Srinagar: As many as 64,439 district, department and cadre-wise posts are lying vacant across various departments of Jammu and Kashmir, with the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) and School Education Department (SED) accounting for a substantial share of the vacancies.
According to figures accessed by Rising Kashmir, the details of these vacancies, along with posts referred to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) and other recruiting agencies, have been uploaded on the National e-Vidhan Application.
The overall vacancies comprise 6,391 Gazetted, 42,572 Non-Gazetted and 15,476 Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) posts.
The Health and Medical Education Department has 12,797 vacancies, comprising 2,125 Gazetted, 8,064 Non-Gazetted and 2,608 MTS posts, according to the annexure furnished with the reply. The highest vacancies of 3115 including 2,223 Non-Gazetted posts, are recorded in DHS, Kashmir.
The School Education Department has 9,857 vacant posts, including 3,082 Gazetted, 6,732 Non-Gazetted and 43 MTS positions.
The Agriculture Production, Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Horticulture Department has 5,991 vacancies, including 79 Gazetted, 2,888 Non-Gazetted and 3,024 MTS posts.
The Power Development Department has 5,191 vacancies, comprising 195 Gazetted, 3,508 Non-Gazetted and 1,488 MTS posts.
Similarly, the Housing and Urban Development Department has 4,833 vacant posts, including 373 Gazetted, 2,633 Non-Gazetted and 1,827 MTS positions.
The government said the figures reflect vacancies under the direct and promotion quotas, with vacancies being referred to recruiting agencies or filled through Departmental Promotion Committees in accordance with applicable rules and regulatiaons.
On whether individuals had been engaged through outsourcing against sanctioned or vacant posts, the government said no appointments had been made through outsourcing against any sanctioned/vacant post on the regular establishment of the government.
The government said it has adopted a structured approach to ensure vacancies are filled through an efficient and time-bound mechanism. This includes periodic assessment of vacancies and prompt referrals to recruiting agencies to avoid procedural delays.
The scale of vacancies comes amid the government’s stated efforts to streamline recruitment and ensure timely filling of sanctioned posts across departments.
