New Delhi, Mar 15 :There has been an increase in representation of women in the panchayati raj system in the past 10 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
The percentage of women representatives at gram panchayat level in 2010 was 38.40 as compared to 31.37 per cent in 2000, Rural Development minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said in a written reply to a question.
Giving more figures, he said their representation in panchayat samiti level rose from a mere 20.71 per cent in 2000 to 37.19 per cent in 2010 while in the zilla parishad level, it stood at 35.80 percent.
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