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One third of seats in local government bodies-in panchayats and municipalities-are now reserved for women. Now there are more than 10 lakh elected women representatives in rural and urban local bodies. Women's organizations and activists have been demanding a similar reservation of at least one third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women. A bill with this proposal has been pending before the Parliament for more than a decade But there is no consensus over this among all the political parties. The bill has not been passed. Gender division is an example that some form of social division needs to be expressed in politics.

Which bill is pending for more than ten years in Parliament?

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One third reservation for Women in Panchayats

One third reservation for Women in Lok Sabha

One third reservation for Women in Municipalities

None of these

answer is B.

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A bill for one-third reservation for Women in Lok Sabha has been in Parliament for more than ten years.
Exposure to women has always been less than 10% in the Lok Sabha and 5% in the State Assemblies. Women's organisations and activists have asked to reserve 33% of the seats in Lok Sabha and the State Women's Assemblies. A bill containing this proposal has been in Parliament for more than ten years. However, there is no consensus on this among all opinion groups.

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