In 1954, Indian President had given special status to J&K state under Article 370. It gave J & K citizen rights for:
- 2 different flags – J&K and India
- Dual Citizenship – J&K and India
- Article 356 – not applicable
- Article 360 – Financial Emergency – Not Applicable
- Indian citizen from other states can’t buy or sell properties in J&K
- RTI – Not applicable
- No reservation for minorities
- Duration of Legislative Assembly for 6 years
- J&K was a state with Special power
- Centre role was limited to defence, external affairs, finance, communication
After 370 Special Status Removal of J&K
- With the scrapping provisions of Article 370, J&K will not have any separate Constitution and abide by Indian Constitution
- There would be no separate flag for the state and they have to use Indian Flag
- Any Indian citizen will be able to buy and sell properties in J&K
- Indian Citizens will be allowed to apply for government jobs, any kind of scholarships and aids, and other public welfare projects to state domicile
- J&K will be a UT with legislative assembly and Ladakh will be a UT without any Legislature.
- Center is now responsible for administrative and local regulations
Tags: #General Studies – II #GS-2 #Article 370 #Constitution #Polity #International Relation