Punjab Assembly passed resolution to seek 33% reservation for women in Parliament

Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution for seeking 30% reservation for women in Parliament and State legislative assembly. The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, urging the Centre to enact it. The bill would ensure the representation of men and women equally in national electoral process. Key facts The women Reservation ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018

Topics: Goods and Service Tax • Guru Nanak Dev • Legislative assembly • Lok Sabha • Panchayat Raj • Punjab • Reservation

Rajasthan becomes first state to pass bill on eligibility for Panchayat polls

Rajasthan government on 27 March 2015 passed Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in state assembly. With this Rajasthan has become first Indian state to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions. The Bill amends the Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 to add provisions related minimum educational qualification for ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015

Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Panchayat Raj • Rajasthan