The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council finally approved re-allocation of nearly 2,000 posts for Kashmiri Pandits. For those who want to settle in the Valley. Notably, this will be done under the prime minister’s package for the community
“The administrative council, which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today, approved the re-allocation of 1,997 number of unfilled supernumerary posts for recruitment of registered Kashmiri migrants and non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits, who are willing to serve and settle down in Kashmir under the prime minister’s package,” a government spokesperson said.
The Council also given nod to conduct the recruitment on the written test/skill test, without taking viva-voce, through the Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board within six months of the referral of posts by the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, and Rehabilitation& Reconstruction, as per reports.
“The re-allocated posts include posts of sub inspector commercial taxes and assistant compiler in Finance Department (997), field assistant, field supervisor and assistant store keeper in Agriculture, Production and Farmers Welfare department (150), depot assistant in Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department (300), and Class IV in Revenue Department (550),” the spokesperson said.
Earlier re-allocation of 3,000 posts for Kashmiri Pandits was announced in 2015. But only 816 recruitments have been made possible yet although 1997 spots are yet to be filled.
“The administrative council, which met under the chairmanship of lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha today, approved the re-allocation of 1,997 number of unfilled supernumerary posts for recruitment of registered Kashmiri migrants and non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits, who are willing to serve and settle down in Kashmir under the Prime Minister’s Package,” TOI quoted an official spokesperson saying.
