Women head 28 GPs in Mangaluru taluk

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, June 9, 2015: The reservation for the posts of presidents and vice-presidents of 55 gram panchayats, in the taluk, for which elections were conducted on May 29, were announced here on  June 8Monday.  Women will head 51 per cent gram panchayats in Mangaluru taluk.

Both the presidents and vice-presidents elected would have  five years in office. Of the total 55 panchayats, women would head 28 gram panchayats (51 per cent).   It included 16 under general category (woman) and 12 under Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Class A and B categories.  The reservations were decided in the presence of elected members of the panchayats of the taluk in the office of the zilla panchayat.

Of the total panchayats, 16 posts of presidents have been reserved for general category.  As the reservations have been announced, hectic parleys would begin among members to make it to the top post.