not less than one-third reservation for women out of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election and the number of offices of chairpersons  of  Panchayats.   Furthermore,  as  per  the  information  shared  by  the  Ministry  of Panchayati  Raj,  21  States  namely  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Odisha,  Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim,  Tamil Nadu,  Telangana,  Tripura,  Uttarakhand  and  West Bengal have made provisions of 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions through their respective State Panchayati Raj Acts.

In  addition,  the  Government  of  India  has  initiated  various  legislative  and  schematic interventions  for  increasing  participation  of  women  in  politics  and  other  spheres  through  their social  and  economic  empowerment.  The  legislative  interventions  include  amendment  to  the Maternity Benefit Act for enhancing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, the Equal Remuneration  Act  subsumed  in  Code  on  Wages,  the  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013  etc.  The  schematic  interventions include Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  MUDRA  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan Yojana  (PMRPY),  Stand  Up  India,  One  Stop  Centres,  Women  Helpline,  Working  Women's Hostels, Facilities for Crèches etc.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.721  FOR  22.07.2021  ASKED  BY SHRI  DEVJI  M. PATEL;   SHRI  NARANBHAI  KACHHADIYA  AND  SHRI  PARBATBHAI  SAVABHAI PATEL REGARDING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN WORKFORCE

## Details of Women in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS)

| State                                                     |   No. of Female IAS Officers |   No. of Female IPS Officers |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| AGUMT - Arunachal Pradesh,Goa,Mizoram and Union Territory |                           85 |                           39 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                            |                           43 |                           14 |
| Assam - Meghalaya                                         |                           37 |                           23 |
| Bihar                                                     |                           32 |                           20 |
| Chhattisgarh                                              |                           31 |                            8 |
| Gujarat                                                   |                           45 |                           18 |
| Haryana                                                   |                           33 |                           20 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                          |                           19 |                           16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                           |                            7 |                            5 |
| Jharkhand                                                 |                           22 |                           13 |
| Karnataka                                                 |                           69 |                           24 |
| Kerala                                                    |                           42 |                           11 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                            |                           69 |                           27 |
| Maharashtra                                               |                           58 |                           25 |
| Manipur                                                   |                           17 |                            6 |
| Nagaland                                                  |                            6 |                           10 |
| Odisha                                                    |                           32 |                           19 |
| Punjab                                                    |                           40 |                           19 |
| Rajasthan                                                 |                           53 |                           27 |
| Sikkim                                                    |                            5 |                            3 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                |                           76 |                           44 |
| Telangana                                                 |                           51 |                           22 |
| Tripura                                                   |                            8 |                            8 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                             |                          102 |                           44 |
| Uttarakhand                                               |                           16 |                           15 |
| West Bengal                                               |                           76 |                           31 |

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