Cabinet clears bills to enable 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha, assemblies

According to the person, the Cabinet’s sanction came ahead of the sitting of Parliament between April 16 and 18.

The Women’s reservation bill or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 that was passed in Parliament in September 2023, stipulates setting aside one third or 33% of the total seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.

HT reported earlier that the government was working on delinking the bill to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies from the ongoing census, and roll out the law from 2029 general elections. This will involve raising the number of seats in the legislatures by 50%. The amendments could see the number of seats in the Lok Sabha increase to 816.