PM Narendra Modi has tabled the 'Women Reservation Bill', which, if implemented, will reserve 33 percent of seats for women in the lower house
On September 19, during his speech at the Parliament, Prime Minister Modi announced the Women's Reservation Bill [The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008] in the Lok Sabha. The Bill, when passed, is set to provide one-third reservation to women in the lower house of Parliament, state assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly.