New Delhi, Dec 18: Women form 46 per cent of the total 13.41 lakh elected representatives (ERs) in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country, Lok Sabha has been informed.
Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Nihal Chand shared the information while responding to question on states which have implemented reservation of 50 per cent seats in PRIs for women.
Chand informed that there are a total of 29,17,336 ERs in the country, while the number of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) in PRIs across 28 states/Union Territories is 13,41,773, that is, 46 per cent.
Out of the total states/UTs, 16 including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal have reserved half the seats in PRIs to women, the minister added.
