Chandigarh, September 1 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions will be conducted soon. The reservation will be given to the Backward Classes (A) for the first time in these elections itself. Now if there is even 2 percent of the backward class (A) population in a village, then at least 1 Panchayat member will definitely be elected. The Chief Minister said this while addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting on Thursday.

The Chief Minister said that recently the Supreme Court has given directions regarding political reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions to Backward Classes-A. Haryana Government had constituted the Backward Classes Commission to give reservation to Backward Class-A in this regard. The commission submitted a report based upon a sample survey. The Haryana cabinet approved this report and amended the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 by bringing in the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022.

The Chief Minister said that after the approval of the Governor, the process related to this reservation will be completed in the next few days. After this, a letter will be written to the Election Commission to conduct the elections.