Recruitment begins for 8,500 posts in Jammu and Kashmir

Tribune News Service

Jammu, June 26

Amid controversy over the issuance of domicile certificates to “non-locals” following the abrogation of Article 370 last year, the UT administration has finally begun the recruitment process for over 8,500 posts in the Class-IV category.

In its notification issued here on Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has advertised 8,575 posts in the district, divisional and UT cadres under Special Recruitment Rules-2020.

“The online submission of applications would start on July 10, while the government has fixed 15-day period for submission of application forms, till July 25,” the notification said, adding that the candidate should be a domicile of the Union Territory of J&K.

All residents of erstwhile of J&K State, who are in possession of the permanent resident certificate (PRC) before October 31 last year, would get the domicile certificate. Children of West Pakistan refugees, Valmikis, displaced persons, PoK families and Kashmiri migrants settled outside J&K and those living for 15 years, besides kin of Central officials would now be entitled for domicile and, subsequently, for government jobs in J&K.