Nueva Delhi: to stop the practice of participation by power of spouses and other male relatives often known as “Sarpanch Patis”, “Mukhiya Patis” and “Pradhan Patis” instead of women of women chosen in Gram Panchayats, An advisory committee established by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MOPR) has suggested that “sanctions should be applied specimens “for proven cases of proxy leadership.
The Committee has also suggested a solid report mechanism through the aid line and the women’s surveillance committees for confidential complaints about power leadership, with denouncing rewards in verified cases.
The report on “Transformation of the representation of women and roles in the systems and institutions of Panchayati Raj: eliminating efforts for the participation of power” presented to the Secretary of the Ministry has also suggested a detailed roadmap on the way to follow with interventions ranging from the change in behavior through the construction of capacity and the construction of capacity and the construction of the capacity. Medoria and establishment of a monitoring frame from the bases to the top.
The Ministry created the Advisory Committee in September 2023 after the order of July of the Supreme Court on the issue. In addition to the investigation of the available literature and the broad consultations with the State Government, the report is based on interactions of four intensive regional workshops involving 14 states.
Secretary Mopr, Vivek Bharadwaj, told Toi that they are developing an action plan that will be discussed and shared with the states for consultation and execution. “To begin, we will launch a capacities creation program exclusively for women’s representatives next week that will analyze leadership and their challenges from the perspective of women to equip them better to execute their roles,” said Bharadwaj.
On the suggestion of sanctions and punishments in cases of power leadership, he said they are considering establishing a Committee of Secretaries of States that advances to study and decide how legal measures can standardize and execute on the field to create deterrence.
The 1992 Constitutional Law (amendment) demands a third reserve of seats for women in the institutions Panchayati Raj (pris). However, 21 states and 2 UTS have extended this constitutional provision and extended the reserve for women to the extent of 50% in the PRIS. In almost 2.63 Lakh Panchayats, of the 32.29 LAKH of representatives elected approximately 15.03 Lakh (about 47%) are women.
Some of the key political interventions and structural reforms suggested by the Committee include the creation of exclusive gender quotas in some committees of Panchayat subjects and neighborhood level committees in the Kerala lines; Appointment of the female people and the Federation of Leaders Panchayat of the Federation of Women. The report also requires institutionalizing the budgets that respond to gender at Panchayat meetings.
The report also requires taking advantage of technology to combat the problem by adopting interventions such as virtual reality simulation training (VR); Integrating the responses promoted by the consultation with AI to provide legal and government orientation in real time to women elected representatives in vernacular languages.
To intensify monitoring, it is recommended that WhatsApp representatives groups can be created and linked to Panchayats officials and block officials to help solve everyday problems. Also the Panchayat Nirnay portal of MOPR can serve as a platform for citizens to track the participation of Pradhans elected in meetings and decisions for public responsibility and discourage the leadership of power.
The Committee has also recommended the direct tutoring of the Pradhans chosen by the MLA and the MP and the monitoring councils only for women of women at the district and block level, which include experienced women and retired officials.