Panchayati Raj and women empowerment : dependency versus autonomy /

Panchayati Raj and women empowerment : dependency versus autonomy /

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Author / Creator:Tiwari, Nupur, author.
Imprint:New Delhi : New Century Publications, 2016.
Description:xxi, 164 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Panchayat -- India.
Women -- Political activity -- India.
Women in development -- India.
Panchayat.
Women in development.
Women -- Political activity.
India.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11035063
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ISBN:9788177084283
8177084283
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Book
  • About the Author
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations/Acronyms
  • 1. Local Self-governments in India
  • 1.1. Constitutional Provisions Regarding Local Bodies
  • 1.2. Decentralisation Initiative, 1992
  • 1.3. Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992
  • 1.4. Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992
  • 1.5. Women in Local Governance Structures
  • 1.5.1. Proxy Politics
  • 1.5.2. Amendment to Article 243T of the Constitution to Provide for 50 percent Reservation for Women in Urban Local Bodies
  • 2. Constitutional and Legal Provisions Regarding Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)
  • 2.1. Constitutional Provisions Regarding Panchayats
  • 2.2. Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA)
  • 2.3. Areas Not Covered under Part IX
  • 2.4. Role of the States
  • 3. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and its Programmes/Schemes
  • 3.1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)
  • 3.2. Number of Panchayats and Elected Representatives
  • 3.3. Devolution of Powers, Responsibilities and Resources to Panchayats
  • 3.3.1. Activity Mapping of Functions Devolved by States to Panchayats
  • 3.3.2. Schematic Interventions
  • 3.3.3. Panchayat Devolution Index
  • 3.3.4. Delegation of Powers in Centrally-sponsored Schemes to Panchayats
  • 3.4. Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) Programme
  • 3.4.1. Introduction
  • 3.4.2. Management of the Programme at the State Government Level
  • 3.4.3. Special Provisions for States and Districts not covered under Parts IX and IX-A of the Constitution
  • 3.4.4. Fund Flow Mechanism and Tracking of Funds under the BRGF
  • 3.4.5. BRGF Development Grants
  • 3.4.6. BRGF Capacity Building Grants
  • 3.4.7. Constitution of District Planning Fund Committees (DPCs)
  • 3.4.8. Technical Support for DPCs to Prepare District Plans
  • 3.4.9. PlanPlus Software Application
  • 3.4.10. Action Soft
  • 3.5. Capacity Building and Training (CB&T)
  • 3.5.1. Initiatives for Capacity Building
  • 3.5.2. National Capability Building Framework (NCBF)
  • 3.6. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)
  • 3.7. E-Panchayat
  • 3.8. Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996 (PESA)
  • 3.8.1. Scope
  • 3.8.2. Powers of Gram Sabha
  • 3.8.3. Challenges
  • 3.8.4. MoPR Initiatives
  • 3.9. Panchayat Awards
  • 3.9.1. Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar
  • 3.9.2. Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha (RGGS) Award
  • 4. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)
  • 4.1. Objectives
  • 4.2. Modalities
  • 4.3. Activities
  • 4.4. Integration with Swachh Bharat Mission
  • 5. Economic, Social and Political Empowerment of Women
  • 5.1. Economic Empowerment
  • 5.1.1. Vicious Circle of Poverty and Gender Inequality
  • 5.1.2. Gender Discrimination in Wages
  • 5.1.3. Strategies for Economic Empowerment of Women
  • 5.2. Social Empowerment
  • 5.2.1. Women and Health
  • 5.2.2. Women and Education
  • 5.2.3. Women and Media
  • 5.3. Political Empowerment
  • 6. Women Representation in PRIs
  • 6.1. Representation of Marginalized Sections
  • 6.2. Image Building by Women
  • 6.3. Role of Reservation for Women
  • 7. Illusion of Inclusion
  • 7.1. Surrogate Participation
  • 7.2. Panchayats versus Higher Level Governments
  • 7.3. Essentials for Democratic Functioning of PRIs
  • 7.4. Gram Sabha Meetings
  • 7.5. Training for Women
  • 8. Opportunities and Challenges for Women in PRIs
  • 8.1. Opportunities for Women
  • 8.1.1. Self-empowerment
  • 8.1.2. Social Mobilization with Gender Focus
  • 8.1.3. Training Programmes
  • 8.2. PRIs and Traditional Institutions
  • 8.3. Problems/Challenges Faced by Women in Panchayats
  • 8.4. Village Level Planning
  • 9. Women, Micro Finance and Self-help Groups (SHGs)
  • 9.1. Meaning and Role of Micro Finance
  • 9.2. Why Should Micro Finance Focus on Women?
  • 9.3. Self-help Groups (SHGs)
  • 9.3.1. Structure of a SHG
  • 9.3.2. Alternative Models of Micro Finance/SHGs
  • 9.3.3. Benefits of SHGs
  • 9.4. Women Self-help Groups (WSHGs)
  • 9.4.1. Problems and Challenges
  • 9.5. SHG-Bank Linkage Programme
  • 9.5.1. Graduation of Mature SHGs into Micro Enterprises
  • 10. Women in PRIs: Indian Experiences
  • 11. Women in PRIs: A Case Study of Bihar
  • 11.1. Bihar: An Introduction
  • 11.2. Schedules for Interview
  • 11.3. Qualitative Survey
  • 11.4. Rationale for Selecting the Districts for Study
  • 11.5. Findings of the Study
  • 11.5.1. Socio-Demographic and Economic Profile of Elected Women Representatives
  • 11.5.2. Study of Zila Parishad Chairpersons
  • 11.5.3. Mukhiyas: Study of 30 Panchayats
  • 11.5.4. Involvement
  • 11.6. Recommendations
  • 12. Local Governance Experiences of India and Pakistan
  • 12.1. Introduction
  • 12.2. Political Commitment and Sincerity
  • 12.3. Features of Local Governments in Pakistan
  • 12.4. Local Governance in India
  • 12.5. Global Experiences of Local Governments
  • Appendix: National Policy for Empowerment of Women (NPEW)
  • Bibliography/References
  • Index

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