Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: Newsonair
Context: In a historic move, the Rajya Sabha Chairman has formed an all-women panel of 13 Vice-Chairpersons in the Rajya Sabha in connection with the Women’s Reservation Bill, known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023.
- Under the Rules of Rajya Sabha, the Chairman nominates from among the members a panel of VCs and any one of them can preside over the House in the absence of the Chairman/ Deputy Chairman.
Some of the notable members of this panel include P. T. Usha, Jaya Bachchan, Saroj Pandey, Dola Sen, Sulata Deo, and Dr. Fauzia Khan.
