The Union Cabinet of India has approved the introduction of two bills that aim to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. This decision comes ahead of a special Parliament session scheduled from April 16 to 18, 2024. The Women's Reservation Bill, known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, was passed in September 2023 and mandates that one-third of the total seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies be reserved for women. To facilitate this, the government is considering raising the total number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, with 273 seats specifically allocated for women while maintaining proportional representation for each state. Additionally, the government intends to set up a delimitation commission by June 2024 to oversee this process, and it has assured southern states that their representation will not be diminished. The government is also working on separating the implementation of the reservation from the ongoing census, aiming to roll out the law by the 2029 general elections.