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The Centre on Thursday, 28 February, approved an order for giving reservation benefits to economically weaker sections and for promotion in government jobs to SCs and STs in Jammu and Kashmir.
The decision has been taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said at a press conference.
"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," it said.
The government had enacted a law last month to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the general category poor.
The Union Cabinet also decided to promulgate an ordinance – The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 – to give reservation benefits to the people living along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, who often face shelling from across the border.
This facility was so far available to the people living along the Actual Line of Control in the state who also face similar living condition.
This proposal was moved by the Jammu and Kashmir government, which is under the President's rule.
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