Community radio becomes new tool in fight against 'sarpanch pati' practice

The sarpanch pati’ system ts a practice in which the husband of an elected woman sarpanch wields the actual power

The 'sarpanch pati' system is a practice in which the husband of an elected woman sarpanch wields the actual power.

According to officials, the pilot project for using community radio has been started in three states -- Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra and have received a good response.

-"Jan Jan Tak Jankari", a series of community radio programmes launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, aims at involving the local populace in grassroots governance by providing them with updates on various activities, interventions, and initiatives spearheaded by the govt, an official told news agency.

Five community radio stations have been engaged in different districts of the three states, the ministry official said.