The New Indian Express ·
Women will lead beyond 33 per cent reservation in assemblies, Lok Sabha: Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said women would go beyond the 33 per cent reservation provided for them in state legislative assemblies and the Lok Sabha, and eventually account for more than half of leadership positions in government and public institutions.
Addressing a two-day capacity-building workshop for women legislators organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Faridabad, Birla said women had been change-makers throughout India's history and were now leading across social, political, government and private sectors.
"There is already 33 per cent reservation, but in the coming time, women will lead beyond that percentage in the states, legislative assemblies and the Lok Sabha," Birla said.
