The meeting was attended by the concerned Administrative Secretaries, Chairperson of JKSSB, Secretary JKPSC, and representatives from different departments.
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Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday chaired a meeting 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 of the Union Territory.
The meeting was attended by the concerned Administrative Secretaries, Chairperson of JKSSB, Secretary JKPSC, and representatives from different departments.
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While reviewing the progress, the Chief Secretary stressed the need for expeditious filling of all critical vacancies to strengthen governance and improve public service delivery. He called upon all Administrative Secretaries to hold regular follow-up meetings with their departments and recruitment agencies to ensure that pending issues are resolved and vacancies are filled at the earliest.
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He emphasised that the timelines fixed for ongoing recruitment drives must be strictly adhered to and directed that all posts received by the recruiting agencies should be advertised without delay.
The Chief Secretary also advised the recruiting agencies to prepare and publish examination calendars simultaneously, enabling aspirants to have clarity about the schedule of examinations and adequate time for preparation.
During the review, he also took note of several bottlenecks affecting certain recruitments in JKPSC and JKSSB. Examining each issue in detail, he directed the concerned departments to issue necessary clarifications and resolve procedural hurdles immediately so that the recruitment process is not delayed.
During the meeting, Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), M. Raju presented a comprehensive overview of vacant posts across government departments. The data revealed that a total of 40,661 posts are currently vacant across departments, including 3,808 Gazetted, 24,507 Non-Gazetted, and 12,351 Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) posts.
Among major departments, Health & Medical Education accounts for a significant share of vacancies, with 2,497 Gazetted, 8,088 Non-Gazetted and 2,712 MTS posts. Other departments with substantial vacancies include Agriculture Production, Power Development, Finance, Revenue, Forest, Public Works (R&B) and Youth Services and Sports.
Reviewing the recruitment process being undertaken by JKSSB for Non-Gazetted and MTS posts, JKSSB Chairperson Vikas Kundal informed that since 2019 the Board has received 46,744 posts, of which 9,260 were later withdrawn, leaving 37,484 posts for recruitment. The Board has already completed selections for 32,956 posts including 27,449 selections during this period.
He further added that 10,035 posts are currently 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.
Meanwhile, Secretary JKPSC Bashir Ahmad Dar apprised the meeting of the status of posts referred to the Commission for recruitment. He informed that 1,745 Gazetted posts are presently under process with JKPSC. Of these, the selection schedule has already been drawn up for 1,573 posts, while 172 posts are yet to be scheduled due to certain procedural issues.
A department-wise analysis shows that the highest number of posts with JKPSC pertains to Health & Medical Education (872 posts), followed by School Education (470 posts), General Administration (170 posts) and Higher Education (129 posts) among others.
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