Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday (September 18) tabled the women's reservation bill on the first day of...
Digital Desk: In a significant development, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday (September 18) tabled the women's reservation bill on the first day of House proceedings in the new Parliament House.
The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, aims to boost women's participation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
This comes after the Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the women's reservation bill on Monday (September 18).
The bill seeks a 33% quota for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
The quota will not apply to Rajya Sabha or state Legislative Councils. Within the quota, a third of the seats will be for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, NDTV reported.
The reserve will be enforced only after the first delimitation or redrawing of constituencies after the bill becomes law.
The provisions of the women's quota bill will take effect after constituency delimitation or redrawing after "the relevant figures for the first Census taken after the commencement of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Act 2023 have been published" and will expire 15 years after its enactment, says the bill.
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