Jammu, 11 March (H.S.): A total of 40,661 posts are currently vacant in government departments across Jammu and Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), M Raju said.

The vacancies include 3,808 gazetted posts, 24,507 non-gazetted posts, and 12,351 multi-tasking staff (MTS) posts.

Raju shared the information at a meeting convened by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo here to review the status of vacancies and the progress of recruitments being undertaken through the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) across various departments.

Among major departments, Raju said health and medical education accounts for a significant share of vacancies with 2,497 gazetted, 8,088 non-gazetted and 2,712 MTS posts vacant, while other departments with substantial vacancies include agriculture, power, finance, revenue, forest, public works, and youth services and sports.

Reviewing the recruitment being undertaken by the JKSSB for non-gazetted and MTS posts, JKSSB Chairperson Vikas Kundal said since 2019, the board has received 46,744 posts, out of which 9,260 were withdrawn, leaving 37,484 posts for recruitment.

The board has already completed selections for 32,956 posts, including 27,449 selections pertaining to this period.

At present, 10,035 posts remain under different stages of recruitment with JKSSB. These include 2,532 posts yet to be advertised, 4,768 posts at the examination stage, 1,258 at the selection stage, and 1,477 posts under live advertisements awaiting completion of the recruitment process, Kundal said.

JKPSC Secretary Bashir Ahmad Dar said at present, 1,745 gazetted posts are under process with the commission. Out of these, against 1,573 posts selection schedule has already been drawn, while 172 posts are yet to be scheduled due to certain procedural issues.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar