Govt readies bill to operationalise women's quota | TheBriefWire
Govt readies bill to operationalise women's quota
Published 21 June 2026 ยท politics
Synopsis The government is nearing finalization of a constitutional amendment to implement women's reservation by expanding Lok Sabha and assembly seats. This proposal, potentially the
Synopsis The government is nearing finalization of a constitutional amendment to implement women's reservation by expanding Lok Sabha and assembly seats. This proposal, potentially the Constitution (133rd Amendment) Bill, aims to address delimitation concerns by keeping the inter-state seat ratio based on the 1971 Census, while redrawing constituency boundaries within states using the 2011 Census.
Published: June 22, 2026 โข 12:05 AM IST ยท Updated: June 22, 2026 โข 12:36 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Synopsis The government is nearing finalization of a constitutional amendment to implement women's reservation by expanding Lok Sabha and assembly seats.
This proposal, potentially the Constitution (133rd Amendment) Bill, aims to address delimitation concerns by keeping the inter-state seat ratio based on the 1971 Census, while redrawing constituency boundaries within states using the 2011 Census.