ALL-PARTY MEETING ON WOMEN'S BILL

ALL-PARTY MEETING ON WOMEN'S BILL
Finance Minister and leader of the Loksabha Pranab mukherjee has convened a meeting of all party floor leaders in the Loksabha on Monday 5th April 2010 to discuss the women's Reservation Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on March 9,2010.
the government intend to table the Bill for consideration and approval of the Lok sabha. If ratified by the at least half of the state Legislative Assemblies, the Bill will be come effective, and thus the 108th Amendment to the constitution will be made.
The Bill provides 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament and Assemblies. The upper house adopted the long pending Bill with 191 members supporting it and a lone member saying no.

Prof. John Kurakar