Legislatures of 19 states have less than 10 percent women legislators.
New Delhi. Political parties talk a lot about increasing the participation of women, but their representation in the Parliament and Assemblies presents a dismal picture. The reality is that the country 19 Representation of women legislators in state assemblies 10 less than a percent.
December 9 in the Lok Sabha 2022 As per the data presented by Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on, Andra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Puducherry, Mizoram, Nagaland, Number of women legislators in the Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh 10 less than a percent.
according to statistics, The number of women legislators in the state assemblies 10 percentage is greater than, Bihar among them10.70), Chhattisgarh (14.44), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (12.35), Punjab (11.11), Rajasthan (12), Uttarakhand (11.43), Uttar Pradesh (11.66), West Bengal (13.70), Delhi (11.43) Are included. Number of women who won in the recently held Gujarat assembly elections 8.2 percentage is, While this time only one female candidate was successful in winning the election in the assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh. according to official statistics, Share of women MPs in Lok Sabha 14.94 percentage and in the Rajya Sabha 14.05 is the percentage. There itself, The average of women MLAs in the Assemblies across the country is only eight per cent.
Trinamool Congress MP in Lok Sabha Abhishek Banerjee sought information about the representation of women MPs/MLAs in Parliament and State Legislatures and the steps taken by the government to increase the representation of women. He had asked whether the government had any intention of bringing the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament., Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the House,Gender justice is an important commitment of the government. All political parties need to carefully discuss this issue on the basis of consensus before bringing the Constitution Amendment Bill before the Parliament.,
Recently Biju Janata Dal, Shiromani Akali Dal, Janta Dal United, Political parties like Trinamool Congress have demanded the government to present and pass the Women’s Reservation Bill afresh in the Parliament. Biju Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha member Dr. Sasmit Patra spoke on this subject. ,Language, told that his party has demanded the government to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill during the current winter session of Parliament. They said,If the government brings a bill, his party will support it.,
He said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has repeatedly expressed his commitment on the subject of women empowerment. A few days back, in the Business Advisory Committee meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Trinamool Congress’s Sudip Bandopadhyay demanded an all-party meeting on the issue of Women’s Reservation Bill and Shiromani Akali Dal, JDU, It was supported by parties like DMK.
Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the time has come to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill and give women their due. JDU MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh said that it is time to empower women and the government should bring this bill.
Significantly, there has been a demand for passing the Women’s Reservation Bill for a long time. this bill for the first time 1996 was introduced in Parliament. After this it was introduced several times. year 2010 This bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha in, But 15The Bill lapsed after the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
