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Consider the following statements about the 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill: A. It related to the reservation of one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women. B. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 9th March 2010. C. Lok Sabha never voted on the Bill. D. It lapsed after the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill: A. It related to the reservation of one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women. B. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 9th March 2010. C. Lok Sabha never voted on the Bill. D. It lapsed after the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above are correct? Correct Answer All of the above

The correct answer is All of the above.

Key Points

  • The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill:
    • All known as The Women's Reservation Bill or The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008.
    • The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9 March 2010, However, the Lok Sabha never voted on the bill.
    • The bill is still pending as it never went to the Lok Sabha.

Important Points

  •  Features of The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill:
    • ​The bill proposes to amend the Constitution of India to reserve 1/3rd of all seats in the Lower house of Parliament of India, the Lok Sabha, and in all state legislative assemblies for women.
    • The seats were proposed to be reserved in rotation.
    • It would be determined by draw of lots in such a way that a seat would be reserved only once in three consecutive general elections.

Additional Information

  • Constitutional amendment procedure:

Type of amendment

Criteria

The law that amends the constitution

1. Article 368:

  • Affecting state: need to ask the state if affecting the federal structure or no need to ask if affecting the unitary federal structure
  • Not affecting the state: by 2/3 majority of present and voting such that (number>total strength of house)

2. Outside article 368: simple process as an ordinary bill

The law that does not amend the constitution
  • Ordinary bill
  • Money bill
  • Financial bill

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