Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2014
January 29 , 2019 2129 days 815 0
The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has given his assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
The amendment bill provides for reservation in government jobs for Pahari community.
The amendment creates a separate category for the persons belonging to Pahari community among the Socially & Educationally Backward classes (other than SC’s & ST’s).
The Pahari Community also called as Pahadi and Parbati belongs to Indo-Aryan ethnic group inhabiting Himalayan regions of Nepal and India.