Govt. urged to allocate sub-quota for BC women within Women’s Reservation Bill

Andhra Pradesh Congress vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji connected Friday raised interest implicit non-inclusion of a sub-quota for Backward Caste (BC) women successful the Women’s Reservation Bill, scheduled to beryllium introduced successful Parliament connected April 16.

The implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) volition beryllium fast-tracked arsenic a peculiar three-day Parliament Session is convened from April 16-18. However, the projected amendment to the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, does not see a dedicated sub-quota for women from Backward Classes oregon Other Backward Classes.