Cabinet Approves The Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019.
In a recent press release it has been made clear that the Union Cabinet as on 28th of Feb 2019 has approved The Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019, this Amendment Order, 2019, provides Promotion Benefits for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes in services in J&K and 10% Reservation for economically weaker sections in educational institutions & public employment in J&K.
It will serve the purpose of application of relevant provisions of the Constitution of India, as amended through the Constitution (Seventy Seventh Amendment) Act, 1995 and Constitution (One Hundred arid third Amendment) Act, 2019 for Jammu and Kashmir, by issuing the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019 by the President under clause (1) of Article370.
Constitution (Seventy Seventh Amendment) Act, 1995 was enacted thereby inserting clause (4A) after clause 4 of Article 16 of Constitution of India. Clause (4A) provides for giving benefit of promotion in service to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. The Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 has been applied in the country except Jammu and Kashmir and with extension of Act to Jammu and Kashmir economically weaker sections of State would also avail the benefit of reservation.
