Polity question from Sub Inspector exam, 2022 by JKSSB
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 received assent from the President on:
Last updated May 15, 2026
Correct Answer:
Option C —
9th August, 2019
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, followed a very rapid legislative timeline in August of that year. Here is the sequence of events that led to the Act becoming law:
Timeline of the Act
August 5, 2019: The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) by the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, and was passed on the same day.
August 6, 2019: The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha (Lower House).
August 9, 2019: The Bill received the President's Assent (President Ram Nath Kovind), officially making it an Act.
October 31, 2019: The Act officially came into force, marking the formal transition of the state into two Union Territories.
Key Provisions of the Act
The Act fundamentally changed the political and administrative structure of the region:
Reconstitution: It reconstituted the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories: UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.
Article 370: This legislative move was preceded by a Presidential Order that made all provisions of the Indian Constitution applicable to J&K, effectively nullifying its special status.
Governance: It provided for a Legislative Assembly for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, while the UT of Ladakh was established without one.
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