Srinagar, March 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government is committed to strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies by ensuring timely elections at all levels, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission, established in June 2023 to conduct empirical studies on Other Backward Classes (OBC) representation, submitted its final recommendations to the government last week, brightening the outlook for polls to local bodies.
Municipal bodies, panchayats and block development councils in the Union Territory have been without elected representatives for more than a year.
The term of municipalities ended in October-November 2023 while panchayats and bl...