Nearly 30,000 Vacancies Filled In Jammu & Kashmir After Abrogation Of Article 370: Govt Tells RS

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Nityanand Rai said that the government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitment.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday that after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, nearly 30,000 vacancies were filled in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Rai said that the government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitment.

"After abrogation of Article 370, large scale recruitment drive has been carried out and the government of Jammu and Kashmir has filled 29,295 vacancies. Recruiting agencies have advertised 7,924 vacancies and examinations in respect of 2,504 vacancies have been conducted," he said in response to a written question, as quoted by PTI.

According to Rai, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken various initiatives to bring down unemployment by implementing various self employment schemes through different departments. These include providing subsidised loans for the establishment of sustainable income generation units. The minister said the identification of vacancies in the government and recruitment is a continuous and ongoing process and taken up under an accelerated recruitment drive.

From the results of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), estimates of unemployment rate are not available specifically for educated youth in Jammu and Kashmir for the period April-June 2021, he said, as reported by PTI. However, the minister said, from the PLFS conducted during July 2020-June 2021, estimate of unemployment rate among those in the 15-29 age group for Jammu and Kashmir was 18.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will start hearing the batch of pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 -- which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, from August 2. The five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was slated to hear the matter today and take up the Centre’s affidavit defending the decision. The bench also fixed July 27 as deadline for filing of documents, written submissions by parties. 

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