The impact of the women’s reservation law, achieving 100% literacy among girl students, enforcing the “no work, no pay” principle, and ensuring at least 60 sittings of Legislative Assemblies annually were among the key discussion points at the first national conference on parliamentary and legislative committees on the empowerment of women.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday inaugurated the conference in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was scheduled to attend but could not fly into Tirupati due to bad weather en route.
In his inaugural address, Mr. Birla said the women’s reservation law would create a new generation of leaders who would shape policies and determine the future of India.
The law, he said, goes beyond symbolism and grants women their rightful place in governance. He added that it was a matter of pride that the very first Bill passed in the new Parliament building was the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which ensures 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State legislatures, with special provisions for women from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
