After Lok Sabha, now Rajya Sabha approves historic 10% quota Bill for general category poor; big win for Modi govt
6 years ago

After Lok Sabha, now Rajya Sabha approves historic 10% quota Bill for general category poor; big win for Modi govt

Firstpost  

The Parliament on Wednesday approved amending the Constitution to provide 10 percent reservation to general category poor in jobs and education with the government terming the landmark move as ‘slog over sixes’. New Delhi: The Parliament on Wednesday approved amending the Constitution to provide 10 percent reservation to general category poor in jobs and education with the government terming the landmark move as ‘slog over sixes’. And once it gets his ascent, it will become the law that will give economically weaker sections in the general category 10 percent reservation in education as well as central and state government jobs. Questioning the criteria defined to classify economically backward classes in general category as persons with annual family income of Rs 8 lakh when income tax exemption limit is only Rs 2.5 lakh, they also asked why in the four-and-half-years the Modi government did not bring women’s reservation bill and one for reservation for SCs in promotion.

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Nitin Gadkari, 19 BJP MPs skip One Nation One Poll session, may get notice: Sources
4 weeks ago

Nitin Gadkari, 19 BJP MPs skip One Nation One Poll session, may get notice: Sources

India Today  

A total of 20 BJP MPs, including senior leaders like Nitin Gadkari, Giriraj Singh, and Jyotiraditya Scindia are set to face the music for their absence in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during the introduction of the One Nation, One Election Bill, as per sources. The Bill, central to the government's push for simultaneous elections across the country, was introduced …

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 30 said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50% cap, a day after NDA constituent Janata Dal demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the JD national executive here on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a recent …

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
11 months ago

Parliament Budget Session Updates | Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

The Hindu  

February 10, 2024 10:54 am | Updated 06:49 pm IST Lok Sabha on Saturday took up a discussion on the construction of Ram Temple and the consecration ceremony held in Ayodhya on January 22. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha took up a discussion on the ‘White Paper’ on the economy which ended with Finance Minister’s statement. The BJP issued a whip to …

Parliament Budget Session updates | Lok Sabha passes The Finance Bill, 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Parliament Budget Session updates | Lok Sabha passes The Finance Bill, 2024

The Hindu  

February 07, 2024 10:36 am | Updated February 08, 2024 07:02 am IST On Day 6 of the Budget session, Lok Sabha continued to debate the interim budget and the supplementary grant to Jammu & Kashmir with Opposition claiming that the budget was not an inclusive one and was a mere political gimmick. On Day 5 of the session, after …

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies
1 year ago

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. HT Image The draft legislation were tabled for consideration by junior home minister Nityanand Rai, who urged immediate passage of the bills because they were important for …

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach
1 year ago

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by Opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. Following a brief discussion, where MPs including the BJD’s Sasmit Patra, BJP’s Kavita Patidar, and YSR Congress’ Vijaysai Reddy expressed support for the bills, Reddy advocated extending …

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates Day 7
1 year, 1 month ago

Parliament Winter Session Live Updates Day 7

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, through a voice vote. In the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responded to the discussion on supplementary demand for grants, which started yesterday. With the passage of the grants, payments bills, Lok Sabha passed the the Union Territories Bill, 2023 and the …

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry

ABP News  

Parliament Winter Session: The government is planning to introduce two bills in Parliament on Tuesday for reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in the assemblies of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, news agency PTI reported, citing sources. In September, the Parliament passed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to provide reservation of one-third of seats for …

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar Reservation of vacancies in posts and services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023 paving the way for increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the findings of …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress

ABP News  

The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament marks a significant event in the history of Independent India, being the world's largest democracy with a more than 700 million female population. The Constitution does not provide for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, as some members of the Constituent …

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
1 year, 3 months ago

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has assented to the women’s reservation bill, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The quota for women in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies will continue for 15 years and Parliament can later extend the benefit period. The last such attempt was made in 2010, …

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill

Live Law  

The President of India has given assent to the Constitution Act 2023, which provides 1/3rd reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. On September 21, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Bill, which on the previous day, was cleared by the Lok Sabha with the support of 2/3rd majority of the members present and voting. The Constitution …

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation Bill which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the Law Ministry said in a notification on September 29. Though it was introduced as the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, now it will be known as the Constitution Act as …

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent
1 year, 3 months ago

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent

News 18  

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday signed the women’s reservation bill as passed by Parliament before it is presented to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent. The Constitution amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha with near unanimity and the Rajya Sabha with unanimity during a special session of Parliament earlier this month. The bill, …

Women Reservation Bill Cleared By Parliament, Rajya Sabha Passes Constitution Amendment Unanimously
1 year, 3 months ago

Women Reservation Bill Cleared By Parliament, Rajya Sabha Passes Constitution Amendment Unanimously

Live Law  

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed the Bill proposing to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha, the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. The Constitution Bill 2023 was introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the upper house today, after the Lok Sabha passed it yesterday. The Constitution Amendment Bill seeks …

RJD stands alone in demand for sending women’s reservation bill to House panel
1 year, 3 months ago

RJD stands alone in demand for sending women’s reservation bill to House panel

The Hindu  

In a sea of support for the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Rashtriya Janata Dal stood isolated in the Rajya Sabha over its demand to send it to a select committee. The party’s Rajya Sabha member Manoj K. Jha, the lone speaker on the legislation, said the Parliament would be committing a “historic blunder” if …

Women's Reservation Bill's immediate implementation is illegal, despite being approved. Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill's immediate implementation is illegal, despite being approved. Explained

Live Mint  

The Women Reservation Bill, 2023, seeks to ensure one-third of seats to be reserved for women in state and central legislative assemblies. The Women Reservation Bill, 2023, or the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, was passed with a whopping majority in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} According to a report by News18 citing people familiar with the developments, the …

Women's reservation Bill passage in Rajya Sabha will transform face of women power in India: PM Modi
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's reservation Bill passage in Rajya Sabha will transform face of women power in India: PM Modi

Firstpost  

The historic bill was passed in Lok Sabha on day 3 of the Special Parliament Session. It will now undergo another litmus test today in Rajya Sabha before formally becoming a law Commenting on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Yesterday was a golden moment of India’s Parliamentary journey.” “All the …

Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel voted against Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, this is the reason they gave
1 year, 3 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel voted against Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, this is the reason they gave

Op India  

With 454 votes ‘for’ and 2 ‘against’, the Women’s Reservation Bill cleared its first legislative hurdle with a brute majority in the Lok Sabha. However, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who voted against the motion seeking the Bill’s passage, along with party colleague Imtiaz Jaleel, defended their opposition to the draft legislation saying that it does not provide …

Women's quota bill passes Lok Sabha test, all eyes now on Rajya Sabha | 10 points
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's quota bill passes Lok Sabha test, all eyes now on Rajya Sabha | 10 points

India Today  

A bill providing 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was cleared in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday. Here's a quick recap of what unfolded in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the women's reservation bill: Setting the tone of the debate, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi made a strong pitch …

Legislating change: The Hindu Editorial on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Legislating change: The Hindu Editorial on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha almost three decades after it was first tabled in Parliament is a welcome move that can finally shatter a political glass ceiling. With women Members of Parliament comprising only about 15% of the strength of the Lok Sabha, the gender inequality in political representation is stark and disturbing. The …

Women’s reservation bill clears Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s reservation bill clears Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha scripted history on Wednesday as it passed a bill reserving a third of seats for women in national and state legislatures with an overwhelming majority, marking the first time such a legislation has cleared the Lower House since one was first introduced nearly three decades ago. Members of Parliament while voting on clauses of the women's reservation …

Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill

The Hindu  

September 20, 2023 09:21 pm | Updated September 21, 2023 06:41 am IST - New Delhi Twenty-seven years after the women’s reservation Bill was first introduced in Parliament, the Lok Sabha on September 20 passed a Bill with near unanimity to amend the Constitution and provide one-third reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. Calling it a …

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes in Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

The Lok Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes on Wednesday evening. Irate Opposition leaders have suggested that the Bill is election ‘jumla’ intended to “gets the headlines today". {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} No timeframe has been given for the census and delimitation exercise – and in turn for the start of women's reservation. “Census and delimitation exercises will be …

Will uplift women's prestige: Law minister moves Women's Reservation Bill for consideration in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Will uplift women's prestige: Law minister moves Women's Reservation Bill for consideration in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Union Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal said, ‘This is a Constitution Amendment Bill and a crucial Bill. This is a step towards women empowerment, and one guiding the world’ “Women’s Reservation Bill will enhance the dignity of women as well as equality of opportunities,” said Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as he moved the quota bill for consideration and …

PM Modi brought the Women's Reservation Bill at right time: BJP's Nishikant Dubey
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi brought the Women's Reservation Bill at right time: BJP's Nishikant Dubey

Live Mint  

As the Women's Reservation Bill was tabled at the Parliament, BJP's Nishikant Dubey told the Lok Sabha that the bill has been brought by PM Modi at the right time {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} "The Prime Minister has repeatedly said that 'Yahi Samay Hai, Sahi Samay Hai', and this Bill has been brought at the right time," said BJP MP while debating …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill

Live Mint  

Parliament Special Session Day 4 Highlights: After receiving a unanimous support in Lok Sabha, women's reservation bill, aka Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Sonia Gandhi speaks on Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament LIVE “Please include SC, ST and OBCs women into the women reservation bill," says Sonia Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi speaks on women …

'Don't want to be saluted, respect us as equals': Kanimozhi on women quota bill
1 year, 3 months ago

'Don't want to be saluted, respect us as equals': Kanimozhi on women quota bill

India Today  

The women's reservation bill is not about reservation but an "act of removing bias and injustice," DMK leader Kanimozhi said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that women want to be respected as equals. Participating in the discussion on the constitutional amendment bill 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', she said the clause pertaining to 'after delimitation' in the bill …

'You tried to kill MPs': BJP MP to Sonia Gandhi over OBC push, cites 2012 fight
1 year, 3 months ago

'You tried to kill MPs': BJP MP to Sonia Gandhi over OBC push, cites 2012 fight

India Today  

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday cited a clash between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party in the Lok Sabha in 2012 over a bill for reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to counter Sonia Gandhi who pushed for the quota for Other Backward Classes in the women’s reservation bill. In December 2012, Samajwadi Party member Yashvir Singh snatched …

LS majority clears women quota Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

LS majority clears women quota Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Lok Sabha has passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill, titled ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women. He stated that the Census and delimitation exercise would be conducted promptly after elections by the next government, making women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies a reality. He highlighted that …

'Historic legislation': PM Modi, Amit Shah after Women's Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

'Historic legislation': PM Modi, Amit Shah after Women's Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Parliament Special Session Day 3: The Lok Sabha passed the historical Women's Reservation Bill today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X, "Delighted at the passage of The Constitution Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha with such phenomenal support. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a historic legislation which will further boost women empowerment and will enable even greater participation …

Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha: A look at its contentious history
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha: A look at its contentious history

Firstpost  

The Lok Sabha will take up the Women’s Reservation Bill for discussion on 20 September. However, despite being pushed multiple times since then, it has failed to pass the final hurdle The Centre introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha today during the ongoing special session of Parliament. The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, proposes a 33 per …

Congress's 'poll jhumla' jibe at Centre over women's reservation bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress's 'poll jhumla' jibe at Centre over women's reservation bill

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday described the women’s reservation bill as a “poll jumla” and a “huge betrayal” of hopes of crores of Indian women and girls. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “The women's reservation bill is a 'poll jumla' as the Modi government is yet to conduct the 2021 Census and has said that it will …

Women Reservation Bill Lok Sabha Assembly Delhi For 15 Years After Delimitation Exercise Census Details Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
1 year, 3 months ago

Women Reservation Bill Lok Sabha Assembly Delhi For 15 Years After Delimitation Exercise Census Details Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

ABP News  

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday after a historic moment in Indian politics – the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill. "Through the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam,' our democracy will be strengthened," Prime Minister Modi remarked as the Lok Sabha convened in the new Parliament building for the first time. Meghwal, while addressing the assembly, highlighted the transformative potential …

PM Modi urges Rajya Sabha MPs to unanimously approve women's reservation bill
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi urges Rajya Sabha MPs to unanimously approve women's reservation bill

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 19 appealed to Rajya Sabha members to unanimously approve the women's reservation bill - Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam - when it comes to the Upper House after being passed by Lok Sabha. Speaking during the first sitting of Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building, PM Modi said the bill will be taken up …

Women’s Reservation Bill ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ introduced by the Indian Government in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ introduced by the Indian Government in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

September 19, 2023 03:06 pm | Updated 10:08 pm IST - New Delhi The Union government introduced a Bill to provide one-third reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies as the historic first legislation in the new Parliament House on Tuesday, but the fine print ensures that the quota will not be implemented in next year’s general …

Women's Reservation Bill tabled in Parliament, 181 seats to be reserved in Lok Sabha | DETAILS
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill tabled in Parliament, 181 seats to be reserved in Lok Sabha | DETAILS

India TV News  

Women's Reservation Bill was on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. 33% constituencies in all state assemblies will be reserved for women now Rotation of seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies to take place after each delimitation exercise. Several political parties, including from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA …

Nari Shakti Bill: How India fares globally in women's participation in government
1 year, 3 months ago

Nari Shakti Bill: How India fares globally in women's participation in government

India Today  

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, commonly known as the women's reservation bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 19 during the special session of Parliament. WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION GLOBALLY In India, women have low representation in the Lok Sabha despite a significant rise in women candidates over the years. WOMEN CANDIDATURE The Women's Reservation Bill was first introduced in …

Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services Bill, with support of 131 MPs
1 year, 5 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services Bill, with support of 131 MPs

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Bill in New Delhi on August 7, four days after the Lok Sabha cleared the Bill. “We have not changed anything in the previous Bill brought by the Congress regime,” he said, adding that Delhi cannot be ruled like a State as it is a Union Territory as …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to curb film piracy, revamp age-based certification
1 year, 5 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha passes Bill to curb film piracy, revamp age-based certification

India TV News  

Parliament Monsoon Session: The function of the Monsoon session of Parliament was hit by disruptions over the Manipur violence issue since it began on July 20. Parliament may see more turbulences with the government likely to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance. Meanwhile, the government listed the Government of National Capital Territory of …

Reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, Opposition parties tell Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, Opposition parties tell Centre

The Hindu  

The long pending Women’s Reservation Bill should be reintroduced in the Winter Session, several parties including Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal and Shiromani Akali Dal demanded at a meeting of Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee chaired by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. The bill seeks to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women. In 2008, …

Chhattisgarh Passes Two Bills, Ups Reservation for OBC, SC; Quota in State at 76 Pc
2 years, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Passes Two Bills, Ups Reservation for OBC, SC; Quota in State at 76 Pc

News 18  

The Chhattisgarh Assembly unanimously passed two amendment reservation bills in connection to government jobs and admission in educational institutions, taking the total quota in the state to 76 per cent. The commission recently submitted its recommendations to the state government, according to which the state’s population includes 42.41per cent OBCs and 3.48 per cent EWSs. BJP members also brought amendment …

Lok Sabha updates | April 1, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha updates | April 1, 2022

The Hindu  

On the 13th day of the second part of the Budget session, the Lower House held separate discussions on climate change, as well as the promotion of sports in the country. The Indian Antarctic Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh amid objections by Opposition to the government enacting laws to govern the icy …

Electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID passed by Lok Sabha
3 years ago

Electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID passed by Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

In the wake of emerging strong protests by opposition parties against the Election Laws Bill, the central government on Tuesday reiterated that these reforms are needed and also gave a detailed overview of how the proposed changes will benefit the electoral system. Here are 10 things to know about the Bill: 1) The Election Laws Bill, 2021 seeks to allow …

OBC Bill: After Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha too passes amendment to restore power of states
3 years, 5 months ago

OBC Bill: After Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha too passes amendment to restore power of states

India Today  

The Rajya Sabha has passed a key Constitutional amendment bill that proposes to restore the power of states and Union Territories to make their own OBC lists for the purpose of reservation in jobs and educational institutes. Moving the bill in the Rajya Sabha, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar said it will help restore the powers of states …

Lok Sabha passes key bill to restore states' power to make their own OBC lists
3 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha passes key bill to restore states' power to make their own OBC lists

India TV News  

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Constitution Bill 2021 after a thaw in the logjam as Opposition parties backed the legislation but demanded the removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation and many of them also called for a caste-based census. Noting that the Maratha reservation is a state subject, Kumar said, "With this Bill, we have empowered …

Lok Sabha clears Bill restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups
3 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha clears Bill restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 with unanimous support from the House and not a single vote against, with Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar stating that there was a need for a careful examination of the demand made by several Lok Sabha MPs to remove the 50% cap on reservations currently …

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