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- The Parliament approved the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
- The Bill aims at empowering Pahari Ethnic Group, Padari Tribes, Koli and Gadda Brahmin by providing the Scheduled Tribe status.
- The Upper House has also cleared the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
- The Local Bodies Bill-2024 seeks to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in panchayats and municipalities in Jammu and Kashmir.
- It also brings consistency in the local body laws of the Union territory with the provisions of the Constitution.
- Currently, there is no provision for reservation of seats for OBCs in panchayats and municipalities in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Scheduled Castes Order Amendment Bill, adds Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order of 1956.
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