The government is mulling advancing the timeline for the rollout of the Women’s Reservation Act, with the Union Cabinet likely to take up the matter on Wednesday.Sources told The Tribune that the Cabinet might approve an amendment to the 128th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023, (Women’s Reservation Act) concerning the completion of the Census and the delimitation exercise.In the present form of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023, the Act provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, but its implementation is linked to the completion of the next Census and subsequent delimitation, making 2031 the likely timeline. However, sources indicate that there is a proposal to advance the implementation by two years to 2029.“For this to happen, the Act would need to be amended. This is possible only by revisiting the provisions related to the completion of the Census and the delimitation exercise. The proposed amendment pertains to these aspects,” a source said.According to the current schedule, the Census is expected to be completed by mid-2027, followed by the delimitation process. Together, these steps would push the implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament to 2031.According to sources, the government is, therefore, exploring amendments to these provisions to enable an earlier rollout by 2029.The government has also reached out to the Opposition Congress on the issue, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju initiating discussions.Responding to the outreach, the Congress has said the matter should be discussed at an all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Rijiju, urging him to convene a meeting.In a letter sent on Monday night, Kharge said the proposed discussion should involve all opposition parties rather than limited consultations with individual leaders.