*Pathology Dept., Dr. RML Combined Hospital. Lucknow
**Department of Sociology, ERA's Lucknow College of Management and Education, Lucknow
Online published on 19 November, 2011.
The present paper deals with Panchayati Raj Institutions in India and their role in social and political upliftment of women belonging to scheduled castes in Malihabad region of Lucknow District in U.P. The paper discusses at large the political upliftment of S.C. women due to PRIs.