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The bill, which would ensure women reservation of 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, will be presented in the Parliament on September 20, as per reports.
The bill proposes to levy penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for every instance of violation of norms.
While DA for Central government employees may go up by 4%, it will be 3% for staff and teachers of state governments.
The incentive structure will encourage industry to make fresh investments for the indigenous global supply chain of Advanced Automotive Technology products.
Home Minister Amit Shah has been given the additional charge of the newly formed Ministry of Cooperation.
In the new Council of Ministers, there are four former Chief Ministers, 18 former state ministers, 39 former MLAs and 23 MPs who have been elected for three or more terms.
This is the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.
The Bill is expected to be introduced in Parliament in the next phase of the Budget session.
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant may be among the technocrats who may be considered if the government decides that it wants to strengthen the expertise bench.
Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Prahlad Patel, who are part of Modi 2.0, are the last remnants of the Vajpayee era.