No proposal for granting Tehsil status to Achbal: Sakina Itoo To LA In Question Hour

Jammu: Minister for Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo, on Saturday informed the House that there is no proposal under consideration for granting Tehsil status to Achabal.
The Minister was replying on behalf of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, to a question raised by MLA Abdul Majid Larmi in the Legislative Assembly here on Saturday.
The Minister apprised that the government sanctioned creation of 09 new Sub Divisions, 50 new Tehsils and 99 new Niabats and Achabal was created as a Sub Division vide Government order number Rev (S) 242 of 2014 dated 21.10.2014. However, as per the government order number 42 Rev (S) of 2018 dated 20.02.2018, government order number Rev (S) 242 of 2014 dated 21.10.2014 was kept in abeyance till further orders, except for the Tehsils created at Villgam and Qalamabad in Kupwara district, Tehsils Singhpora and Narwav in Baramulla district, Tehsil Bhella in Doda district and Tehsil Ramsu in Ramban district.
Afterwards, government order number 42 Rev (S) of 2018 dated 20.02.2018) was eventually withdrawn ab-initio vide State Administrative Council Decision number 191/19/2019 dated 30.07.2019.