alleryOne-third of seats in panchayats and municipalities are reserved for
Ascheduled castes
Bwomen
Cscheduled tribes
Dother backward classes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. women
1. The Panchayati Raj reserves one-third of seats in local bodies for women.
2. More than 10 lakh women are now elected representatives at local levels.
3. This was a major step toward women's political representation.
_Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 3 "Gender Religion and Caste"_
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