Proxy Participation in PRIs
On 26th February 2025, an advisory committee submitted its report, titled “Transforming Women’s Representation and Roles in Panchayati Raj Systems and Institutions: Eliminating Efforts for Proxy Participation” to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- The Supreme Court in Mundona Rural Development Foundation vs. UoI (2023) directed the formation of a committee to look into the proxy involvement in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
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- India has about 2.63 lakh panchayats in all three tiers – Gram Panchayat (at village level), Panchayat Samiti (at block level) and Zila Parishad (at district level) – with 32.29 lakh elected representatives, of which 15.03 ....
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