Women’s Reservation Bill is now a ‘Law’
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Women’s Reservation Bill, a week after it was passed by both Houses of Parliament, thus making it a law.
The new law provides 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
The bill was passed in Parliament on September 21.
Vice president and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday signed the women’s reservation bill before it was presented to President Murmu for her assent.
The Constitution amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha with near unanimity and the Rajya Sabha with unanimity during a special session of Parliament earlier this month.
The new law may however be implemented by 2029 as it entails the completion of the decadal census exercise and delimitation of seats.
The opposition led by Congress has sought its immediate implementation.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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