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Unit 3 Ch 4 : Gender, Religion and Caste — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 3 Ch 4 : Gender, Religion and Caste5 Marks
Question
Identify the measures to check the low representation.
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Answer

To check the low representation of women in India, the following measures are taken:
  • It should be made mandatory that women should be in fair proportion in elected bodies. This step was taken by the Panchayati Raj has done in India.
  • In panchayats and municipalities, One-third of seats are now reserved for women in local government bodies. It is because of this measure that in rural and urban local bodies, there are 10 lakh elected women representatives.
  • The Women’s organisations and activist demanded seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women. They demanded reservation of at least one-third of seats.
But even though the bill with this proposal was made but it is still pending before the parliament. Political parties have no interest in this proposal and the bill has not been passed.

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