3-member panel to divide assets, liabilities to 2 UTs
TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/10/2019 1:43:38 PM
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JAMMU: In the run-up to bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre on Monday constituted a three-member committee to look into distribution of assets and liabilities of State between two successor Union territories—of Jammu and Kashmir and of Ladakh, which will come into existence on October 31.
While former defence secretary Sanjay Mitra will be the chairman of the committee, retired IAS officer Arun Goyal and retired Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer Giriraj Prasad Gupta will be its members, said an official notification by the MHA.
"...in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 84 and Section 85 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the central government hereby constitutes the advisory committee," the home ministry notification said.
As per Section 84 of the Act, the assets and liabilities of the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir have to be apportioned between the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
On August 5, the Centre announced the abrogation of the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into the two UTs.
The apportionment of the assets and liabilities of the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir shall be subject to the recommendations of a committee constituted by the central government, it said.
According to Section 85 of the Act, the central government, by an order, can establish one or more advisory committees for apportionment of assets, rights and liabilities of the companies and corporations constituted for the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir between the two Union territories.
Updated On 9/10/2019 1:45:48 PM