Prez gives assent to 3 J&K bills

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 12: President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to three bills passed by the Parliament pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir.
The bills include The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Law (Amendment) Bill, 2024, The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribe Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The bills pertained to grant of reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Panchayats and Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir, inclusion of Valmikis in Scheduled Castes category and grant of ST status to Pahari Ethnic and Paddari tribes, Koli and Gadda Brahmins.