Reservation and Rights
- Sections 65 and 66: the Constitution (J&K) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 and the Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 apply to both UTs.
- The J&K Reservation Act, 2004 was amended in December 2023 to replace "weak and under-privileged classes" with "Other Backward Classes".
- In February 2024 Parliament added Pahari-speaking groups to the ST list of J&K and passed a Bill for OBC reservation in local bodies.
- SC/ST seats in the Assembly: SC 7, ST 9.
- Women's reservation: the J&K Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 (introduced 12 December 2023) reserves about one-third of elected seats for women, including SC/ST seats. It takes effect after the next census and delimitation.
- Central laws such as the Right to Education now apply.
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