Archive · 4 Jul 2025
Gujarat Forms 56 All-Women Gram Panchayats
In Gujarat, some villages have special councils called Mahila Samras Gram Panchayats.
This means all the leaders in the village are women, and they were chosen without a regular election.
Instead, the villagers agreed on who they wanted.
There are 56 of these villages, with Mehsana having the most.
This is part of a plan where villages choose leaders by agreeing, making sure everyone gets a say.
It's like choosing class representatives without voting, where everyone works together to pick the best people for the job!
56 Mahila Samras Gram Panchayats have been formed in Gujarat.
These panchayats have all-women ward members and sarpanch.
Mehsana district has the highest number of such panchayats (9).
The Samras Gram Panchayat scheme encourages consensus-based elections.
This scheme allows villagers to elect members without traditional polling.
- Who
- 56 Gram Panchayats, Gujarat government.
- What
- Formation of 56 Mahila Samras Gram Panchayats.
- When
- The announcement was made on Thursday.
- Where
- Gujarat, India.
- Why
- To encourage consensus-based elections and women leadership.
- Total Mahila Samras GPs
- 56
- Total Gram Panchayats in Elections
- Over 4,500
- Total Samras GPs
- 761
- Mehsana GPs
- 9
- Patan GPs
- 7