Indian electoral system aims at ensuring representation of socially disadvantaged sections. However we are yet to have even 10 per cent women members in our legislatures. What measures would you suggest to improve the situation?

The Indian Constitution makes the reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in our legislatives. But the constitution does not make similar reservation for other disadvantaged groups. As such there is no reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women. To improve the situation of women we should seek reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. For this purpose there should be demand for reserving one-third seats for women. For this purpose, we require an amendment to the constitution. Though several times such an amendment has been proposed in parliament but has not yet been passed.