<p>A special one-day session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly has been called on January 7 for the ratification of the bill that proposes to extend the reservation for SC/ST in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years, speaker Rajiv Bindal said here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on December 10 and 12, respectively.</p>.<p>Later, it was sent to states for ratification as it requires the consent of at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before implementation.</p>.<p>Bindal said the special session would start with Governor Bandaru Dattatreya's address on Tuesday at 11 am.</p>.<p>The Indian Constitution provides reservation for the SC/ST in the both houses of parliament and legislative assemblies of states.</p>.<p>The Bill seeks to extend the reservation till January 25, 2030. </p>
<p>A special one-day session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly has been called on January 7 for the ratification of the bill that proposes to extend the reservation for SC/ST in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years, speaker Rajiv Bindal said here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on December 10 and 12, respectively.</p>.<p>Later, it was sent to states for ratification as it requires the consent of at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before implementation.</p>.<p>Bindal said the special session would start with Governor Bandaru Dattatreya's address on Tuesday at 11 am.</p>.<p>The Indian Constitution provides reservation for the SC/ST in the both houses of parliament and legislative assemblies of states.</p>.<p>The Bill seeks to extend the reservation till January 25, 2030. </p>