Even as the Centre has floated a proposal for 33 per cent representation of women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures, violence, dowry and other complaints at the National
New Bill to empower women even as NCW complaints see a rising trend
Union Cabinet introduced the bill to reserve one-third of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for increased participation in the country's development
 "human trafficking, woman, women, gender, violence, rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, abduction")
Premium
Listen to This Article
First Published: Sep 19 2023 | 7:34 PM IST
Key stories on business-standard.com are available only to BS Premium subscribers.
Register to read more on Business-Standard.com
