Parliament passes Bills to extend Women s reservation in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies thehindubusinessline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindubusinessline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amid outrage by the opposition over the December 13 Lok Sabha breach, the Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 18) passed two key bills extending women s quote to Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.
Parliament passes bills to extend women s reservation in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies thehindubusinessline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindubusinessline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Parliament Winter Session: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move three bills including the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Parliament today.
Two bills presented in Lok Sabha aim to extend women s reservation laws to Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir s Union Territories. These bills, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, follow the Constitution s 106th Amendment Act, providing 33% reservation for women in legislative assemblies. The amendments seek to enhance female representation, requiring changes in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act and the Government of Union Territories Act.