Political Participation and Empowerment of Women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Selected Case Study of Burdwan District of West Bengal
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The present paper attempts to study the concept of democratic decentralization and participation of women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).The state West Bengal has witnessed almost 40 years of long successful achievement in PRIs that is also considered as a Role Model throughout the country. The study will be based on primary evidence collected from Women Pradhans in selected blocks of Burdwan District (as per 2013 elections), West Bengal.As per the population data it is observed that district Burdwan comprises a substantial number of schedule castes and schedule tribes along with general caste population of women. The choice of district Burdwan is governed by the fact that the district happens to be one of the most advanced districts of West Bengal in terms of agriculture. Through participatory observation, selected case studies and structured interview methodology, the present work tries to find out how much is the political participation of women factor is able to materialize a concrete women empowerment model in the grassroots level. Finally based on Leadership Theory of management this paper will examine how this participation helps to grow a kind of leadership among women.
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Rajesh Das and Debarati Dhar
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