Women are an eternal component for the growth process of any country. With the expansion of the time, the role of women in the society and nation has been acknowledged and immensely enlarged all over the world. The fact has now been comprehended with imperative predominance, that without ensuring women development, the nation development cannot be achieved. Kinnaura tribe among the Indian tribes is considered to be one of the most aware and developed tribe. To evaluate the tribal scenario after the implementation of the New Panchayati Raj present paper is devoted to understand the existing situation of the tribal women leadership, their role perception and role performance in the context of the participatory democracy. For this purpose, Kinnaur one of the tribal belts of the Himachal Pradesh selected as sample. Questionnaire was prepared and distributed to One hundred five tribal women and their views and opinion were analyzed to understand and assess the effectiveness of the PRIs after the implementation of the PESA Act in the area. Issues related to their participation in the Gram Sabha, their satisfaction with PRIs and issues related to the development are viewed in the present paper.