Balanced News: Women’s Reservation Bill: 33% Seats in LS and Assemblies, Quota Within SC/ST Seats, Unlikely Before 2024 Elections

The Women’s Reservation Bill introduced by the Narendra Modi government proposes reserving one-third or 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi for women. The bill also includes a provision for reserving one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies that are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for women. The implementation of the bill is expected after the delimitation exercise, indicating that it may not take effect until after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The bill aims to increase women’s representation in policy-making at state and national levels.