Bhubaneswar: In a bid to facilitate the regulated conduction of upcoming Panchayat elections, the state government will submit the final reservation list for Panchayati Raj Institutions to Election Commission soon.
Addressing the media, here on Tuesday, Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena said the preparation of list for different posts of PRIs like sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad by the department is in progress. The final reservation list will be submitted to the Election Commission soon, he added.
The Government has already submitted the reservation list for Zilla Parishad posts to the Election Commission. Announcement of the election date for panchayat elections was getting delayed as the lists were being prepared as per the process ordered by the Orissa High Court on the direction of the Supreme Court, Jena informed.
He further added that since the apex court has directed that the total reservation must not exceed 50% of the seats in PRIs, the process was getting delayed. After the government submits the final list of reserved seats, the Election Commission would announced the poll dates, he added.
