President Droupadi Murmu
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President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Women’s Reservation Bill which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.
According to the law ministry notification issued on Friday, the President gave her assent on Thursday. Now, it will be officially known as the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023.
According to its provision, “It shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.”
The Bill, which has now become a law, is only expected to come into force after a fresh census and delimitation, meaning that the women’s reservation is unlikely to be in effect in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.