Centre defines new domicile rule for J&K UT Persons living from 15 years also to get benefit

SRINAGAR APRIL 01 (PTK)After seven months after the abrogation of J&K’s special position, the Government of India has notified a law under which jobs up to the lowest level of non-gazetted rank have been reserved for J&K domiciles.

Jobs up to the lowest level of non-gazetted rank have been exclusively reserved for those who have resided for a period of 15 years in J&K and children of all central government employees who have served for 10-year period in the UT, reads the order

“Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall be eligible for appointment to a post carrying a pay scale of not more than Level-4 (25500) unless he is a domicile of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” reads section 5A of The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act.

Morover all Indian citizens including J&K domiciles would be eligible for remaining non-gazetted and gazetted posts which before scrapping of article were only for residents of J&K

The domiciles have been defined as those who have resided for a period of 15 years in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir or have studied for a period of seven years and appeared in Class 10th /12th examination in an educational institutions located in J&K.

The domiciles also includes children of those central government officials, All India services officers, officials of public sector undertaking and autonomous body of central government.

The law has empowered Tehsildars within their territorial jurisdiction to issue domicile certificates besides that any other competent authority can be appointed tk issue same as well by authorities(PTK)