Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989

Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 provides for Panchayati Raj in Jammu and Kashmir as an instrument of a local self government. This act preceded the 73rd constitutional amendment which gave constitutional status to PRI's in India.

Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
Jammu and Kashmir Legislature
Long title An Act to provide for the constitutions of Halqa Panchayats, Block Development Councils and The District Planning And Development Boards and matters concerned therewith.
Citation	Act No. XI of 1989
Territorial extent	Jammu and Kashmir
Commenced	8 July 1989
Amended by
J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 2020 amendments
Keywords
Panchayati Raj
Status: Amended

District Development Councils

On 16 October 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs amended the 1989 Act and 1996 Rules to allow for the creation of a new form of governance in Jammu and Kashmir, District Development Councils, to which members would be elected.^[1][2]