Historic Women’s Reservation Bill has been introduced

Historic Women’s Reservation Bill has been introduced

The Women’s Reservation Bill has been introduced by NDA led Narendra Modi government in Lok Sabha in the ongoing special session of Parliament. The bill seeks to provide 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

As the bill has been introduced in new parliament building the day is calling September 19 a “historic day”. It is also the first bill to be introduced on new parliament building. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged all the parties in opposition to unanimously pass the Bill ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’.

The bill has been brought as an important constitutional amendment bill that will resolve of women-led development.

The population of women is almost half of the country’s 950 million registered voters but make for only 15% of parliament and about 10% of state legislatures.

After the bill the women seats or women MPs in Lok Sabha will go up to 181 from the current 82.

Women’s reservation bill:

This women’s reservation bill has been introduced with constitution amendment Bill, 2023 which numbered constitutional amendment 128.

New clause in bill:

In the women’s reservation bill a new clause in 239AA has been introduced under which seats shall be reserved for women in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, 1/3rd of the seats reserved for SCs shall be reserved for women, 1/3rd of total number of seats to be filled by direct elections shall be reserved for women through law determined by parliament.

New article in women’s reservation bill:

Three new articles have been introduced in recently introduced women’s reservation bill.

A new article ‘330A’ has been introduced for reservation for women in Lok Sabha. It allots 1/3rd of seats under reservation for SCs and STs for women, 1/3rd of total seats to be filled by direct elections to the Lok Sabha shall be reserved for women.

A new article ‘332A’ has been added to constitution of India that depicts seats for women in every state Legislative Assembly, 1/3rd of seats reserved for SCs and STs shall be reserved for women, 1/3rd of total seats to be filled by direct elections to the LA shall be reserved for women.

A new article ‘334A’ Reservation shall come into effect after the delimitation is undertaken after the relevant figures for the first census have been published.

Note: The reservation for women bill was introduced for the first time in Lok Sabha in 1996 by HD Deve Gowda government.

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