The 2023 Women’s Reservation Act, which provides for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, was brought into force on Thursday through a notification issued by the Union Law Ministry.
A gazette notification states that the provisions of the 2023 Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act came into effect from April 16.
The move comes while Parliament is debating fresh constitutional amendments related to the same law, including proposals to modify its implementation timeline.
The constitutional amendments will need to be cleared in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by a special majority, or two-thirds of the members present and voting. The ruling National Democratic Alliance does not have a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, and will depend on the support of other parties to get the amendments passed.
Although the 2023 Act received presidential assent that year, it had not been operational because its commencement was contingent on a date to be notified by the Union Government.
Despite the law now being in force, its provisions cannot be implemented immediately.
According to the law, seats for women will be reserved after the completion of the delimitation exercise, which will be based on the first Census conducted after the passage of the bill. Under the original framework, this would likely delay...
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