Consider the following statements in the context of Local Governments 1 The reservation of seats app...........

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Consider the following statements in the context of Local Governments.

1. The reservation of seats apply only to ordinary members in Panchayats not to the positions of Chairpersons or ‘Adhyakshas‘

2. The stipulated reservation of the seats for women is restricted to general category of seats not to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 2

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Explanation:

It is important to note that these reservations apply not merely to ordinary members in Panchayats but also to the positions of Chairpersons or ‘Adhyakshas‘ at all the three levels. Further, reservation of the seats for women is not merely in the general category of seats but also within the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward castes. This means that a seat may be reserved simultaneously for a woman candidate and one belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. Thus, a Sarpanch would have to be a Dalit woman or an Adivasi woman.