The Congress wanted the bill to be referred to a standing committee for a detailed discussionThe Lower House of Parliament debated the bill for nearly four hours, before a consensus was reached by a majority of political parties
2 min read1 Jul 2019A day after BJD declares 33% reservation for women in Elections 2019, TMC says it would allocate 41% of poll tickets to womenThe moves come a decade after the women's reservation bill was stalled in Lok Sabha after approval by Rajya Sabha
3 min read13 Mar 2019Though the general category reservation bill is being sold as a pre-election sop for upper castes, data shows that if the government seeks out the poorest of the eligible poor, the quota should almost entirely go to Muslims
3 min read10 Jan 2019The bill, in its present form, will face resistance from private education providers as they do not reserve seats for SC, ST or OBC students, said academicians
2 min read9 Jan 2019Of late, Congress has been raising the issue of women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies
1 min read10 Dec 2018Socio-economic disadvantages and poor female political participation create a vicious cycle that needs to be broken
3 min read23 Jun 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi is shifting attention and planning a raft of women-focused policies before the 2019 national election
3 min read12 Dec 2017Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to get the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha
2 min read22 Sep 2017The quota policy for women in local government increases candidacy for, but not representation in, state and national political offices
4 min read28 Aug 2017A bill for reserving promotions for SCs, STs and OBCs in government jobs will be tabled in the next session of parliament in July, says union minister Ramdas Athawale
1 min read21 Jun 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared