The Jammuand Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has introduced a chapter onJ&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 in the political science textbooks for class10, an official said on Saturday.
The book(Social Science Democratic Politics-II) concludes with an Addendum on the Jammuand Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 under chapter eight of Unit IV.
The centrehad on August 5 last year revoked provisions of Article 370 which guaranteedspecial status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the erstwhile state into twoUnion Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The Centre’sannouncement proceeded strict curbs across Jammu and Kashmir to maintain lawand order. The restrictions were, however, eased out in a phased manner to alarge extent as the time passed.
However,three former Chief Ministers — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah,his son Omar Abdullah and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidentMehbooba Mufti — and scores of other leaders continue to be under detention,while the internet speed is still restricted to 2G.
The academicsession for class 10 started across Kashmir and winter zones of Jammu regionwith the opening of schools in the last week of February. The examination forclass 10 is underway in summer zone Jammu where the new session starts inApril.
Theparticular chapter talks about the resolution passed in both houses ofParliament on August 5 last year followed by a Presidential order the next daydeclaring all the clauses of Article 370 except clause (1) to be inoperative.
Iteffectively ended the special rights and privileges given to the permanentresidents of Jammu and Kashmir and the restrictions on people from outside tobuy immovable property or apply for jobs in the state government
The act came into effect on October 31 last year and reconstituted theerstwhile state into two UTs while placing the region under the direct controland supervision of Central government.
The chapteralso talks about instrument of Accession (IOA) that was executed by the thenruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh on October26, 1947 and subsequent incorporation of Article 370 in the constitutionconferring certain powers like separate constitution, state flag, autonomy overthe internal administration.
It alsobriefly mentions Article 35-A which empowered the J&K state legislature todefine the status of permanent residents of the state.
In theprovisions of the Act, it speaks about the formation of UT of Ladakh withoutlegislature, UT of Jammu and Kashmir with a legislative assembly having 107seats, out of which 24 shall be reserved for residents of Pakistan-administeredKashmir.It also talks about reservation for scheduledcastes, scheduled tribes, OBCs and others as per the central government’srules, and application of Central laws, common high court for both UTs andrepresentation in parliament.