Saturday, March 6, 2010

PM confident of women's quota bill passage

PM's remarks underlined govt's confidence in smooth passage of the bill in parliament Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed his government's commitment to political empowerment of women and said India was moving towards 33 per cent reservation for women in the parliament and state legislatures. "We are moving towards providing one third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures," Manmohan Singh said at a leadership summit for women in New Delhi. Read More

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