After panchayats, Haryana makes educational criteria must for urban local bodies

The Bills were moved by Minister for Urban Local Bodies Kavita Jain. As per the amendments, the minimum educational qualification for a candidate of the general category would be Class X. In case of women candidates or those belonging to the Scheduled Caste category, the minimum qualification would be Class VIII, while for women of the Scheduled Caste category, it would be Class V.

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Further, the candidate should not have been convicted or have charges framed against him/her by a court in a criminal case for an offence punishable with imprisonment for not less than 10 years. There should be no pending arrears of electricity bills against the candidate.

In the recently held panchayat polls, where a minimum educational qualification was mandatory, many first timers got elected instead of the family members of those who traditionally held the posts.