PARTICIPATION AND RESERVATION OF WOMEN IN PANCHAYATI RAJ: A CASE STUDY OF “REASI DISTRICT” BR A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION Supervisor Investigator Dr. Rajinder kour Jitender Kour Sr. Lecturer GOVT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CANAL ROAD JAMMU. Jammu — 180006 (2008-09)SUMMARY pervisor Investigator | der Kour Jitender Kour furer Education | PARTICIPATION AND RESERVATION OF WOMEN IN PANCHAYAT RAJ : A CASE STUDY OF “REASI DISTRICT” of JK& State The present state of Jammu and Kashmir was founded by the British the ruins of the Sikh empire after first Anglo Sikh war, fought death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The British imposed an | of one rupees on the Sikh rulers which the later refused to pstead, offered the territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh pa part of Sikh domain, to the Britishers. The British rulers he indemnity from Raja Gulab Singh assumed the ruler ship, ju, Kashmir and Ladakh became 4 single political entity only after inritsar Treated’ signed by Raja Gulab Singh with the British mt on March 16, 1846. It was not after long that theit of Dogra ruler was reduced, and he was subjected to the remacy. In less than four decades after Gulab Singh, his laharaja partap singh was unceremoniously set aside by the and the Government of the Dogra state was taken over by them integrated in the flanks of the British colonial organization in only in 1921, when Maharaja Partap Singh was again made the state of after independence, the state of Jammu Kashmir intergral part of India on October 26, 1947. J&K is the 6'" largest state (area wise) of India and it forms the north of India. The state of J&K is located between 32.17’ North and latitudes and 73.26’ East and 80.30’ East latitude. It has Tibet - China in North. Tajkistan and Afghanistan In the North — West and in the west. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh touch its southernjectives of the present study know about women — reservation and women — participation in i Raj. know the present position of participation and reservation of in panchayati — Raj in district Reasi. study the ability of elected women in decision making for the tive functioning of panchayats .