THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LOCAL BODIES LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024
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🏛️ Became law (Act)
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What does this law do?
This law amends three existing laws related to local governance in Jammu and Kashmir to include 'Other Backward Classes' in reservation provisions and replace 'Chief Electoral Officer' with 'State Election Commission' throughout the laws.
Who it affects
Local bodies, elected representatives, and government officials in Jammu and Kashmir
Key provisions
- Defines 'Other Backward Classes' as those declared by the Jammu and Kashmir government under the 2004 Reservation Act
- Replaces 'Chief Electoral Officer' with 'State Election Commission' in all relevant sections
- Updates reservation provisions to include Other Backward Classes alongside Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Specifies that State Election Commissioner's conditions of service cannot be varied to his disadvantage after appointment
- Applies certain provisions from the Panchayati Raj Act to Municipal and Municipal Corporation Acts
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | 18 |
| Status | closed (section: bill) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |
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THE-JAMMU-AND-KASHMIR-LOCAL-BODIES-LAWS-AMENDMENT-BILL-2024-bill_passed_both.pdf
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Bill_introduced
2024-02-05
THE-JAMMU-AND-KASHMIR-LOCAL-BODIES-LAWS-AMENDMENT-BILL-2024-bill_introduced.pdf
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2024-02-06
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