Catalysing Parity: The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam  (नारी शक्ति वंदन अधिधनयम)  and Its Projected Impact on India's Global Gender Indices

Seema Mehra Mehra Parihar; Vyom Sharma; MohammedBaber Ali; Asmit Soni; Yuvraj Singh Sikarwar

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.79571

Catalysing Parity: The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (नारी शक्ति वंदन अधिधनयम) and Its Projected Impact on India's Global Gender Indices

Author(s)	Prof. Seema Mehra Mehra Parihar, Vyom Sharma, MohammedBaber Ali, Asmit Soni, Yuvraj Singh Sikarwar
Country	India
Abstract	India's rank of 131 out of 148 in the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) by the World Economic Forum (2025) indicates that there is political ineffectiveness rather than cultural differences behind the country's GGGI parity score of 64.1% and the continued downward trend of its female parliamentary representation at 13.8%, which is 30% below the worldwide standard for female representation in politics. This paper contended that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam ‘नारी शक्ति वंदन अधिधनयम’ (NSVA), as articulated in the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act to the Constitution (2023), represents the most important policy option for India to reverse its declining trend across multiple gender-positive indices compared to other countries. The study applied a triangulated methodological framework consisting of: (a) decomposing sub-indices of the GGGI, the UNDP Gender Inequality Index (GII), and the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI); (b) conducting cross-national comparative research on quota-adopting states (Rwanda, Argentina, Bolivia, Nordic Bloc) and India’s own 73rd Constitutional Amendment initiative relative to its democratic institutions of local governance (or Panchayati Raj Institutions) to support longitudinal evidence of a change in the standings of the Indian population if all components of the NSVA are implemented. In conclusion, the data-driven projections of India’s future rankings in gender- and social-based comparisons with the world based upon the anticipated full implementation of the NSVA are outlined. The paper shows that successful enactment of 33% parliamentary reservations in combination with appropriate legislative support structures has the ability to increase India’s Political Empowerment sub-index score by about 28–35 percent points – an increase that is substantial enough to allow a move up of about 20–30 ranks within the GGGI as well as a reduction of the GII value by a substantial margin. The paper goes on to show how this ‘ripple effect’ translates into increased success for economic participation, health, and education these are the other three sub-indices in which India trails badly. Further results as increased political empowerment.
Keywords	: Gender positive indices, Global Gender Gap Index, India, Gender Inequality Index, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, Ripple effect
Field	Sociology
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.79571

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