Volume-VI, Issue-I, July 2019 |
Women’s Representation in Urban Local Bodies: A Study of GHMC Dr. M. Laxman, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Public Administration, Nizam College (Autonomous), O.U, Hyderabad |
Received: 02.07.2019 | Accepted: 18.07.2019 | Published Online: 31.07.2019 | Page No: 124-132 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.06.issue.01W.090 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Local governments are infra-sovereign geographic units found within sovereign nation or quasi-sovereign state. Like other units of government, local government units possess a defined area, a population, an organization and also the authority to undertake and the power to perform public activities. Local representative bodies in towns and cities of India have a long history. After independence municipal administration was completely restructured and overhauled. In 1990s a revival of interest in local government parallels a shift of political ideology of the country in the wake of economic liberalization initiated. Efforts to accord a constitutional status to urban local government started in1989, but was finally legislated through the 74th amendment of the Constitution in 1992. The city of Hyderabad is being recognised as a true cosmopolitan city for being an accommodating city despite the existence of varied cultures. This greatness has resulted in the city hosting number of national and international events. This paper is an attempt to focus the importance of women’s representation urban local governments in general and in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in particular. Keywords: Local Government, Urban Local Bodies, GHMC and Women’s Representation. |