IN THE first major legislative change after Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory, the Union government has announced creation of District Development Councils (DDCS)—district-level self-governing bodies. On October 17, the Union government amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, and the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, to create DDCS; and on November 4, State Election Commissioner K K Sharma declared that elections to DDC will be held on November 28. All major parties have agreed to participate in the election, though they are unhappy with the creation of DDCS.
Unlike any other part of the country, every district in Jammu and Kashmir (j&k) will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies which will elect members to DDC. The members will then elect chairperson and vice-chairperson who will administer the district. DDC will have complete jurisdiction over the district except the areas controlled by a Municipality or Municipal Corporation. Though Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and chairpersons of Block Development Councils (BDCS) will also be in the DDC, only the 14 elected members will have the power to elect or remove the chairperson and the vice-chairperson.
According to the Central government as well as the j&k administration, the move will empower democracy at the grassroots level. Under the prime minister, “a pathbreaking step, to set up, for the first time, district development councils” has been taken, tweeted Jitendra Singh, minister of state for the Prime Minister’s Office. The j&k administration too termed DDCS “as a constitutional requirement under the 73rd Amendment” that provides for a uniform three-tier Panchayati Raj at village, intermediate and district levels.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 16, 2020 من Down To Earth.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 16, 2020 من Down To Earth.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Trade On Emissions
EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a tariff on imports, is designed to protect European industries in the guise of climate action.
'The project will facilitate physical and cultural decimation of indigenous people'
The Great Nicobar Project has all the hallmarks of a disaster-seismic, ecological, human. Why did it get the go-ahead?
TASTE IT RED
Popularity of Karnataka's red jackfruit shows how biodiversity can be conserved by ensuring that communities benefit from it
MANY MYTHS OF CHIPKO
Misconceptions about the Chipko movement have overshadowed its true objectives.
The politics and economics of mpox
Africa's mpox epidemic stems from delayed responses, neglect of its health risks and the stark vaccine apartheid
Emerging risks
Even as the world gets set to eliminate substances threatening the ozone layer, climate change and space advancement pose new challenges.
JOINING THE CARBON CLUB
India's carbon market will soon be a reality, but will it fulfil its aim of reducing emissions? A report by PARTH KUMAR and MANAS AGRAWAL
Turn a new leaf
Scientists join hands to predict climate future of India's tropical forests
Festering troubles
The Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to contain mpox amid vaccine delays, conflict and fragile healthcare.
India sees unusual monsoon patterns
THE 2024 southwest monsoon has, between June 1 and September 1, led to excess rainfall in western and southern states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while others like Nagaland, Manipur and Punjab recorded a deficit.