 bill no  65  of  2018 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2018 by shri rajendra agrawal, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2018amendment of article 7552 in article 75 of the constitution, in clause (1a), the following proviso shall be added at the end, namely:—"provided that at least one-third of the total number of ministers in the council of ministers shall be women"amendment of article 1643 in article 164 of the constitution, in clause (1a), before the existing provisos, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—"provided that at least one-third of the total number of ministers in the council of ministers shall be women"4 in article 239aa of the constitution, in clause (4), before the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—amendment of article 239aa"provided that at least one-third of the total number of ministers in the councilof ministers shall be women"5 statement of objects and reasonswomen represent almost half of the country's population but unfortunately have a marginal proportion in influential and decision making roles of government, both at the union and at the state level although our constitution has guaranteed equal  opportunities for women in all walks of life through the fundamental right to equality, yet women's visibility in the power structure is severely limited this imbalance is primarily because of the prevalent misogynistic notions  of gender perpetuated by the societyto have a meaningful democracy, all members of the society should have equal access to power thus, it is urgently required to redress the gender based inequality and create a level playing field for women for an inclusive development of the nation, the widespread gender gap must be bridged and female presence in powerful influence wielding institutions be encouraged therefore, to achieve the said objective, the bill makes it mandatory that at least one-third of the total number of ministers in the council of ministers should be womenhence this billnew delhi;rajendra  agrawalfebruary 15, 2018 annexure extracts from the  constitution of india75(1)         other provisions as to ministers(1a) the total number of ministers, including the prime minister, in the council of ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the house of the people         164(1)         other provisions as to ministers(1a) the total number of ministers, including the chief minister, in the council of ministers in a state shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the legislative assembly of that  state:provided that the number of ministers, including the chief minister in state shall not be less than twelve:provided further that where the total number of ministers including the chief minister in the council of ministers in any state at the commencement of the constitution (ninetyfirst amendment) act, 2003 exceeds the said fifteen per cent or the number specified in the first proviso, as the case may be, then the total number of ministers in that state shall be brought in conformity with the provisions of this clause within six months from such date as the president may by public notification appoint         239aa(1)         (2)         special provisions with respect to delhi(3)         (4) there shall be a council of ministers consisting of not more than ten per cent of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, with the chief minister at the head to aid and advise the lieutenant governor in the exercise of his functions in relation to matters with respect to which the legislative assembly has power to make laws, except in so far as he is, by or under any law, required to act in his discretion:provided that in the case of difference of opinion between the lieutenant governor and his ministers on any matter, the lieutenant governor shall refer it to the president for decision and act according to the decision given thereon by the president and pending such decision it shall be competent for the lieutenant governor in any case where the matter, in his opinion, is so urgent that it is necessary for him to take immediate action, to take such action or to give such direction in the matter as he deems necessary———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri rajendra agrawal, mp)gmgipmrnd—4242ls(s-3)—28022018