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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : (463) Last page : (470)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8539

Role Perception of Women Members of Gram Panchayat

Chaithra V.K.^1* and Annapurna Kalal^2
1Ph.D. Scholar, ²Professor and Head (ECM), 
Department of Extension and Communication Management College of Community Science
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: chaithravk123@gmail.com
Received: 13.12.2020 | Revised: 15.01.2021 | Accepted: 22.01.2021 

 ABSTRACT

Gram Panchayat is the grass root level organization playing very important role in Panchayat Raj administration. In India the idea of Panchayat Raj is based on community participation and collective decision-making at the local level or in other words self-governance. Gram Panchayats play a vital role in the achievement of the plannedtargets in rural areas with the participation of the government officials, elected representatives and rural people. The success of any Gram Panchayat largely depends upon how well the elected members perceive their roles within the framework of Panchayat Raj constitution. It is necessary for the member of the Gram Panchayat to have understanding of their roles and its effective implementation for the development of village. The functioning of the Gram Panchayat has direct impact on the everyday life of millions of rural people. Hence, the role of Gram Panchayat is crucial for overall inclusive development as well as for deepening democracy through participatory governance. The study was conducted during 2019-20 in Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts of Karnataka state. A total of 150 women members of Gram Panchayat were randomly selected from both the districts (75 from each district). The results revealed that more than three fourth (76.00 %) of the Dharwad district members belonged to good role perception category and 24.00 per cent had medium role perception. In case of Uttara Kannada district, all the respondents (100.00 %) were in good role perception category. The mean score of role perception of women members of Uttara Kannada Gram Panchayat was found to be high (96.57) while in women members of Dharwad Gram Panchayat it was 85.68. Here,‘t’ value showed significant difference in role perception of women members of Dharwad and women members.

Key words: Perception, Role, Members, Gram Panchayat, Women.

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Cite this article: Chaithra, V. K., & Kalal, A. (2021). Role Perception of Women Members of Gram Panchayat, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(1), 463-470. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8539