In India, government explores possibility of implementing parliamentary quota for women early

The government is learnt to be exploring a possibility to implement the Women's Reservation Act even before the completion of the post-census delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies. [ . . . ] The provision to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies was brought by amending the Constitution, but it will come into effect after the completion of the delimitation exercise. If the proposal to implement the law even before the delimitation exercise actually materialises, another amendment to the Constitution will be required. There have been some unconfirmed reports that the government has sent unofficial feelers to certain opposition leaders about the possibility of a Bill for the implementation of the women quota without waiting for the delimitation exercise.
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