Question

What is the status of womens representation in India's legislative body

Answer 1

In India, the proportion of women in Legislature has been very low, like in Lok Sabha representation of women is only 10 per cent and in the state legislative assemblies the representation is less than 5 per cent of the total strength.Jun 28, 2016

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ's ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ's ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴇss ᴀs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ :-

1. ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ 10 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴋ sᴀʙʜᴀ.

2. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sʜᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟɪᴇs ɪs ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ 5 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ.

3. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ 33 ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ʜᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴇᴛ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ.

4. ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀ ᴄʜɪᴇғ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ.

5. ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ's ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.