Centre introduces ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Lok Sabha

The Centre on Tuesday introduced in Lok Sabha the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023’ or the Women Reservation Bill, which seeks to guarantee 33 per cent quota for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. It was introduced as the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and became the first Bill to be introduced in the new Parliament building. The Bill mandates the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha. As per the amendment, one-third of the total number of seats in the Lok Sabha will be reserved for women. This move is aimed to ensure greater representation of women in the national legislature. The proposed Bill allows for the rotation of reserved seats for women in the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, and the Delhi Assembly after each subsequent delimitation exercise, as determined by Parliament. It extends its provisions to the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi