<p>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.</p><p>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.</p>.Women's Reservation Bill is like post-dated cheque, says BRS MLC Kavitha calling it tokenism.<p>According to its provision, “It shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.”</p><p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p><p>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.</p>.Women's Reservation Bill is like post-dated cheque, says BRS MLC Kavitha calling it tokenism.<p>According to its provision, “It shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.”</p><p>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.</p>