Fulfilling a key election promise of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Bihar cabinet gave the green signal to 35 per cent reservation for women in state government jobs. The decision marked Nitish’s first big step in this direction in nearly 10 years after unveiling 50 per cent reservation for women in panchayat and local body polls in 2006.
In the latest decision, the government said, the 35 per cent reservation extended to women on posts of police constable would now be extended to cover other state government vacancies, too. The cabinet also gave the go-ahead to rules paving way for the Right to Public Grievances Redressal Bill, which is likely to be implemented in May, a target set by the Chief Minister.
Nitish had frequently referred to his promise of reservation for women during the bitterly fought 2015 Assembly elections.
Bihar
- Capital – Patna
- Governor – Ram Nath Kovind
Learn Inclusively – Improve Your Vocabulary
- Unveil means show or announce publicly for the first time.
- Bitter means feeling or showing anger.
- Green Signal means giving approval.
- Grievances means injustice or offence.
- Redressal means act of correcting an error.
