Now, women will have 50% share in the panchayat elections in Haryana. A new chapter was written in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Friday as a proposal to amend the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act was brought to the Assembly, which was passed by the members.
Seats will be reserved for women and men on the basis of even-odd numbers. On passing this bill, Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala congratulated the women of the state and said that this Bill will infuse confidence and empower women in the state. Chautala said that this rule will be applicable in future elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions such as zilla parishad, gram and block panchayat samiti. He informed that each village would be given codes based on even-odd numbers.
For the first time, sarpanch will be a woman in even-numbered villages and next time, woman sarpanch will be elected in odd number village. In this manner, in five out of ten years, every village of Haryana will have a woman sarpanch. This rule will also be applicable on reserved posts and also, posts will be reserved on the basis of even-odd numbers. Not only this, the same process will be maintained in respect of Panches of Gram Panchayat and 50% of posts of Panches will be for women. The odd-even formula will also be adopted for the posts of District Council and Block Committee members and chairman.
