Women’s reservation bill | Govt. introduces ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Lok Sabha
The government today introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women, reviving a bill pending for 27 years for want of consensus among parties.
There have been several efforts to introduce women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies since 1996. The last such attempt was made in 2010, when the Rajya Sabha had passed a Bill for women’s reservation, but the same could not be passed in the Lok Sabha.
Data shows that women MPs account for nearly 15% of Lok Sabha strength while their representation is below 10% in many State Assemblies.
Making it the first bill to be introduced in the new Parliament building, the government said it will enable greater participation of women in policy-making at the state and national levels and help achieve the goal of making India a developed country by 2047.
The bill be named Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
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