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Women Component Plan at the Village Panchayat Level in Kerala: Does it Live Up to its Promise?

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  • Nisha Velappan Nair

    (Nisha Velappan Nair is post-doctoral fellow in Economics at the School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala-686560, India. E-mail: nishaeconomics@gmail.com)

  • John S. Moolakkattu

    (John S. Moolakkattu is Professor and Director, School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala-686560, India. E-mail: moolakkattu@gmail.com)

Abstract

This article looks at the performance of the Women Component Plan (WCP) introduced at the local level in Kerala to encourage participatory planning by studying the experience of five village panchayats over a 10 year reference period. There has been a marked difference among projects carried out under the WCP and general sector projects and projects meant for Scheduled Castes in expenditure efficiency. The article also looks at the nature of projects implemented, the extent of participation of women members in their design and execution, and the opinion of elected representatives on the usefulness of the WCP.

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  • Nisha Velappan Nair & John S. Moolakkattu, 2014. "Women Component Plan at the Village Panchayat Level in Kerala: Does it Live Up to its Promise?," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 21(2), pages 247-276, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:21:y:2014:i:2:p:247-276
    DOI: 10.1177/0971521514525156
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