Question

In India seats are reserved for women in ___________.
a. Lok Sabha
b. State legislative assembly
c. Cabinets
d. Panchayati Raj institutions

Answer 1

Hint: The position of women in Indian politics is becoming stronger day by day, with strong female political figures in our country. To increase the participation of girls within the parliament, the Women's Reservation Bill was introduced within the upper and lower house, but remains pending in Lok Sabha.

Complete step by step answer: In India, seats are reserved for women in Panchayat Raj bodies which are local self-governing bodies. According to the 73rd amendment act, 1/3rd seats are reserved for women apart from the total number of seats. The constitutional amendment stated that a random one third of village council leader, or Sarpanch, positions in the gram panchayat should be reserved for women.Reservation introduced by 73rd and 74th amendment was rotational in nature i.e. for a certain period of time, certain Panchayat /Municipality was reserved for women on rotational basis.Today, 14 states have 50%-58% representation of women in Panchayat Raj Institutions. Jharkhand leads the way with 58%, closely followed by Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Women’s political empowerment is premised on three fundamental principles that are described as the equality between women and men, women’s right to a full development of their potential, women’s right to self representation and self-determination.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Note: India ranked at 148th position in ‘women in parliament’ category, and at 88th position in ‘women at ministerial position’ category. Our Parliament currently has 11.8% women representation, and state assemblies have only 9%.