2025 · Q14
Which of the following statements as per the Constitution of India is/are correct?
- 1Provision for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha has been made by 106th Amendment of the Constitution.
- 2There are provisions for the reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils of the States.
- 3There are provisions for the reser vation of seats for women in Panchayats. Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- A1 and 2
- B2 and 3
- C1 only
- D3 only
Explanation
The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 — the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — reserves one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies only; it covers neither the Rajya Sabha nor the Legislative Councils, so statements 1 and 2 are incorrect. Reservation of seats for women in Panchayats is provided by the 73rd Amendment (Article 243D, one-third of seats including chairpersonships), so statement 3 alone is correct. The 106th Amendment's reservation will take effect only after the next delimitation exercise following a census.