Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

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Not to be confused with Women's Reservation Bill (2010).
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
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Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is the official name of The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023.[1] This Women's Reservation Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 19 September 2023 during the special session of Parliament.[2] This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the state and central legislative bodies for women.[3]

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.[4] On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against.[5]

Statistics[edit]

The 2023 composition of the Lok Sabha reveals underrepresentation of women Members of Parliament (MPs), constituting less than 15 percent of its members. Similarly, this gender disparity is stronger in state assemblies including Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura and Puducherry, where the representation of women falls below 10 percent.[6] The presence of female MPs in the Lok Sabha has exhibited a gradual enhancement, progressing from a mere 5% in the 1st Lok Sabha to an increase of 14% in the current 17th Lok Sabha. A total of 716 female candidates participated in the 2019 general election, from which 78 women Members of Parliament have been successfully elected to serve in the 17th Lok Sabha. This is about a third higher than for the previous election in 2014, where 62 women MPs were elected.[7]

The bill introduced by the State Minister of the Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal on the day-one of business in the newly built Sansad Bhavan aims to increase the number of Women Parliamentarians to 181.[8] The 2023 Lok Sabha comprises a total of 542 members, of which 78 are female members. Similarly, the present Rajya Sabha consists of 224 members, with 24 being female members. A total of 102 women parliamentarians are serving as of 2023.[9]

On 20 September 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed during the discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill that census and the delimitation exercise will take place after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.[10][11][12]

Provisions[edit]

The proposed legislation defines the 33% women reservation to continue for 15 years. Additionally, it mandates that a quota for individuals belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be established within the reserved seats designated for women.[13]

Implementation[edit]

The reservation was defined to be implemented once a new census is published and the delimitation exercise is completed. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the House that a census will be carried out to implement the women's reservation bill, right after the elections. He also said that the next government will carry out the delimitation soon after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, brushing aside the apprehensions of a delay in the bill's implementation[14]. The process of delimitation entails the revision of constituency boundaries pertaining to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, with the aim of accurately reflecting increase in population distribution. To be fully ratified, the bill needs ratification from a minimum of 50% of the states. The constitutional reasoning for requiring ratification by the states is its potential impact of the bill on the rights of states.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Joy, Shemin. "Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: Top takeaways from the Women's Reservation Bill". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Women's reservation Bill – imperfect but important".
  3. ↑ "'God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Parliament special session: Govt introduces women's reservation bill in LS". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Women's Reservation Bill: Pending for almost three decades for want of unanimity". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Profile of the newly elected 17th Lok Sabha". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "NDA officially tables women's reservation bill in Parliament". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women in Parliament - Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Census, delimitation exercise after election: Amit Shah on women's quota bill".
  11. ↑ "Census a must for women's reservation Bill to become reality".
  12. ↑ "Women's reservation Bill will be implemented only after 2029: Amit Shah".
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "India: 5 key takeaways from Women's Reservation Bill aka 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam'". WION. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Census, delimitation exercise after election: Amit Shah on women's quota bill". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2023.


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