Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: The Government has extended the term of the “Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission” constituted for recommending reservation to Other Backward Classes in Panchayats and Municipalities.
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The Government has extended the term of the commission till December 31, 2024, an order issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs said.
With extension in tenure of the panel, which was constituted on July 30 this year, the Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies’ polls are unlikely to be held this year.
The three-member panel comprises of Justice (retd.) Janak Raj Kotwal, Raj Kumar Baghat (retired IAS officer) and Prof (Dr) Mohinder Singh Bhadwal (former dean SKUAST Jammu).
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