Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhini

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’:

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1. Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
2. This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
3. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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UPSC IAS – 2024

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Statement 1 is incorrect. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023) states that the reservation for women will take effect after the first census published after the commencement of the Act and the subsequent delimitation exercise. This means it will likely not be implemented in the 18th Lok Sabha elections immediately following the Act’s passage. Statement 2 is correct; the reservation is initially for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of the Act, and can be extended by law. Statement 3 is correct; the Act includes provisions for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes women within the quota reserved for Scheduled Castes, and similar provisions for Scheduled Tribes women within the ST quota.

The women’s reservation under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam will come into effect only after the next census and subsequent delimitation, and it includes sub-reservation for SC and ST women.

The Act reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi for women. The reserved seats are to be rotated after each subsequent delimitation exercise.

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