Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:28am on 19 Sep 2023,Tuesday India
The Women's Reservation Bill seeks to grant 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha & Assemblies, excluding Rajya Sabha. It reserves 1/3rd SC/ST seats for women and rotates reserved seats between elections. However, it excludes OBC women and links implementation to delimitation. The bill is a step towards improving women's representation but critical provisions like OBC exclusion, Rajya Sabha exclusion and delimitation linkage need review. For more details on the key provisions of the Women's Reservation Bill
