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Haryana Panchayat Bill

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Polity & Governance
  • Published
    28th Aug, 2020
  • The Haryana government is planning to bring a Bill to provide 50:50 reservations in panchayat polls for men and women candidates.
  • Its Aim is to ensure equal opportunities for both sexes.
  • The bill aims to rotate seats between male and female representatives after each term.
  • Men and women will be able to contest panchayat polls under the odd-even formula.
  • This will be implemented for sarpanches and members of village wards block samitis and zila parishads.
  • If a ward or village is headed by a man in one term, it will be represented by a woman in the next term.
  • The bill has the Right to Recall for representatives of panchayat bodies.
  • Under this provision, an elected representative can be removed by voters if he or she fails to perform as per their minimum expectations.

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