‘Balika Panchayat’: A Concept that will flourish

• 21 Jul 2021

• Inspired by the TV series, Balika Vadhu, the Kunariya village of Kutch district in Gujarat has come out with a unique idea of holding Balika Panchayat. The first-ever elections of this Balika Panchayat were successfully held recently.
• This Panchayat will be run by the girls and for the girls.
• The main aim of this initiative is to develop leadership qualities in the girls for future Panchayat polls.
• Young females aged between 10 to 21 years contested elections for this unique Panchayat which will take up issues pertaining to adolescent girls and women in the village.
• The Sarpanch of this progressive village also encouraged this and assured separate sitting arrangements for these girls and they will be given to use the budget of gender sensitivity.