The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, popularly known as the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 (IAST: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), was introduced in Lok Sabha on 19 September 2023 during the special session of Parliament.[3] This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies and Delhi legislative assembly [a] for women.[5]
The bill is the possible culmination of a legislative debate that had been ongoing for 27 years, including the lapsed Women's Reservation Bill (2010), due to the lack of consensus among political parties. The bill was the first that was considered in the new parliament building.[6] On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against.[7] The Rajya Sabha passed the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against, on 21 September 2023.[8] President Murmu signed the bill on 28 September 2023, and the gazette notification was also published the same day, which made it clear that the reservation will come into force soon after the first delimitation (frozen until 2026).
^"The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ ab"Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill 2023" (PDF).
^"Women's reservation Bill – imperfect but important". 21 September 2023.
^PTI. "Parliament passes bills to extend women's reservation to Puducherry, J&K assemblies". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^"'God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2023.
^"Parliament special session: Govt introduces women's reservation bill in LS". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^"India's lower house votes to reserve a third of seats for women". Al Jazeera English. 20 September 2023. Wikidata Q122735230. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023.
^Nihalani, Jasmin (24 September 2023). "Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female". The Hindu.
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