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The Maharashtra Government will soon introduce a Bill in the Assembly that will provide 50 per cent reservation for women in local bodies, the Chief Minister, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, said today.
“We will introduce the Bill of giving 50 per cent reservation for women in local Government bodies in the ensuing Budget session of the state legislature,” Mr Chavan said while interacting with a group of women journalists on the International Women’s Day.
The Centre has already taken a decision to give 50 per cent quota for women and the State Government will abide by it, Mr Chavan said.
On 33 per cent reservation for women in Assemblies and Parliament, he said: “we are trying our best to pass the Bill in the Lok Sabha. It has been already approved in the Rajya Sabha when I was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister.”
Congress ally NCP had already proposed to increase the quota for women in local bodies from 33 to 50 per cent. At a party meeting held here last month, the NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, asked his ministers to meet the CM and make the demand.
Mr Chavan, who has completed four months in office, said he was settled in his new job and expressed confidence that he would deliver with his current team of ministers.
“There is a huge difference between functioning of national and state politics, but I am used to working hard,” he said.
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