Jalore Caste Panchayat Order: Smartphone Ban for Women and Girls

Exam-focused facts from the 27 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

A caste panchayat of 15 villages in Rajasthan’s Jalore district has issued an order barring women from using smartphones.
The panchayat ordered that no women or girls from these villages will use camera phones with internet access from January 26, meaning that women are only allowed to use basic keypad phones.
The panchayat also stated that if girls require mobile phones for education, they will be allowed to use them only at home and not carry them to weddings, social events or neighbours’ houses.