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The reservation in the State of Bihar was increased on 9th November 2023. With the existing 10% quota for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), the effective quota will be 75%. The main beneficiaries are the EBCs and OBCs, whose quota is proposed to be raised from 12% to 25% and 8% to 18% respectively.
Parliamentarians of INC proposed an unsuccessful amendment to the bill with the aim of facilitating the implementation of women's reservation in the year 2024. M. Thambidurai of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in an expression of contentment conveyed his satisfaction on passage of this women's reservation bill. He further emphasized ...
A long-term plan was made to extend this reservation to the federal parliament and to state legislative assemblies. [16] [17] [18] On 19 September 2023, the Narendra Modi government introduced a form of the bill as the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, [19] during Parliament Special Session in Lok Sabha in new parliament building.
Indian parliament clears ‘historic’ bill but women will have to wait till 2029 for elusive House seat.
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Between 1957 and 2019, before the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution of India, the former 89-member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly had 2 seats reserved for the nominated women members. But after the passing of Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 it became 33%. Additionally, the Lieutenant Governor may nominate two ...
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Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that was established during the British rule.Based on provisions in the Indian Constitution, it allows the Union Government and the States and Territories of India to allocate a specific percentage of reserved quotas or seats, in higher education admissions, employment, political bodies, etc., for "socially and economically backward citizens".