Srinagar: The government on Tuesday constituted a high-level apex committee and two divisional level committees for the conduct of elections to the district development councils in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
In an order, government ordered the constitution of apex level committee and two divisional level committees of senior officers to draw a roadmap and detailed schedule for conducting elections to the District Development Councils.
As per the order Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department has been nominated as chairman of the apex committee while Director General of Police, J&K, Additional Director General of Police (CID), Divisional Commissioner, Jammu/Kashmir, Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural development and Panchayati Raj, representative of Transport Department (not below the rank of additional Secretary) will be its members.
The panel will submit its report on the basis of inputs from the divisional committees and upon assessment of the ground level situation taking into consideration various requirements including security logistics, personnel, equipment etc,” the order states—(KNO)
