#Odisha’s new govt led by Naveen Patnaik for a 5th term appointed 2 women in his 20 member Council of Ministers (CoM)- Tukuni Sahu, cabinet minister for Women and child welfare and Mission Shakti and Padmini Dian as Minister of State for handlooms and textiles.
#WomenInCabinets
Women make up 10% of Odisha's new cabinet.
How are women represented in other state governments?
A look at the data:
States with highest number of women ministers:
Uttar Pradesh- 5
West Bengal- 4
Tamil NAdu- 4
Jharkhand, Kerala, MP, Punjab, Odisha, Maharashtra - 2
All other states, except where there are no women, have 1 woman minister each.
#WomensReperesentation #WomenInPolitics
States with the highest proportion of women ministers to the size of the ministries:
Jharkhand - 20%
Tamil Nadu, Tripura -13%
Punjab- 12%
UP, Uttarakhand, Kerala - 11%
Odisha -10%
#WomensReperesentation #WomenInPolitics
States and UT with NO Women ministers:
Bihar
Goa
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Delhi
Telangana
Puducherry
#WomensReperesentation #WomenInPolitics
States which do not have a woman minister with a Cabinet rank:
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
Gujarat
#WomensReperesentation #WomenInPolitics
Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are yet to announce their new ministries post the recent elections. We will update the thread when they do.
Data Source: All data compiled from state govt websites by team @BehanBox
Andhra Pradesh's CM @ysjagan constituted his 25 member cabinet today. Out of which only 3 are women, making the #WomenRepresentation in Andhra Pradesh cabinet 12%.
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