106th Constitutional Amendment Act , 2023

Article Title: 106th Constitutional Amendment Act , 2023

30-09-2023

Indian Polity Current Affairs Analysis

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation Bill, which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

Introduced in the Lok Sabha as the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill.

Previous Amendments

105th amendment, 2021 :OBC- Restore the power of State governments to recognise socially and educationally backward classes

104th Amendment, 2019 : Reservation in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies

lextended the reservations for SCs and STs for up to ten years

lceased the reservation of seats for the Anglo-Indians

103rdAmendment, 2019 : EWS 10% Quota

102nd constitution amendment act, 2018:

lNational Commission for Backward Class NCBC

101st Amendment, 2016 : GST