Union Cabinet Decision: Women’s Reservation Bill Clears
The Union Cabinet meeting in the Parliament session on Monday, September 18th, 2023, approved the Women Reservation Bill 2023. It will provide 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state legislative assemblies, and the bill is expected to be introduced in the upcoming Parliament session. The bill is the landmark of the legislation, which will ensure greater representation of women in the process of decision-making and will also be the first step toward achieving gender equality in India.
- The Women Reservation Bill provides 33% of the reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state legislative assemblies.
- The Reservation will be applicable to both reserved and general seats, and the seats reserved for women will be rotated among all constituencies in every election.
- The Women Reservation Bill provides a 10-year reservation for women from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. It will also be applicable to other backward-class women
- The bill will improve the equality of governance and decision-making, gender equality, and social justice.
- It will have a positive impact on the development of the country and is expected to lead to an increase in women’s participation in politics and public life.
The Women Reservation Bill 2023 is the first step towards achieving gender equality in the country of India, and it is mostly important to note that the bill is just a starting point and there will be a long way to go in terms of ensuring equal representation of women in all sectors.
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