New Delhi, April 18 -- The Central Government introduced three key Bills in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026, including the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at enabling women's reservation and strengthening democratic representation.

The move comes in the context of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which provides for reservation for women based on delimitation after the Census to be conducted post-2026. The government brought these Bills to ensure that women could benefit from 33 percent reservation at the earliest, as waiting for the Census and delimitation process would delay implementation beyond the 2029 general ...