Empowering Women through Panchayati Raj Institution: a Study on Women Representatives in SPSR Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh

Author(s)	P. Sreedhar, Dr. P. Prameela Margaret, Dr. P. Mohan Rao
Country	India
Abstract	The term 'empowerment' is essentially an enabling process to make people capable of taking decisions concerning their development and for changing their lives for better. The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRls), through 73rd Constitutional Amendment, have been designed to empower the people at three appropriate levels. The Amendment provided institutional mechanism and was meant to rekindle the flame of self-governance. The most important aspect of the widening democratic decentralisation has been the reservation of seats, for the women and Dalits. Studies show that by extending reservation to women, PRls have certainly led to the increased participation of women in panchayats as voters, candidates, as elected members of PRIs taking part indecision making, planning, implementation, and evaluation. However, certain constraints which stem from traditional village institutions and familial and socio-cultural forces still remain. In this context, the article attempts to study the emerging patterns of women leadership and empowerment.
Keywords	Panchayati Raj Institution, Women Representatives and Empowerment
Field	Sociology > Politics
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-10-17

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