Kochi: The Parliament is set to create history by passing bill for Women’s Reservation to ensure 33 pee cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
The provision to The Women’s Reservation Act will ensure an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, of which 273 will be reserved for women. The provision to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was brought by amending the Constitution in 2023.
Time is right to end decades of waiting, Modi said seeking cooperation from parties in passing the Women’s Reservation Bill, NDTV reported.
A special session will be held on April 16, 17, and 18 to discuss the bill.
This decision is dedicated to women’s power. It is dedicated to the veneration of women’s power, he said at a ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan’ at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was introduced in 2023, it was passed unanimously.
“There was a collective demand for its implementation by 2029. The Opposition, in particular, strongly emphasised the need to ensure the bill is enacted by 2029. It’s our effort and priority, too, that this time the bill will be passed through dialogue, cooperation and participation,” Modi said.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased participation of women in decision-making processes leads to greater sensitivity and responsiveness within systems, the Prime Minister said.
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