 Focus explicitly on the political empowerment of Dalit women in national development  plans; Make adequately funded education and development plans for Dalit women in local government mandatory;  Implement and monitor strictly government sanctions against proxy candidature as well as gender and caste discrimination;  Provide mandatory trainings to government officials on such issues of proxies and  discrimination, and sanctions against those who allow both practices to operate; Monitor the election of Dalit women as well as their participation in local governments, conduct special capacitation trainings for them, take prompt action on complaints from  them, and to facilitate this work, establish support offices with adequate facilities. UN bodies should request states for information on the political participation of Dalit women separately in all relevant reports. Thank you for your attention.