New Delhi, 9/4: The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared a Bill seeking to amend the Constitution for early implementation of 33 per cent quota for women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies as well as increasing the number of seats in the Lower House to 816.
The Bill is scheduled to come up for discussion and passage when Parliament’s Budget Session reconvenes on April 16. It is to be seen how the Opposition will respond to the proposal of increasing the seats in Lok Sabha from 543 to 816 and earmarking 273 seats for women.
