J&K Reorganisation & Reservation (Amendment) Bills, 2023
| Category | Details | Subdetails |
|---|---|---|
| News | Introduction of bills | – Date: July 26, 2023 – Bills Introduced: – J&K Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 – J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 |
| Passed in Lok Sabha | – Date: December 6, 2023 | |
| Why | Addressing regional issues | |
| Adjusting legislative representation | ||
| Reshaping reservation policies | ||
| What | Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | – Amends Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 – Union territories created: – Jammu and Kashmir (with legislature) – Ladakh (without legislature) – Legislative Assembly changes: – Seats increased from 83 to 90 – Nominations by Lieutenant Governor: – Kashmiri migrants – Up to two members – At least one woman – Displaced persons from PoK – One member representing – Reserved seats: – Scheduled Castes – Previously six seats – Now seven seats – Scheduled Tribes – Previously none – Now nine seats |
| Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | – Amends Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 – Reservation in jobs and education: – For Scheduled Castes, Tribes – Other socially, educationally backward classes – Socially, educationally backward classes: – Criteria for classification: – Village status – Proximity to Line of Control, International Border – Change in nomenclature: – From “social castes” – To “other backward classes” | |
| How | Legislative process | – Introduction in Lok Sabha – Debate and discussion: – Duration: Six-hour debate – Voting and approval |
| Where | Lok Sabha | – Lower house of Indian Parliament |
| Jammu and Kashmir | – Impact region |
