Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’:
- Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
- This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
- 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
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
- According to 128th Constitution Amendment Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (106th Amendment) Act, 2023), the reservation of one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitation is undertaken based on figures from the first Census that is conducted after the Act is enacted.
- The 18th Lok Sabha is currently in session, following the declaration of election results on 4th June 2024.
- 74 MPs (14%) elected to the 18th Lok Sabha are women. This is marginally lower than in 2019, when 78 women were elected.16% of these women MPs are under 40.
| Country |
Quota in Parliament |
Quota in Political Parties |
| U.S.A |
No |
No |
| UK |
No |
Yes |
| France |
No |
Yes |
| Germany |
No |
Yes |
| Canada |
No |
Yes |
| South Africa |
No |
Yes |
| Australia |
No |
Yes |
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Statement 2 is correct
- It provides the reservation of one-third of seats in the LS and state Assemblies for women for fifteen years.
Statement 3 is correct
The Act provides for horizontal reservation, ensuring that one-third of the seats already reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies are further reserved for women belonging to those categories.
PMF Concept Hack
- Statement 1 can be eliminated using current-affairs understanding—the provisions of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam are linked to the next census and delimitation exercise, so they do not automatically come into effect from the current 18th Lok Sabha. Once Statement 1 is eliminated, only option (c) is left → 2 and 3 only
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Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only; Difficulty Level: Easy
