Indian Polity · Polity
With reference to the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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- 1The reservation applies exclusively to the Lok Sabha and does not extend to the Legislative Assemblies of the States or the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- 2Under the Act, seats are reserved for women within the existing quotas for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), but there is no separate reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) women.✓
- 3The Act introduces a permanent reservation for women in the Parliament to ensure long-term political representation without the need for further legislative extensions.
- 4It provides for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, which will be implemented immediately starting from the 2024 General Elections.
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Under the Act, seats are reserved for women within the existing quotas for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), but there is no separate reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) women.
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