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Knowledge Level and Constraints Faced by the Elected Women Representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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  • Reddy, Naru. Masthan
  • Jahanara, Jahanara

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The study was conducted in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh to study the women empowerment through Panchayat raj institutions. A total number of 120 respondents were selected purposively from 5 blocks of the district. The data was recorded by personal interview method by using a pre-structured interview schedule. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are having the knowledge about their tenure, age of contesting in elections and how they are getting financial resources to their gram panchayat. Mostly 45.83% of the respondents are having the medium level of knowledge about GramPanchayat, 27.5% of the respondents are having low level of knowledge and 26.67% of the respondents are having high level of knowledge. And majority (80.83%) of the respondents are facing constraints lack of communication skills, 64.17% of the respondents are lack of self confidence, 53.33% of the respondents are lack of sufficient educational knowledge.

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  • Reddy, Naru. Masthan & Jahanara, Jahanara, 2022. "Knowledge Level and Constraints Faced by the Elected Women Representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions in Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India," Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, vol. 40(9), pages 1-7.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ajaees:367078
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