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Union Minister of Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today informed the Lok Sabha that the reservation quota at various levels in the Panchayati Raj System is being implemented. In reply to a written question the Minister said The details are given in Annexure- 1.

Dr. Joshi further informed that the Central Government has moved a proposal for effecting a Constitutional amendment to increase the percentage of reservation of seats for women in PRIs from existing limit of not less than one third to one-half with a view to empowering women and making Panchayats more inclusive institutions. Thus the above amendment will bring uniformity in the matter of reservation in various States. The existing quota of reservation for women in different States is given in Annexure- 2.

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Annexure 2

STATEMENT REGARDING PROVISION OF WOMEN RESERVATION IN THE STATE / UT LEGISLATION

Sl. No.	State/UT	Provision in the State/ UT Legislation.
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act 1994. Provision 1/3^rd of the seats are reserved for women.
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	1/3^rd of total seats are reserved for Women.
3.	Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh Panchayati Raj (Amended) Act. 2008 reservation has been enhanced from 33% to 50 %
4.	Bihar	50% as per the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act 2006
5.	Goa	Goa Panchayati Raj Act 1994
6.	Gujarat	Provision of one third reservation against total number of seats in Gujarat Panchayat Act. 1993 vide Section 9,10 & 11
7.	Haryana	1/3^rd seats of the total seats are reserved for women.
8.	Himachal Pradesh	1/3^rd seats of the total seats are reserved for women.
9	Kerala	33% as per the Kerala Panchayati Raj Act.
10.	Madhya Pradesh	As per amendment in Madhya Pradesh Panchayat & Gram Swaraj Act. 1993 , 50% reservation for women has been made in all three tiers of PRIs.
11.	Maharashtra	As per the reservation policy in Maharashtra State, 1/3^rd of the total number of offices in the Panchayati Raj Institutions are reserved for Women candidates.
12.	Manipur	Section 25 of the Manipur Panchayati Raj Act 1994
13.	Rajasthan	The reservation for women in the State of Rajasthan was 33% which has been increased to 50%.
14.	Sikkim	40% seats are reserved for women. The State Govt. enhanced seat reservation from 33% to 40 % in 2007 only. No proposal to enhance further.
15.	Tripura	1/3^rd seats are reserved for women.
16.	Uttarakhand	Up to 50% as per Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam 1947.
17.	West Bengal	Not less than 1/3^rd of the total number of seats reserved for women.
18.	Chandigarh	1/3^rd as per Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (As applicable in Chandigarh).
19	Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 1994 provides reservation of not less than 1/3^rd of seats in Panchayat for women.
20.	Puducherry	Section 11 (4) of the Pondicherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act 1973. Provided further that one-third of the total number of seats in Panchayats at each level shall be reserved for women.
21	Orissa	-
22	A&N Admn.	1/3^rd reservation for all women.

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