Women in panchayati raj institution

It is true that true India lives in the rural village. Its villages are as old as its civilization. The evolution and origin of village panchayat is an old system. Acc. to H.D. Malviya “It (Panchayat) has been so because the village is the unchanging backbone of Indian Life.” The Panchayat is a traditional word referring to the five elders in a village. Who mediated conflict & spoke on behalf of all the Residents of village. In Indian society women traditionally considered as a weaker section. The status of women has been subservient to man subjugated, exploited and oppressed. She has been discriminated form womb to tomb. They have been constantly denied of the right to expresses their views at various levels. After independence it was felt this negligence of women power had been one of the most important cause of India's backwardness. Immediately after framing the Indian constitution, Constitutional safeguard along with the provision of reservation seats in legislative bodies, public office and institution was provided them for their upliftment.