Lok Sabha Question No. 880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Vacant Posts in Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 880

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023/ MAGHA 18, 1944 (SAKA)

VACANT POSTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

880.     SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  after  the  revocation  of  Article  370,  the  Government  had promised that the same will usher in a new dawn in the region and help in the development of the youth there and announced 50,000 jobs in various Government departments for Kashmiri locals;

(b) whether only 8 per cent (4300) of the 50,000 promised jobs have been filled and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether as per a report titled 'Periodic Labour Force Survey April-June 2021' released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, unemployment figures among educated youth in the UT of Jammu  and  Kashmir  has  reached  46.3  per  cent,  second  highest  in  the country and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether there are over 84,000 vacancies in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), of which 22,078 are for Class IV employees, 54,375 for non-gazetted posts and 7,552 at the gazetted level and if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  The  Government  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  has  carried  out  several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitments in Government. Large scale recruitment drive has been carried out after formation of the Union territory in the most transparent manner.

(b)&(d)

- i. 33,426  vacancies  of  Gazetted/Non-Gazetted  categories  have  been identified  in  the  Government  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  out  of  which 25,450  vacancies  have  been  filled  till  December,  2022.  Recruiting agencies have advertised 7,976 vacancies for recruitment.
- ii. The identification of vacancies in the Government and recruitment is a continuous  and  on-going  process.  The  same  is  taken  up  under Accelerated Recruitment Drive.
- iii. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken various initiatives to bring down un-employment by implementing various self employment  schemes  through  different  departments  by  providing subsidized  loans  for  establishment  of  their  own  sustainable  income generation units.
- iv. A  number  of  self  employment  schemes  like  Mission  Youth,  Rural Livelihood  Mission,  Himayat,  PMEGP,  Avsar,  Tejaswani  are  being implemented for providing employment opportunities.
- v. During  the  current  financial  year,  2,01,299  employments  have  been generated upto 21.01.2023 through such schemes.
6. (c) From the results of Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  estimates  of  unemployment rate  is  not  available  specifically  for  the  educated  youth  in  Jammu  and Kashmir for the period April-June 2021.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 880 FOR 07.02.2023

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 880 FOR 07.02.2023

However, from the PLFS conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)  during  July  2020-June  2021,  estimate  of  unemployment  rate according to usual status among the persons of age group 15-29 years for Jammu and Kashmir was 18.3 per cent.

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