NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science Civic Chapter 4
Poltical Science Class 10 Civic
Gender, Religion and Caste Chapter 4
Important NCERT Questions Based on new NCERT Books for Session 2022-2023
Questions No: 5
What is the status of women’s representation in India’s legislative bodies?
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When it comes to representation of women in legislative bodies, India is among the bottom group of nations in the world. Women’s representation has always been less than 10% in Lok Sabha and 5% in the State Assemblies.
On the other hand, the situation is different in the case of local government bodies. As one-third of seats in local government bodies (panchayats and municipalities) is reserved for women, there are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies.
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The status of women’s representation in India’s legislative bodies is very less bs
Mentioned below:-
(i) Women today do not hold even 10 per cent of total strength in Lok Sabha.
(ii) Their share in the State Assemblies is less than 5 per cent.
(iii) The move to make 33 per cent reservation for women all the legislatures of India has not yet succeeded.
(iv) Regarding women’s representation is India is among the bottom group of nations in the world ln Nordic countries women’s ,up. representation in national parliament is 40 per cent followed by Americans (20.2%),Europe (l9.6%),whereas in India, it is 8.3%
(v) Cabinets are also male dominated even when a woman becomes a Chief Minister or the Prime Minister.
(vi) Thus the proportion of women in legislative bodies has been very low. Women’s organisations and activists have been demanding reservation of at Least one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women. A bill with this proposal has been pending before the parliament for more than a decade but due to lack of consensus among the political parties, it has not been passed.
1. Lok Sabha (House of the People):
– Women’s Representation: Around 14% (78 out of 543 seats) of the Lok Sabha seats were held by women after the 2019 general elections.
2. Rajya Sabha (Council of States):
– Women Members: Approximately 11% (around 27 out of 245 members) of the Rajya Sabha consisted of women members as of 2022.
Efforts to increase women’s representation in legislative bodies continue, yet the percentage of women remains relatively low in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha compared to their male counterparts.