Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989

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Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
Jammu and Kashmir Legislature
  • An Act to provide for the constitutions of Halqa Panchayats, Block Development Councils and The District Planning And Development Boards and matters concerned therewith.
CitationAct No. XI of 1989
Territorial extentJammu and Kashmir
Commenced8 July 1989
Amended by
Keywords
Panchayati Raj
Status: Amended

Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 provides for Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir as an instrument of a local self government. This act preceded the 73rd constitutional amendment which gave constitutional status to PRI's in India.

District Development Councils

On 16 October 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs amended the 1989 Act and 1996 Rules to allow for the creation of a new form of governance in Jammu and Kashmir, District Development Councils, to which members would be elected.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Iqbal, Naveed (2020-10-20). "District Development Councils (DDC): Why parties think this new layer of governance will kill politics in J&K". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Rules modified to enable quota for SC, ST and women in DDC in J-K". Outlook India. PTI. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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