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Explain how the participation of women impacted the functioning of rural local bodies in India.

  • UPSC 2014
  • 15 marks
  • Grassroots Democracy

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Article 243D set a floor of one-third of seats and chairperson posts for women; states have lifted the share to about 46% — some 14.5 lakh women. Anne Phillips's politics of presence predicts the result: admit the excluded and the room discusses different things. The impact shows in what panchayats spend on, how they deliberate,…

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  • What the panchayat spends on
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