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NEW DELHI, Apr 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that his government is resolutely moving forward for empowerment of women in the three-day special sitting of Parliament.
\nHis remarks came ahead of the start of the special sitting during which the \u2018Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam\u2019, commonly known as Women Reservation Act, will be amended for its implementation in 2029.
\n\u201cIn the special sitting of Parliament, beginning today, our country is all set to take a historic step towards women\u2019s empowerment. The respect for our mothers and sisters is the respect for the nation, and with this very spirit, we are moving forward resolutely in this direction,\u201d Modi said in a post on X in Hindi.
\nAs per the Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to \u201coperationalise\u201d the women\u2019s reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls following a delimitation exercise to be carried out on the basis of last published census.
\nSeats would also be increased in state and Union territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
\nThe seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies \u201cshall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a state or Union territory,\u201d the bill circulated among Lok Sabha members said.<\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI, Apr 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that his government is resolutely moving forward for empowerment of women in the three-day special sitting of Parliament. His remarks came ahead of the start of the special sitting during which the \u2018Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam\u2019, commonly known as Women Reservation Act, will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-header","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nCountry AllSet To Take Historic Step For WomenEmpowerment:PM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that his government is resolutely moving forward for empowerment of women\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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