The Dhami government of Uttarakhand has issued the final reservation notification for the civic bodies after hearing objections to the posts of Mayor, Municipality President, and Nagar Panchayat President. Out of the mayor posts of 11 municipal corporations, Dehradun, Kotdwar, Rudrapur, Kashipur and Haldwani have been kept unreserved.
Posts reserved for women and other categories
- The posts of Mayor of Roorkee, Srinagar, and Pithoragarh have been reserved for women.
- The post of Mayor in Haridwar Municipal Corporation will be reserved for OBC women.
- The post of Mayor of Almora Municipal Corporation has been given to OBC category.
- The post of Mayor in Rishikesh Municipal Corporation has been reserved for Scheduled Castes.
change in reservation
The government has made changes in the reservation for the post of mayor of three municipal corporations after considering the objections:
- Srinagar: Earlier this post was unreserved, now it has been reserved for women category.
- Haldwani: Earlier this post was for OBC, now it has been made unreserved.
- Almora: This post was earlier reserved for women category, now it has been reserved for OBC.
List of Reservation of Municipal Corporations:
| Municipal council | category of reservation |
|---|---|
| Dehradun | Unreserved |
| Rishikesh | scheduled caste |
| Haridwar | OBC woman |
| Roorkee | Woman |
| Kotdwar | Unreserved |
| Srinagar | Woman |
| Rudrapur | Unreserved |
| Kashipur | Unreserved |
| Haldwani | Unreserved |
| Pithoragarh | Woman |
| Almora | obc |
Process and controversy
The government heard objections at several stages in the reservation process. Some changes were made regarding reservation in the initial notification issued on 14 December.
- The post of Srinagar Mayor was changed from unreserved to reserved for women.
- Haldwani’s reservation was removed from OBC and made unreserved.
- Almora’s reservation was removed from women and reserved for OBC category.
