According to the proposal in Maharashtra panchayat what percentage of seats are to be reserved for w...........

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According to the proposal in Maharashtra panchayat, what percentage of seats are to be reserved for women?

50%

33%

40%

45%

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Explanation:

The Government has approved the proposal for enhancing reservation of women in Panchayats from the present one-third to 50%. Accordingly, a bill for amendment of the Constitution of India had been introduced in the Parliament. As per the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, the Government has approved that reservation for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes shall be on the basis of the percentage of rural population and not total population. An amendment to the pending Bill is proposed to be introduced.