By IANS,
New Delhi: Following is the chequered history of the women’s reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the country’s legislatures:
1996 — The Deve Gowda government introduces the women’s reservation bill as 81st Constitutional Amendment Bill.
1998 — The bill is re-introduced in the 12th Lok Sabha as the 84th Constitutional Amendment Bill by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
1999 — The NDA government re-introduces the bill in the 13th Lok Sabha.
2002 — The bill is introduced in parliament but fails to sail through.
2003 — Bill introduced twice in parliament.
2004 — The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government includes it in the Common Minimum Programme.
2008 — The government tables the bill in the Rajya Sabha so that the legislation does not lapse.
2010 — The cabinet clears the bill for taking it up in the Rajya Sabha.