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| short_title = Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989<br />
| legislature = [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislature]]<br />
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| long_title = An Act to provide for the constitutions of Halqa Panchayats, Block Development Councils and<br />
The District Planning And Development Boards and matters concerned therewith.<br />
| citation = [https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/sites/default/files/2221.pdf Act No. XI of 1989]<br><br />
| territorial_extent = Jammu and Kashmir<br />
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| date_commenced = 8 July 1989<br />
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| amended_by = *[http://drdk.nic.in/J&K%20Panchayati%20Raj%20Act%201989%20and%20Rules%201996.pdf J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996]<br />
*2020 amendments<br />
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| keywords = Panchayati Raj<br />
| status = amended <br />
}}'''Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989''' provides for [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayati Raj]] in Jammu and Kashmir as an instrument of a [[Local self-government in India|local self government]].<br />
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== District Development Councils ==<br />
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 [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|governance in Jammu and Kashmir]], [[District Development Council]]s, to which members would be elected.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Naveed|date=2020-10-20|title=District Development Councils (DDC): Why parties think this new layer of governance will kill politics in J&K|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/district-development-councils-jammu-and-kashmir-why-parties-think-they-will-kill-politics-in-the-ut-6789839/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 October 2020|others=PTI|title=Rules modified to enable quota for SC, ST and women in DDC in J-K|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/rules-modified-to-enable-quota-for-sc-st-and-women-in-ddc-in-jk/1961561|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Outlook India}}</ref><br />
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