Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Om Birla Says Women’s Quota Will Expand Political Leadership
Om Birla said a new law reserving one-third of seats for women could help more women become political leaders.
The rule applies to India’s national Parliament and state Assemblies.
He said this could create new opportunities for women in politics.
Birla also said women may one day make up more than half of the country’s public services.
He made these comments at a workshop about making government work better for all genders.
The government wants to implement the reservation law before the 2029 national election.
It tried to change the law during the Budget Session.
That effort did not receive the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said 33% women’s reservation would create new avenues for political leadership.
The reservation applies to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.
Birla said women could eventually account for more than half of India’s public services.
He spoke at a two-day workshop on gender-responsive governance in Faridabad.
The government’s attempt to advance implementation through a delimitation-linked amendment failed to secure a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority.
- Who
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the National Commission for Women were involved in the event.
- What
- Birla said 33% reservation for women would create new avenues for political leadership.
- When
- Monday; the government is seeking implementation ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha polls.
- Where
- Faridabad, at an All-India capacity-building workshop on gender-responsive governance.
- Why
- The remarks concerned expanding women’s political representation and efforts to implement the women’s reservation law.
- Reservation share
- 33% of seats are reserved for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.
- Speaker
- Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- Event
- Two-day All-India capacity-building workshop on “Gender-Responsive Governance.”
- Organizer
- National Commission for Women.
- Location
- Faridabad.
- Implementation target
- The government is seeking to advance implementation ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha polls.
- Parliamentary outcome
- A delimitation-linked constitutional amendment failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.