Lok Sabha Question No. 3213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Participation of Women in PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3213

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN PRIS

## † 3213. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  States  which  have  implemented  reservation  of  fifty  percent  seats  in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for women in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has any data regarding the number of women Sarpanches/Members/Functionaries  in  PRIs  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UTwise; and
- (c) the details of the eligibility criteria prescribed for the candidates for contesting elections to PRIs in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

- (a) As per the information available with the Ministry 16 States namely, Assam, Andhra Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Kerala,  Karnataka,  Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttrakhand and West Bengal have made 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
- (b) There  are  13.42  lakhs  Elected  Women  Representatives  (EWRs)  in  PRIs  which constitute  46%  of  total  Elected  Representatives  (ERs).  The  State-wise  details  are  given  in Annexure-I .
- (c) As  per  Article  243  K  of  the  Constitution,  State  Legislatures  make  provision  with respect  to  matters  relating  to  election  to  Panchayats.  The  eligibility  criteria  for  contesting elections vary from State to State.

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Annexure-I

## State wise break up of number of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3213 to be answered on 17.12.2015

| S L No.   | States              |     ERS |    EWRs |   EWRS(%) |
|-----------|---------------------|---------|---------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |  156049 |   78025 |     50    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |    9356 |    3094 |     33.07 |
| 3         | Assam               |   26844 |   13422 |     50    |
| 4         | Bihar               |  136325 |   70400 |     51.64 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |  158776 |   87549 |     55.14 |
| 6         | Gujarat             |  132726 |   43670 |     32.9  |
| 7         | Haryana             |   68152 |   24876 |     36.5  |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    |   27832 |   13947 |     50.11 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir      |   38282 |   11169 |     29.18 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           |   51327 |   30373 |     59.18 |
| 11        | Karnataka           |   95307 |   50892 |     53.4  |
| 12        | Kerala              |   19089 |    9897 |     51.85 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      |  396819 |  198409 |     50    |
| 14        | Maharashtra         |  203203 |  101466 |     49.93 |
| 15        | Manipur             |    1784 |     868 |     48.65 |
| 16        | Odisha              |  100791 |   49697 |     49.31 |
| 17        | Punjab              |   97555 |   29392 |     30.13 |
| 18        | Rajasthan           |  121008 |   70531 |     58.29 |
| 19        | Sikkim              |    1099 |     549 |     49.95 |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu          |  119399 |   39975 |     33.48 |
| 21        | Tripura             |   10939 |    3930 |     35.93 |
| 22        | Telangana           |  103468 |   46702 |     45.14 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh       |  718667 |  297235 |     41.36 |
| 24        | Uttarakhand         |   61451 |   35537 |     57.83 |
| 25        | West Bengal         |   59296 |   29579 |     49.88 |
| 26        | Goa                 |    1559 |     514 |     32.97 |
| 27        | Dadar Nagar Haveili |     136 |      47 |     34.56 |
| 28        | Daman &Diu          |      97 |      28 |     28.87 |
|           | Total               | 2917336 | 1341773 |     46    |

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