JAMMU: More than 32,000 posts are lying vacant in 37 departments of the Jammu and Kashmir government with the health and medical education department accounting for the highest 7,851 vacancies, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday.
The JK Services Selection Board (JKSSB) and JK Public Service Commission (JKPSC) have been assigned to address 3,727 of these vacancies since the formation of the government in October last year, Abdullah informed the Assembly. The vacancies include 2,503 gazetted, 19,214 non-gazetted, and 10,757 multi-tasking staff positions.
Additionally, the state has amassed over Rs 14 crore in application fees from aspiring candidates since October, but there is currently no intention to make job applications free. Specific departments, such as the Department of Disaster Management, are exceptions, with no current vacancies.
32474 Vacancies In J&K: Govt
