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Democratic Decentralisation simply means the division of power between the centre and the state .Women Empowerment simply means the upgradation of the women in all the spheres whether political , social or economic. Role of women is restricted only to the domestic chores like cooking , washing, cutting etc. Women's Role in political field plays an important role because due to their participation in political field their leadership, decision making power can be enhanced.Panchayat works mainly at the three levels Village level , Block level and the district level . The introduction of the 73rd constitutional Amendment leads to the participation of the one third of the women in the Panchayat election. Participation of the women in the political field and in various decision making bodies is an important tool for the empowerment . The participation of women at all levels of governance structures is the highest need of this hour for women's actual empowerment . women's Political empowerment usually viewed as political involvement in government or elections which is very essential to give a women voice in the policies that affect their lives. Political participation of women in India is neglected since Independence. Political system and decision making process is seen clearly in the changes incorporated in the panchayati Raj Institutions . The objective of bringing improvement in the socio economic condition of women could be successful only by taking suitable initiatives and measures for empowering them . The 73rd constitutional Amendment Act ,1992 gave them not less than one third reservations in the Panchayat reservations system at all levels. This has been enhanced to 50 percent in some of the states in the recent years . Women participation has been increasing rapidly but it is not satisfactory . This paper examines the political empowerment of women with special reference to panchayati Raj Institutions in India and analyse the reasons for women's low level of participation and make the suggestions for their effective participation of women at grassroot levels in India .