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The Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women has implemented various initiatives to improve awareness and enhance electoral participation, involving SHGs, PLFs, VPRCs, and CRPs through campaigns, rallies, and awareness programs.
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Presentation on“national award for the BEST GOVT.AGENCY FOR Enhancing ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION” Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Tamil Nadu
Empowerment Of Women • TNCDW established in 1983 • Major Schemes implementing by TNCDW • MahalirThittam • Tamil Nadu Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM) since 2011 – 2012
Summary of the initiatives TNCDW has created awareness on voting as a core democratic right among public by involving • the members of Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) • the Officer bearers of Panchayat Level Federations (PLFs) • the Members of Village Poverty Reduction Committees (VPRCs) • and Community Resource Persons(CRPs) • through their active participation in various awareness programmes, special campaigns, Rallies and celebration of National Voter’s day.
Details of the initiatives Specific objectives. Improving awareness and Enhancing the electoral participation. Direct and indirect participation: • Direct participation through Campaigns, Rallies etc • Indirect participation : By Creating a viable platform to improve the electoral participations through, • Social mobilization & Institutional Building. • Capacity building . • Social Development & inclusion. • Livelihood programmes.
Initiatives • Campaigns • Rallies • Handouts, Posters etc • Sharingthe experience in SHG meetings. • Capacity building programmes at all levels • SHG Literacy programme - Literacy Award • Creating awareness on rights & Entitlements.
SOCIAL CAPITALs Nearly 35,000 Project Ambassadors from the community who carries the information & impart awareness to the community. • 12,524 PLF Book keepers • 5,926 VPRC Book keepers • 12,792 Community SHG Trainers • 2,323 Community Disability Facilitators • 1,131 Community Resource Persons.
Implementation • SHG members and community cadres are using the communication materials provided by the Election Department to spread the awareness in all levels and parts of the community. • 6.08 Lakhs SHGs,12,524 PLFs and 5,926 VPRCs - Discussing about the enhancing the electoral participation in their meetings and passing resolutions to conduct awareness programmes.
Continuation… • Following are the evidence to ensure the platform to create awareness on electoral participation for the socially excluded Groups. • 6,300 Special SHGs - Differently abled , Vulnerable, Tribal and Elders are also covered under the direct interventions of the Mission.(Heterogeneous groups) • Youth are also involved in the campaigns. It helps to enhance the No. of new voters
Continuation… • Participation of SHG members in GramaSabha is improved. • Retrospective Impact Evaluation of the TN Empowerment Poverty Reduction Project (TNEPRP) – May 2014 Study done by World Bank . • 65.48 % of women participation in GramaSabha is higher after the SHGs intervention. • It all ensures the scope to spread the awareness among the people on electoral participation.
MUTRAM Reaching out to SHGs through communication materials • All Government schemes • Mission Activities • Important laws • Success stories of SHGs • Tips on health • Career counseling • Current affairs - National VOTER’S DAY • Case studies Monthly magazine
Political Empowerment Framework Political Awareness Political Engagement Political Participation Political Representation Political POWER In the 2011 , Local body elections – 8,842 Women candidates who were elected out of 39,112 in the state belongs to SHGs.
Collector of Appreciating the SHGs and distributing Certificates
VOTERS Resolution at MudhalLAKurichi Panchayat , Kankyakumari District
Reservation of seats for women - Local body elections,2011 Percentage of elected Women is more than 33% of reservation due to the SHGs intervention
A study on Political Empowerment of Women in tn Through SHGs – 10th sep 2012 • 60% of the respondents have been SHG members for more than 5 years. • 92.55% of the SHG Women elected are contested for the first time – others are 2nd or 3rd time. • Coming to the motivations for contesting elections – SHGs are the top choice in dipstick survey. • Women in SHGs are more confident to take part in the unreserved seats. • Success rate of SHG Women going up 123% from 2006 to 2011. • SHGs are also instrumental in deciding members of the group to contest.
Results • Increased awareness among public on voting • Increased awareness among women on voting • Increased participation in enrolment • Increased voting % in Parliamentary and By-elections. • Increased representation as well as elected members. SHGs is the first interaction of a Women with politics and also her most supportive platform.
Thank you Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women