Cabinet Expansion: Inclusion of more women in the cabinet a step of reform or a compulsion to get votes?
- In the second cabinet reshuffle of PM Narendra Modi, both the representation and respect of women has increased.
- After the reshuffle on Wednesday, the number of women ministers in the Narendra Modi govt has almost doubled this time.
- Before this reshuffle, there were only six women ministers in the Modi cabinet, whose number has now increased to 11.
- Since 2004, the central govt currently has the highest number of women ministers. 7 new women ministers were inducted into the govt.
- Trying to give tickets to more women in the elections and aspiration to include them in the cabinet is it a reformist move of the BJP-led govt or the electoral necessity.
