16757 posts being referred to recruiting agencies shortly
Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, Mar 20: Maintaining that the J&K Public Service Commission and J&K Services Selection Board have been directed to adopt a proactive approach to complete recruitment in a time-bound manner, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed that his Government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies, both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted, by the end of this year.
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“A total of 1,502 Gazetted vacancies and 5,751 Non- Gazetted vacancies are envisaged to be filled up by the year end,” he said while responding to a query raised by BJP MLA Satish Kumar Sharma, in the Legislative Assembly today.
Providing a breakdown of the total 32,474 vacancies, which include 2,503 Gazetted posts, 19,214 Non-Gazetted posts and 10,757 Class-IV (MTS) posts across 38 Government departments as on January 31, 2025, the Chief Minister outlined various measures undertaken to address these vacancies.
He informed that 13,466 Non-Gazetted vacancies were referred to the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) in the past two years, with 9,351 selections already completed while 2,390 Gazetted vacancies were referred to the J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC), resulting in 2,175 selections over the same period.
“10,757 Class-IV (MTS) vacancies have been identified across departments and are under Finance Department scrutiny before being referred for recruitment while more than 6,000 vacancies are ready for referral and will be sent to recruiting agencies shortly,” he added.
Providing updates on key vacancies under recruitment, the Chief Minister said that 150 Junior Engineer (Civil) posts have already been referred to JKSSB for selection and once the Cadre Schedule for Engineering Gazetted and Subordinate Services is finalized, the remaining engineering vacancies will also be referred.
“150 Gazetted vacancies (Assistant Professors/ Librarians/ PTIs) in Higher Education are under process for referral while out of 840 referred vacancies, 476 have been filled, and 364 are in the final stages of selection. 116 Non-Gazetted vacancies in Higher Education have been forwarded to the Finance Department for concurrence before referral. 56 Gazetted and 660 Non-Gazetted vacancies in Health and Medical Education have been referred for selection. 597 Lecturer posts across 27 disciplines in the School Education Department were referred to JKPSC between November 2024 and January 2025,” he elaborated.
Reminding that the Government has dispensed with the requirement of conducting interviews of various posts falling in Level- 6, including Junior Engineers, Naib Tehsildars etc, the Chief Minister said that the department have been advised to identify all such posts wherein oral test/interview/viva voce can be dispensed with.
To ensure faster and more transparent recruitment, he also drew attention towards the revised JKSSB regulations, notified in 2022, to introduce online CBT-based examinations and a single-exam system for multiple posts where feasible.
Stating that all Administrative Departments have been directed to refer available vacancies to recruiting agencies without delays, CM Omar Abdullah emphasized that the J&K Public Service Commission and JKSSB have been directed to adopt a proactive, target-based approach for timely recruitment.
On the issue of regularizing Daily Wagers, the Chief Minister said the Government has already announced a high-level committee, headed by the Chief Secretary, J&K, to examine humanitarian, legal, and financial issues related to the regularization of Casual, Seasonal, and Other Workers (CSLWs).
“The committee will propose a comprehensive policy for regularization,” he reiterated.
The Chief Minister also highlighted a key reform including J&K Government extending the deadline for notifying recruitment rules by six months in November 2024. This decision, taken via Executive Orders, aims to resolve delays in formulating recruitment policies and ensure timely hiring for critical Government positions, he said.
Furthermore, he added, the JKSSB’s mandate has been expanded to oversee Non-Gazetted recruitment in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Government companies, boards, and other state-controlled entities to streamline hiring processes.
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