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- REORGANISATION OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR IMPORTANT FOR UPCOMING EXAMS.
- The jammu and kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 provides that the president of india shall appoint an administrative designated as lieutenant Governor to administer the Union territory of jammu and kashmir.
- Lt Governor 's usual term of 5 years but he holds office during the pleasure of the president. The president has the power to remove him earlier or at times his term can be extended until his successor takes charge.
- The lt Governor possesses wide powers. However, he is generally bound to act in accordance with the advice of the council of ministers headed by the chief minister except in so far his discretionary powers are concerned.
- It is pertinent to mention here that All india service like the indian Administrative service ( IAS) and the indian police service (IPS) and the Anti corruption Bureau (ACB) will remain under the control of the Lt Governor and not the elected government of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir..
Girish chandra marmu.
- The Girish chandra marmu, a former IAS officer has been appointed as the first lieutenant Governor of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir..
- G. C Marmu, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujrat cadre has served as the Union expenditure secretary...
- Marmu is a management graduate and post graduate in political science . Considered to be a trouble shooter, he has been the principal secretary in Gujrat for nine years..
- After assuming charge, the LT Governor asked Bureaucrats to change their mindset and work to solve the problem s of people. He argued them to advance the agenda of good governance in jammu and kashmir.
- In the Union territory of jammu and kashmir, it is the chief minister who is the real executive head of the government and holds a key position in the administration of the Union territory..
- The chief minister has no fix term of office and he remains in office so long as he enjoys the majority of the legislative Assembly.
- The chief minister is appointed by the LT Governor and the other ministers are appointed by the lt. Governor on the advice of the chief minister.
- The chief minister is the man of consequences and enjoys vast powers. He acts as the principal advisor of the Lt. Governor . He is also an important link between the Lt Governor and the council of ministers and keeps the Lt. Governor informed of all decisions of the council of ministers..
Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir...
. The legislative Assembly of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir with consist of 90 seats.
- After the separation of ladakh division from jammu and kashmir , the total number of Assembly seats have come down from 86 to 83 since the four seats of leh, kargil, zanskar, and nubra would no longer be part of the jammu and kashmir legislative Assembly.
- However, the number of seats will be enhanced from 83 to 90 after delimitation exercise is carried out.
- The Lt Governor has the power to normative two women's as members if he is of the opinion that women's are not adequately represented in the legislative Assembly.
- There is also a provision for the reservation of seats for schedule caste and schedule tribes..
- It is pertinent to mention here that 24 seats are designated for the territorial Constituencies of the Union territory that are under the occupation of Pakistan. However, these seats will remain officially vacant and are not taken into account for reckoning the total membership of the Assembly.
- After delimitation of the Constituencies, the total strength of the legislative Assembly will reach 114 from the present 107 , but the total contestable and filled seats of the legislative Assembly of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir will be 90.
- The legislative assembly of the Union territory of jammu and kashmir has the power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the state list of the Constitution of india except the subjects mentioned at entries 1 and 2 , namely " Public order " And " Police " Respectively or the concurrent list in the seventh schedule of the Constitution of india..
- In other words, the centre will be in direct control of law and order and police in the Union territory of jammu and kashmir through the Lt Governor..
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