Una, September 11- In view of Panchayat General Election-2025, a district level meeting was organized on Thursday at DRDA Auditorium Una to discuss the reservation process for the officials of Panchayat Raj Institutions. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Una Jatin Lal.
The Deputy Commissioner informed that under the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules, 1994, the Himachal Pradesh Government has issued revised rules regarding reservation process for Panchayat General Election-2025. This amendment was notified on August 14 as Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Election) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 and published in the Gazette on August 18, 2025.

*Deputy Commissioner said...Reservation process will be fair and transparent

In the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that the reservation process in the Panchayat General Election 2025 in the district will be implemented in a completely transparent and fair manner. He has instructed the concerned officials to strictly follow these revised provisions while preparing for the Panchayat elections.

*Reservation will be on rotation basis
He informed that as per the revised rules, reservation for various elected posts like Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad members and Panchayat Adhyakshas (Chairpersons) will be done on rotation basis in the Panchayat elections. In this process, reserved seats and posts for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women will be determined afresh.
He said that under the revised rules, if elections are being held for the first time in any area or Panchayat, then reservation for that seat will be done as per the prescribed sub-rules and thereafter reservation will be implemented sequentially (cyclically) in the upcoming elections. This will ensure equal opportunity to all sections in the Panchayat elections. Deputy Commissioner Jatin Lal said that the reservation process in the district will be completed by September 25.
In the meeting, District Panchayat Officer Shravan Kumar gave detailed information about the revised rules related to the reservation process. On this occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner Una Mahendra Pal Gurjar, all SDMs, all BDOs and other officers and employees were present.