JKSSB Written 2022
Answer & Explanation
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Correct Answer:
Option A —
103 Sections and 5 Schedules
Key Structural DetailsThe Act was enacted to bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs): Jammu & Kashmir (with a Legislative Assembly) and Ladakh (without a Legislative Assembly). Its structure is as follows:
Total Parts: 14
Total Sections: 103 (The final section, Section 103, deals with the "Power to remove difficulties").
Total Schedules: 5
Why there is often confusion:
You may sometimes see the number 107 or 106 in discussions related to this Act, which leads to common misconceptions:
Legislative Assembly Seats (107): Section 14 of the Act originally stated that the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir would be 107 (which was later increased to 114 following the Delimitation Commission's report).
Central Laws (106): The Act extended 106 central laws to the Union Territories (listed in the Fifth Schedule).
State Laws: It also repealed 153 state laws and retained/amended others.
The 2021 Context
The mention of "As of 2021" refers to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2021, which was passed to merge the J&K cadre of All India Services (IAS, IPS, and IFoS) with the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory) cadre. While this amended specific sections (like Section 13 and 88), it did not change the total count of sections or schedules in the original 2019 Act.
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