Women’s Reservation Bill; President Draupadi Murmu Gazette Notification Gazette notification also issued; It was passed in Lok Sabha on 20 September and Rajya Sabha on 21 September.

After the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the women MPs with folded hands. (file)

The Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Act) has now become law. President Draupadi Murmu signed it on Friday 29 September. Along with this, the government has also issued a gazette notification.

Now with this bill becoming law, 33% seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be reserved for women. However, reservation will be implemented after fresh census and delimitation.

Now this bill will be sent to the assemblies. For it to be implemented, it must be passed in 50% of the assemblies of the country. At present there are 82 women MPs in the Lok Sabha, under the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, there will be 181 women MPs in the Lok Sabha.

The government had called a 5-day special session, in which the bill was presented.
The government had called a special session of Parliament from 18 to 22 September. Its agenda was not disclosed, the opposition had also criticized this. A cabinet meeting was called under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the night of 18 September. No press briefing was held after the meeting. Inside news came that the government may bring the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on September 19. It turned out to be true. On September 19, the government presented the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill in the Lok Sabha.

On September 20, the bill was discussed for 7 hours in the Lok Sabha. 60 MPs participated in it. The bill was passed in slip voting in the evening. 454 votes were cast in support and 2 against.

The bill was discussed in the Rajya Sabha on 21 September. Here the bill was passed unanimously and no one voted against the bill. All 214 MPs present in the House supported the bill.

After the women’s reservation bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha, women MPs celebrated by feeding each other sweets.

The bill was presented on the first day of functioning in the new Parliament
The Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Bill) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 19, the first day of functioning in the new Parliament. According to this bill, 33% reservation will be implemented for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, 181 will be reserved for women. This reservation will last for 15 years. After this, if the Parliament wishes, it can extend its period. This reservation will be applicable for directly elected public representatives. That means it will not apply to Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils of states.

Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha on September 20, 60 MPs expressed their views.

In the voting in the Lok Sabha, 454 votes were cast in favor of the bill and only 2 were cast in opposition.

60 MPs expressed their views during the discussion on the bill in the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi said that this bill is incomplete without OBC reservation. On this, Amit Shah said that this reservation will be equally applicable to General, SC and ST. Census and delimitation will take place immediately after the elections and women’s participation will soon increase in the House. Reservation will not come quickly by protesting. Read full news

The bill will be implemented only after delimitation
The biggest catch in the new bill is that it will come into force only after delimitation. Delimitation will be based on the census to be conducted after the passing of this bill. Census and delimitation before the general elections in 2024 is almost impossible.

According to this formula, if Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are held on time, then women’s reservation will not be implemented this time. This may come into effect from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections or some earlier assembly elections.

for three decades Women’s reservation bill was pending
The proposal for reservation of women in Parliament has been pending for almost 3 decades. This issue was first raised by the Committee to Assess the Status of Women in 1974. In 2010, the Manmohan government had passed the 33% reservation bill for women in the Rajya Sabha with majority.

Then SP and RJD opposed the bill and threatened to withdraw support from the then UPA government. After this the bill was not introduced in the Lok Sabha. Since then the women’s reservation bill was pending.

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