Puducherry, Oct 24(UNI) Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday said that the union territory is in for an amazing change after the local body elections next year where women will be in the leadership.
In a WhatsApp post, the LG said there are five municipalities, ten commune panchayats, 98 villages and more than 800 wards in Puducherry and one-third of the seats reserved for women. Hundreds of women will be in the vanguard of local self-governance, she said adding that they will be in the leadership to handle water, de-silting, sanitation, primary schools, skills development etc funding to the rural Zilla Parishad and gram panchayats.