Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 have been passed in Lok Sabha.
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004.
It has provisions regarding reservation in jobs and admission in professional institutions to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other socially and educationally backward classes.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 amended the 2nd schedule of the 1950 Act to specify the total number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to be 83.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 increases the total number of seats to 90.
It reserves 7 seats for Scheduled Castes and 9 seats for Scheduled Tribes.
As per the bill, the Lieutenant Governor may nominate up to two members from the Kashmiri migrant community to the Legislative Assembly.
