Issues and Challenges of Caste Gender Inequality in Representative Democracy: The Case of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Despite the long journey, India, 73rd Constitution Amendment Act was enacted in 1992, which came into force in1993 in whole Indian states to promote rural governance and rural development with the help of community participation, and the 11th schedule was incorporated in Indian Constitution which provides 29 subjects. This act provides autonomous power to enact welfare policy in favour of all communities within their jurisdiction subjects. This act provides good governance through people participation and people are directly involved in the decision-making process of rural government with the help of most disadvantaged communities such as women and Scheduled Caste. Because the Scheduled Caste and women are among the most disadvantaged communities in India regarding their education and access to commons and they are denied even their basic rights also.