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The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, provides 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
This quota includes seats already reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Implementation of this reservation is contingent upon the completion of the next census and subsequent delimitation exercise.
It marks a significant step towards enhancing women's representation in India's political decision-making bodies.
This Act inserts new Articles 330A, 332A, and 334A into the Constitution of India. Article 330A provides for reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha, Article 332A for State Legislative Assemblies, and Article 334A specifies the implementation timeline (after census and delimitation) and the initial 15-year duration of the reservation.
The decennial population count is fundamental as it forms the basis for the subsequent delimitation exercise, which is a prerequisite for the Act's implementation.
The process of redrawing electoral constituency boundaries to ensure equal representation based on population. This exercise will determine which specific seats are reserved for women and how they are rotated.
The Act integrates women's reservation within the existing framework of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes reservations, ensuring women from these communities also benefit from the quota.
Draws parallels with the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, which introduced 33% reservation for women in Panchayats and Municipalities, establishing a precedent for gender quotas in Indian governance.
Delimitation is the process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province with a legislative body. Its primary objective is to ensure that each constituency has roughly the same population, thereby providing equal representation to equal segments of the population. The Delimitation Commission is the body responsible for carrying out this exercise.
Simple Analogy: Imagine dividing a large cake (the country's population) into equal slices (constituencies) so that everyone gets a fair share of representation in the government.
A high-powered body appointed by the President of India, whose orders have the force of law and cannot be challenged in any court. It is responsible for redrawing the boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies and determining the reservation of seats.
An autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. While the Delimitation Commission handles boundary redrawing, the ECI plays a crucial role in conducting elections based on the delimited constituencies.
Indian Polity - Constitution, Amendments, Parliament, State Legislatures, Women's Empowerment, Social Justice.
Indian Constitution, General Knowledge - Important Bills/Acts.
General Awareness - Current Affairs, Indian Polity.
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General Knowledge - Indian Polity, Current Affairs.
Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
Answer: Tenth Schedule
Consider the following organizations/bodies in India: 1. The National Commission for Backward Classes 2. The National Human Rights Commission 3. The National Law Commission 4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission How many of the above are constitutional bodies?
Answer: Only one
Consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body. 2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections. 3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 3 only
High (major constitutional change, politically significant, and impacts democratic structure).
The official name of the Women's Reservation Act, 2023.
The process of redrawing electoral constituency boundaries.
A formal change or addition to the Constitution of India.
Minimum number of members required to be present for a legislative body to conduct business.