Awareness of provisions of 73^rd amendment act among women representatives of PRIs: An empirical study of district Sirsa (Haryana)

Panchayati Raj Institutions have been in existence in India for a long time. After independence in order to develop the rural areas a number of attempts were made to institutionalize local bodies. A number of commissions and committees were appointed to suggest methods to revitalize panchayati raj institutions. But in spite of these efforts the pantheist could not acquire the status and dignity of viable responsive people's bodies due to a variety of reasons including the absence of regular elections, prolonged super session, inadequate representation of weaker sections, insufficient devolution of powers, lack of financial resources and above all lack of political will