J K govt constitutes committees for panchayat, urban local bodies polls

The Jammu and Kashmir government today constituted state and divisional level committees to conduct preparatory work for the panchayat and urban local bodies polls in the state.

According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Principal Secretary, Home Department, would be the chairman for the state level committee, while as director general of police, principal secretary transport department, additional director general of police (CID), divisional commissioner, Kashmir/Jammu would work as its members, an official spokesman said.

He said the secretary, department of rural development and panchayati raj, would be member secretary, while as representative of the housing and urban development department would serve as the member of the committee.

The order further states that in the divisional level committee for Kashmir division, divisional commissioner, Kashmir, would serve as the chairman, while as the inspector general of police, Kashmir, and director rural development, Kashmir, would be members.

Director urban local bodies, Kashmir, has been made member secretary of the committee, he said.

The spokesman said for Jammu division, divisional commissioner, Jammu, has been made the chairman, while as the inspector general of police, Jammu, and director rural development, Jammu, would work as members. Director urban local bodies, Jammu, will work as member secretary, he added.

The committees -- both in Kashmir and Jammu divisions -- would have the discretion to co-opt any other member, the spokesman said.