Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 welcomed members of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) at the Delhi Secretariat, hosting a local study visit focused on three significant legislative proposals currently under parliamentary scrutiny. The committee, chaired by BJP MP Aprajita Sarangi, received detailed presentations on key provisions of the bills during the visit.

Context

The JPC delegation visited the Delhi Secretariat as part of a structured local study tour to examine the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Union Territory Government (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Chief Minister Gupta, in her post on X, described the visit as an occasion to welcome 'माननीय सदस्यों' (honourable members) of the committee chaired by 'सांसद श्रीमती अपराजिता सारंगी जी' (MP Aprajita Sarangi).

During the visit, the committee received a detailed presentation on the major provisions of the three bills. The Chief Minister noted that the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill aims to 'strengthen public trust by reinforcing transparency and accountability in public life.'

Policy Backdrop

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 forms the foundational legislation that the 2025 amendment bill seeks to modify. That landmark 2019 law reorganised the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir (with a legislature) and Ladakh (without one) — and the current legislative exercise represents a further layer of administrative fine-tuning to that framework.

The transparency provisions sought through the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill build on the foundational norms established by the Right to Information Act, 2005. JPCs have historically been deployed by successive governments to enable cross-party scrutiny of complex constitutional and administrative amendments before they proceed to a floor vote, lending the process a degree of legislative consensus-building.

Stakeholders and Impact

The bills, if passed, would directly affect Union Territory administrators, elected representatives in UT legislatures, and citizens seeking accountability from public officeholders. The transparency-focused provisions of the 130th Amendment could reshape disclosure obligations for those in public life across the country.

For Jammu and Kashmir specifically, the reorganisation amendment bill carries implications for the governance architecture of the UT, which has been administered under a distinct legal framework since 2019. Stakeholders including civil society groups and UT-level political parties are expected to closely watch the JPC's final recommendations.

What's Next

The JPC is expected to continue its study visits and consultations before tabling its final report. The report, once submitted, will set the stage for floor debate on all three bills, most likely during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Should the bills receive presidential assent, related transparency mechanisms and revised UT governance structures would come into effect.

The Delhi Secretariat visit signals that the committee is in an active evidence-gathering phase, engaging with state and UT-level administrations to assess on-ground implications before finalising its recommendations to Parliament.