Arun Jaitley/PTI
The government on Thursday gave its nod to the promulgation of an ordinance for giving reservation benefits to SCs and STs in Jammu and Kashmir by amending a clause of the contentious Article 370, which gives special status to the state.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
"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 and 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 Article 370," he said.
"Once notified this will pave the way for giving benefit of promotion in service to the SCs, STs & also extend the reservation of upto 10% for economically weaker sections in educational institutions & public employment in addition to the existing reservation in Jammu & Kashmir," Jaitley said.
The ordinance will have to be promulgated by the President.
