Stiff parliamentary test likely for women's reservation amendment bill
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The Indian government is seeking to pass an amendment to the Women's Reservation Bill, which aims to reserve seats for women in parliament. The bill is likely to be introduced in the current budget session and will require a two-thirds majority to pass, prompting the government to build consensus with opposition parties.
The Indian government is pushing to pass an amendment to the Women's Reservation Bill. The bill aims to delink quotas for women from the delimitation process. Home Minister Amit Shah has met with opposition leaders to build consensus. The bill was passed by Parliament in 2023, but its implementation was tied to the new census and delimitation. The government now plans to use the 2011 census data for delimitation. The Lok Sabha seats may increase from 543 to 816, with 273 seats reserved for women. The government wants to give women fair representation in Parliament without waiting for a new census. The opposition supports women's reservation, but discussions are ongoing to build consensus on seat distribution and delimitation.
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