Prime Minister shares an article on women’s reservation and need for timely implementation

Posted On: 16 APR 2026 3:19PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State Smt. Shobha Karandlaje. The article highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all and to Parliament as an institution. It stresses the need for urgency for the women of India in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring that not a day is lost. The Prime Minister’s Office posted on X; &ldquo;In this article, the Union MoS Smt @ShobhaBJP highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution. She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring not a day is lost. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/16/womens-quota-why-the-time-to-act-is-now &rdquo; In this article, the Union MoS Smt @ShobhaBJP highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution. She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing… pic.twitter.com/svxlhj46jw &mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 16, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/ST (Release ID: 2252577) Visitor Counter : 896 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Manipuri , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister shares an article on women’s reservation and need for timely implementation Posted On: 16 APR 2026 3:19PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State Smt. Shobha Karandlaje. The article highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all and to Parliament as an institution. It stresses the need for urgency for the women of India in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring that not a day is lost. The Prime Minister’s Office posted on X; &ldquo;In this article, the Union MoS Smt @ShobhaBJP highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution. She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring not a day is lost. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/16/womens-quota-why-the-time-to-act-is-now &rdquo; In this article, the Union MoS Smt @ShobhaBJP highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution. She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing… pic.twitter.com/svxlhj46jw &mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 16, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/ST (Release ID: 2252577) <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State Smt. Shobha Karandlaje.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The article highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all and to Parliament as an institution. It stresses the need for urgency for the women of India in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring that not a day is lost.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister’s Office posted on X;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">&ldquo;In this article, the Union MoS Smt @ShobhaBJP highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing delimitation and ensuring not a day is lost.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/16/womens-quota-why-the-time-to-act-is-now" target="_blank">https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/16/womens-quota-why-the-time-to-act-is-now</a>&rdquo;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">In this article, the Union MoS Smt <a href="https://twitter.com/ShobhaBJP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShobhaBJP</a> highlights the one-third reservation for women as a moment that belongs to all of us and to Parliament as an institution.<br><br>She stresses that urgency is needed now for the women of India, in conducting the census, completing… <a href="https://t.co/svxlhj46jw">pic.twitter.com/svxlhj46jw</a></p>&mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/2044691570470113310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">MJPS/SS/ST</span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); 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