Jammu, October 17: The Government of India has amended Jammu & Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj law -1989 for establishment of district development councils for which every district will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies to elect members of the body.
“In a major decision- Govt ammends J&K Panchayati Raj Rules; provides for setting up of District Development Councils, delimitation of their constituencies & their elections; DDCs to be divided into 14 constituencies/district.”
The District Development Council shall consist of the directly elected members from territorial constituencies in the district, members of the Legislative Assembly representing a part or whole of the district whose constituencies lie within the district and the Chairperson of all Block Development Councils of the district.
members of District Development Council, whether or not elected by direct election from territorial constituencies in the district shall have the right to vote in the meeting of the District Development Council.DCs shall comprise of:
1)All directly elected members from territorial constituencies in the District .
2)MLAs representing a part or whole of the District .
3) Chairpersons of BDCs Addl District Dev Comm of the District to be the CEO of DDC .