2021 · Q56
Under which Article of the Constitution of India has provision been made for reservation of seats for women in Panchayats?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AArticle 243 B
- BArticle 243 C
- CArticle 243 D
- DArticle 243 E
Explanation
Article 243D provides for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and for women - not less than one-third of seats, including those reserved for SC/ST women - in every panchayat. Articles 243B, 243C and 243E deal respectively with the constitution, composition and duration of panchayats, not with women's reservation.