The One Hundred and Sixth Amendment (106th) of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 and informally referred to as Women's Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), was introduced in Lok Sabha on 19 September 2023 during the special session of Parliament. This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women.
The bill is the possible culmination of a legislative debate that had been ongoing for 27 years, including the lapsed Women's Reservation Bill (2010), due to the lack of consensus among political parties. The bill was the first that was considered in the new parliament building. On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in Favour and two against. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill unanimously with 214 votes in Favour and none against, on 21 September 2023. President Draupadi Murmu signed the bill on 28 September 2023, and the gazette notification was also published the same day, which made it clear that the reservation will come into force soon after the first delimitation (frozen until 2026).