Budget Session: Narendra Modi govt plans bills to roll out women’s quota before delimitation: What will change? | Mint
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- The article reports on the Indian government's plan to implement women's reservation laws through two proposed bills, detailing procedural steps and political consultations. It notes the law's implementation timeline tied to census data and delimitation processes.
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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government is mulling bringing two bills in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament to ensure that the proposed women's reservation law is implemented before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies”
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“Union Home Minister Amit Shah held separate meetings with the floor leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and non-Congress opposition parties to reach a consensus”
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“The provision for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was introduced by amending the Constitution, but it will come into effect after the completion of the delimitation exercise”
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“According to the broad contours available, the number of Lok Sabha seats would be increased from the present 543 to 816, with 273 seats reserved for women”
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“A similar exercise will be carried out for state assemblies, with seats reserved on a pro rata basis”
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“A Constitution amendment bill will tweak the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, commonly known as the women's reservation law, another ordinary bill will amend the Delimitation Act”
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“Once approved by Parliament, the proposed laws will come into force on March 31, 2029, and will help reserve seats in the next Lok Sabha elections and in assembly elections in Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh”
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“In 2023, Parliament passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, “Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam”, which rotationally reserves one-third of all seats for women in the Lower House of Parliament, Lok Sabha, and in all State Legislative Assemblies, including the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi”
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“The Bill reserves one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha, state legislative assemblies, and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. This will also apply to the seats reserved for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures”
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“The reservation will be effective after the census is conducted, after the commencement of this Bill has been published. Based on the census, delimitation will be undertaken to reserve seats for women”
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“Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament in September 2023 that, the women’s reservation Bill will be implemented only after 2029”
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“The total number of elected women members increased from 22 in the first Lok Sabha to 78 in the 17th Lok Sabha and 74 in the 18th Lok Sabha, representing 13.6 per cent of the total members, according to government figures”
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“The proportion of women contesting Lok Sabha elections in India has increased from 3 per cent in 1957 to 10 per cent in 2024”
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“The 16th Indian Census (2027) is being conducted in two main phases: house listing from April to September 2026, and population enumeration in February 2027”
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“In the Rajya Sabha, the total number of women members in 1952 was 15, which is 42 at present – about 17 per cent of the total members”
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“Currently, the Lok Sabha has 14% women members. The representation of women in the Lok Sabha ranged between 4% and 8% of the total strength until the late 1990s”
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