Dalit Workers, Children Of Kashmiri Pandits Can Now Get J&K Domicile As Centre Notifies New Rules
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday (19 May) issued a notification specifying the conditions for obtaining domicile certificates necessary for applying for government jobs and other privileges in the Union Territory.
The domicile rules notified now replace the erstwhile J&K permanent resident rules that stood abrogated along with the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.
The notification has been issued in exercise of powers confirmed by Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act, 2010.
The details of the notification were shared with the media by government spokesman Rohit Kansal at a press conference.
As per BJP general secretary Ram Madhav this amendment would mean that children of exiled Kashmiri Pandits, Dalit workers settled in J&K, all refugees become eligible to get a domicile certificate.
According to the new rules all those holding the permanent resident certificates of the erstwhile J&K state are eligible to get the domicile certificates from the designated authority which in all cases are tehsildars of different areas in J&K or other officials those may be notified by the government.
"Those in possession of the permanent resident certificates do not need any other document to get the domicile certificate. A person who has resided in the Union Territory for 15 years or studied in Jammu and Kashmir for seven years and has appeared in class 10th/12th examination in an educational institution located in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Or who is registered as a migrant by the relief and rehabilitation commissioner (Migrants) in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir as per procedure prescribed by government for migrants and displaced persons.
"Or who is a child of central government official, all India services officers, officials of public sector undertakings and autonomous body of central government, public sector banks, officials of statutory bodies, officials of central universities and recognised research institutes of the central government who have served in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir for a total period of 10 years are eligible to get domicile certificates", the spokesman said.
He also said a child of parents who are resident outside the UT of Jammu & Kashmir in connection with their employment or business or other professional or vocational reasons but who fulfil any of the conditions described in clauses (a) or (b) of the notification are also eligible for domicile certificates.
"To make the entire process transparent the designated authority will have to issue the certificate within 15 days of receiving the application. There is also an appellate authority that will dispose off appeals against the decision of the designated authority within a period of seven days," the spokesman said.
"A designated officer shall be bound by the decision of the appellate authority failing which a penalty of Rs 50,000 will be imposed on the designated official and this will be recovered from his/her salary", Kansal said.
With Inpus From IANS