Panchayati Raj System

Panchayati Raj System(PRS) is very essential to make the country strong and prosperous. It is a system for administration at grassroots level. This system provides democratic decentralization for the administration which means the Government “to the people, by the people and for the people”. It is a traditional form of Government in our country. This traditional system of administration was not got legal identity till 1991. Indian Parliament passed a constitutional amendment for local government in 1992. It is known as 73rd constitutional amendment for PRS. This amendment provides legal identity for the institutions of local government in India. It is a solid and positive step in terms to increase women 's participation in politics because it

The important requirement is that to increase their confidence, promote their ambitions & participation, arrangement for proper training for them and provide them suitable opportunities to make their independent identity. Many female Panchayat representatives have proved by their activity and solid work that they are far ahead of men in giving efficient leadership. But there are some barriers or problems which are facing by women in this contemporary Indian society. This study purely based on secondary data and it is collected from different sources such as books, reports, journals and websites. This paper has made an attempt to understand Panchayati Raj system, analyze the system of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Punjab, assess the role of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions in the state and also suggest some effective measures and points to remove the challenges in this

It, generally understood as administration of a territorial unit smaller than the state, presupposes central government which, in turn, presupposes a fairly large territorial state. This government is specifically for local areas such as villages, tehsils and districts. It can be challenging, but these entities must work together to administrate a particular geographic area. The official framework of this system developed during British rule and had certain well-marked characteristics of its own. In the first place, it had a uniformity of structure and functions. Such variations as existed between the local bodies of the same class in the different provinces were neither many nor very important. Many historians believe that there was a Panchayati Raj system in our country even during the Vedic period. In ancient India, the Panchayat was originally a small administrative unit that found the diagnosis of problems of all the rural people. This system was popular throughout the country even during the British business trip to India. The widespread impact of this simple system made them amazed. Charles Matecoff named this system "Micro Republic". In 1885, Lord Ripon passed the Local Body Act for the purpose of regaining control over the