The State government has announced reservation for post of president in each gram panchayat.

Accordingly, 55 per cent of posts are reserved for women in the district. Last year, 32 per cent posts were reserved for women.

There are 98 gram panchayats in the district, of which, the posts of president in 53 Gram Panchayats are reserved for women.

This includes SC/ST, general and woman category.

According to the documents, the post of president is reserved for women in 12 gram panchayats in Madikeri taluk, 22 gram panchayats in Somwarpet and 19 gram panchayats in Virajpet taluk.

The post of president is reserved for SC candidates in 10 gram panchayats, of which, six are women. This includes one in Madikeri taluk, three in Somwarpet taluk and two in Virajpet taluk.

The post of president is reserved for Scheduled Tribe in seven gram panchayats, of which, five are for women.

The post is reserved for Backward class A, B category in 30 gram panchayats, of which, 16 are reserved for women. Under general category, as many as 26 posts have been reserved for women.

This includes six in Madikeri taluk, 11 in Somwarpet taluk and nine in Virajpet taluk. Meetings of the taluk elected representatives will be convened on September 24, 25 and 26 to decide on the reservation.

The meeting will be held at Mahila Samaja near old taluk office in Virajpet on September 24 at 10.30 am, at Okkaligara Kalyana Mantapa in Somwarpet on September 25 at 10.30 am and at Old Fort hall in Madikeri on September 26 at 10.30 am.

The elected representatives of the gram panchayat should attend the meeting.

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