Question

What %of seats are reserved for women in the panchayat? Do we also need to reserve some seats for women in parliamnet and assemblies?

Answer 1

India probably became the first country to reserve 50% seats for women at local self-government (LSG) level after the Union cabinet approved a proposal for a constitutional amendment bill for increasing quota for women in panchayats at all tiers. This means that about 14 lakh women will occupy 2,52,000 panchayat seats in future.