The Union Home Ministry on Friday reversed its order on new domicile rules for Jammu and Kashmir after the amendment triggered protests in ...
The Union Home Ministry on Friday reversed its order on new domicile rules for Jammu and Kashmir after the amendment triggered protests in the Valley and said only domiciled residents of the Union Territory will be eligible to apply for recruitment there. The fresh order also made government jobs in the Jammu and Kashmir Administration out of bounds for non-residents.
Earlier – in the order issued on March 31 – the home ministry had reserved jobs for domiciled residents only in Group D and non-entry gazetted government posts. This meant that people for jobs in the higher categories, people from any part of the country could apply.
The original order stated that the domiciles would have been eligible “for the purposes of appointment to any post carrying a pay scale of not more than Level 4.” The Level 4 post comprises positions such as gardeners, barbers, office peons and waterman, with the highest position in the category being that of a junior assistant.
The revised order from Friday will provide protection to domicilies to apply for “any post” in the government, including senior level positions in Group A and Group B category.
However, no changes were made to the new definition of a resident introduced last...
