Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said his government is committed to filling over 30,000 job vacancies this year.
The Chief Minister made these remarks while replying to a question raised by MLA Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly.
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Informing the House, the Chief Minister stated that vacancies arise from time to time in various government departments, including field-level posts, due to retirements, promotions, resignations and other administrative reasons. “There are institutional mechanisms in place for periodic assessment of vacancies and timely referral to the concerned recruiting agencies in accordance with the statutory provisions,” he said.
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He further noted that adequate staff strength is maintained across departments to ensure that essential services and field-level functions are not adversely affected. Wherever necessary, interim administrative arrangements are made in accordance with the established rules.
The government, he said, has taken several measures to expedite the filling up of vacancies. These include advance identification and consolidation of vacancies, time-bound referral of requisitions to recruiting agencies, streamlining of procedural requirements, regular monitoring at the administrative level, and ensuring efficiency and transparency in the recruitment process.
Replying to another question, the Chief Minister informed the Legislative Assembly that there has been no hike in power tariff in J&K since December 2023. He stated that billing in metered areas is carried out strictly as per actual electricity consumption, while in non-metered areas, bills are raised on a flat-rate basis in accordance with the agreed load, without any arbitrariness.
The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by Dr Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri.
Responding to a supplementary regarding the rationalisation of power tariff, the Chief Minister informed the House that tariff determination falls within the domain of the regulatory authority, namely the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC).
He said the tariff is fixed strictly in accordance with the rationale and parameters laid down by the regulator. The Chief Minister further clarified that Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses are not realised from consumers.
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