An official cited “technicalities” for bringing the legislation into pressure with out elaborating.
The Girls’s Reservation Act 2023, which gave 33% quota to girls in legislatures, got here into pressure on Thursday (April 16, 2026), based on a notification issued by the Union Legislation Ministry.
It’s, nonetheless, not instantly recognized why the 2023 act was notified with impact from April 16, 2026, within the midst of the controversy in Parliament to amend the identical legislation for its implementation in 2029.
An official cited “technicalities” for bringing the legislation into pressure with out elaborating. Although the act has come into pressure, the reservation can’t be carried out within the present Home, the official mentioned.
Printed – April 17, 2026 12:57 am IST