Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' :
- 1.Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
- 2.This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
- 3.There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is wrong: the reservation starts only after delimitation based on the first census after the Act, so it did not apply from the 18th Lok Sabha (2024). Statement 2 is correct: it lasts 15 years from its commencement, and Parliament can extend it. Statement 3 is correct: one-third of the seats reserved for SCs and STs are reserved for women of those groups. So 2 and 3 only.
Watch for: The Act was passed in 2023, just before the 2024 election, so students assume it applied to the 18th Lok Sabha.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because it does not start from the 18th Lok Sabha.
- B. Wrong because the reservation waits for census and delimitation.
- D. Wrong because Statement 1 is false.
Source to check: Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, inserting Articles 330A, 332A and 334A; PIB release on Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (September 2023)
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