Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data

The BJP authorities tabled the Women’s Reservation Bill arsenic the archetypal bid of concern successful the caller Parliament House connected September 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Bill a historical determination and said that helium had been chosen by deity for the noble task of giving rights to women. The measure was passed successful Rajya Sabha unanimously connected September 21, a time aft it received near-unanimous support successful the Lok Sabha

First introduced successful 1996 successful the Lok Sabha by the H.D. Deve Gowda-led United Front government, the Bill did not get the support of the House. It was reintroduced galore times subsequently but failed to walk muster and lapsed with the dissolution of Houses.