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Onwards and upwards: women of Tamil Nadu claim their space in local administration

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 mandates at least 33% (one-third) reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across India, including for positions of chairpersons. The HinduC. Palanivel Rajan takes a deep dive to examine whether women have moved from being seen as proxies or rubber-stamp heads to achieving true empowerment. Hearteningly, hewe find that many women leaders have indeed wrested agency and truereal power.

8 Mar 2026 1:42 pm