The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) on December 22, 2023, issued the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 2023, to further amend the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.
The following amendments have been stated:
• After section 3, which states “Legislative Assemblies for Union territories and their composition”, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:
"3A- Reservation of seats for women in Legislative Assembly of Union Territory of Puducherry:
(1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry.
(2) As nearly as may be, one-third of the seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall be reserved for women.
(3) As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes) shall be reserved for women in such manner as Parliament may by law determine.
This notification will come into force from December 22, 2023.
[Notification No 39 of 2023]
