Reserve 30% of seats in local governments and other statutory bodies for women
“30 per cent membership in local governments and other statutory bodies will be reserved for women.”
The verdict
The 73rd Amendment reserved at least one-third of panchayat seats and chairperson posts for women, more than 30%. No matching reservation in other statutory bodies was found, so the wider part of the pledge was not met.
Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9
Evidence timeline
- Other24 Apr 1993· WikipediasupportsPanchayati raj in India ↗
“at least one-third of all seats and chairperson posts must be reserved for women”
- Budget28 Feb 1996· Ministry of FinancesupportsInterim Budget Speech 1996-97 ↗
“The Amendment ensures that women and other weaker sections of the society will necessarily get adequate representation in the Panchayats.”
- Manifesto25 Aug 2004· All India Congress Committee (Wayback copy)contextSalient Points of Previous Manifestos (1991 and 1996 extracts) ↗
“30 per cent membership in local governments and other statutory bodies will be reserved for women.”
More women & children promises from this manifesto
Implement the Indira Mahila Yojana as the focal point for women's development
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Set up an office of Commissioner for Women's Rights to act on atrocities against women
Enforce the ban on indecent representation of women in posters and advertisements
Gol gol baatein detected. Measure karne ke liye kuch nahi mila.
Promise ID inc-ls-1991-011 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON