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Comment in 150 words: New Panchayat Raj is an effective instrument for women empowerment.

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  • Grassroots Democracy

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"New" Panchayati Raj is the constitutional system created by the 73rd Amendment (1992), as distinct from the Mehta-era bodies of 1959–92. The claim is best tested by asking what kind of instrument it is: a strong one for bringing women into public life and training them in it, a weaker one for giving them power.

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