SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has extended the tenure of the Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission, constituted last year to determine reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), until February 28.
Sources said that the panel’s tenure, which expired on December 31, 2024, has been officially extended. This marks the first extension granted to the panel by the elected government. The commission is led by Justice (retd.) Janak Raj Kotwal and includes Raj Kumar Baghat (retired IAS officer) and Prof. (Dr.) Mohinder Singh Badwal (former Dean, SKUAST, Jammu).
“The commission is likely to submit its report by the end of this month,” sources said. The panel’s report is expected to set the stage for conducting Panchayat and Municipal elections. (KNO)
