District Development Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Development Council |
| Structure | |
Political groups | |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2020 |
A District Development Council (abbreviated as DDC) is a form of elected local government in Jammu and Kashmir facilitated by the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 and created under Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rule, 1996 of the constitution of India. They are primarily aimed at electing the members from the rural and urban areas for the District Planning Committee and the councils themselves with fourteen members from each district for speedy development and economic upliftment.[1][2]
Each council have additional district development commissioner (Additional D. C.) as chief executive officer and the chairperson of the council representing the district. It works at district-level for the term of five years until new DDC elections are announced or held. It also replaced District Planning and Development Boards (DDB), which was implemented in erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1954 to perform its functions such as formulation of periodic and annual plans for the development of a district.[1]
- ^ a b "What are District Development Councils (DDCs)? – Civilsdaily". www.civilsdaily.com.
- ^ Staff Writer (26 December 2020). "J-K people came out and voted for development: PM Modi on DDC elections". mint. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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