Jammu, Mar 11: A total of 40,661 posts are currently lying vacant in various government departments across Jammu and Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), M Raju said on Tuesday.
The vacancies include 3,808 gazetted posts, 24,507 non-gazetted posts and 12,351 multi-tasking staff (MTS) posts.
Raju shared the details during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo here to review the status of vacancies and the progress of recruitments being carried out through the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) in different departments.
Among the major departments, the Health and Medical Education sector accounts for a large share of vacancies, with 2,497 gazetted, 8,088 non-gazetted and 2,712 MTS posts vacant. Other departments with significant vacancies include agriculture, power, finance, revenue, forest, public works, and youth services and sports.
Reviewing recruitment for non-gazetted and MTS posts being undertaken by the JKSSB, its Chairperson Vikas Kundal said that since 2019 the board has received 46,744 posts, of which 9,260 were withdrawn, leaving 37,484 posts for recruitment.
He said the board has already completed selections for 32,956 posts, including 27,449 selections related to this period.
At present, 10,035 posts are at different stages of recruitment with the JKSSB. These include 2,532 posts yet to be advertised, 4,768 at the examination stage, 1,258 at the selection stage, and 1,477 under live advertisements awaiting completion of the recruitment process, Kundal added.
JKPSC Secretary Bashir Ahmad Dar said that currently 1,745 gazetted posts are under process with the commission. Out of these, the selection schedule has already been drawn for 1,573 posts, while 172 posts are yet to be scheduled due to certain procedural issues.
As per the schedule, 630 selections are targeted for completion by March, 476 during April–May, 158 during June–July, and 309 during August–September, he said.
Department-wise analysis shows that the highest number of posts with the JKPSC pertains to Health and Medical Education (872 posts), followed by School Education (470 posts), General Administration (170 posts) and Higher Education (129 posts).
The Chief Secretary stressed the need to expedite the filling of critical vacancies to strengthen governance and improve public service delivery. He also advised the recruiting agencies to prepare and publish examination calendars simultaneously so that aspirants have clarity about the schedule and adequate time to prepare. (Agencies)
