Marking a significant moment in history, the first woman member from Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha, Smt. Phangnon Konyak presided over the House on July 25.
Key points
- Earlier she had created history by becoming the first ever women member to be appointed to the panel of Vice- Chairpersons on July 17, 2023.
- In a move to bring about gender equality, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar had nominated four women members (50% of the total number) to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons.
- It is also noteworthy that all women members nominated to the panel are first term Parliamentarians.
- The panel reconstituted before the Monsoon Session contains a total of eight names, out of which half are women.
- This is the first time in the history of the Upper House that equal representation has been given to women members in the panel of Vice-Chairpersons.
