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Sign in to searchGovernment of India’s Initiative Against the ‘Sarpanch Pati’ System
The Government of India has recently launched a nationwide social media campaign titled “Say No to Proxy Sarpanch” through the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) to eliminate the practice popularly known as the ‘Sarpanch Pati’ system. This practice occurs when the husband or male relative of an elected female village head informally exercises authority and makes decisions on her behalf, while the woman remains only a nominal office holder. The campaign seeks to promote genuine participation of elected women re
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Learn about India's campaign against the 'Sarpanch Pati' system, where male relatives exercise authority over elected female village heads, undermining panchayati raj governance.
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