Template:Infobox legislationJammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 provides for Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir as an instrument of a local self government.
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
- ↑ District Development Councils (DDC): Why parties think this new layer of governance will kill politics in J&K, Iqbal, Naveed. The Indian Express(2020-10-20). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ Rules modified to enable quota for SC, ST and women in DDC in J-K. Outlook India(24 October 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-22.