Panchayati Raj, Co-op Societies Amendment bills introduced

Srinagar: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Javid Ahmad Dar on Wednesday introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly seeking to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (Act No. IX of 1989). “I rise to introduce a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 (Act No. IX of 1989) (L.A. Bill No.5 of 2025). The Bill has already been published in an extraordinary issue of the Official Gazette,” the minister said. Javid Ahmad Dar, who also holds the portfolio for Cooperative Department also introduced Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill, 2025 in the Assembly “I rise to introduce a Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies Act, 1989 (Act No. XVII of 1989) (L.A. Bill No.7 of 2025). The Bill has already been published in an extraordin