Transfer Posting of Director Finance FA/CAO | Finance Department

Finance Department of Government Of J&K has ordered transfer/posting/assigning additional charge in favor of members of J&K Accounts services of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji University, PPD, Jammu , SICOP, JPDCL Jammu, J&K State Forest Development Corporation and others. See order Below:

JK Govt. Jobs: Recruitment through Executive order

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The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued a directive aimed at streamlining the recruitment process for critical jobs across various JK Govt. Departments. The directive, stemming from concerns over delayed adherence to recruitment rules, emphasizes the importance of finalizing formal recruitment procedures. Under the new guidelines outlined in Government Order No. 635-JK(GAD) dated February … Read more

Things to know about Green Jammu and Kashmir drive

The GREEN DRIVE by State Government is an effort to combat pollution and take a step towards maintaining the ecological balance in Jammu & Kashmir by focusing on the single most critical element in the sustenance of life on earth- A Tree.  Here are interesting things to know about Green Jammu and Kashmir drive : In a … Read more

Things to know about ‘Back to the Village’ programme by State Govt.

In a first of its kind, the J&K Government has embarked on an ambitious initiative of reaching out to the people at the grassroots level through a programme named as ‘Back to the Village’. The programme is being organized from June 20-27, 2019 across all Panchayats of the state. Here are few things to know … Read more

The J&K Government Cooperative which went from Boom to Bust

In a major decision,  the State Government is all set to shut down J&K Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (JAKFED) by August 31 this year and the proposal in this regard is also learnt to have been taken up by State Administrative Council. J&K Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (JAKFED) is a J&K governments Cooperative which … Read more

This Could Be The Reason for Sacking 400 Standing Counsels by State Govt

A couple of days ago, the State Government had sacked nearly 44 Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors. Most of these people had been engaged on the recommendations of Ministers, Legislators and other political functionaries, online news reports. In major decision recently, Jammu & Kashmir Government sacked 400 advocates engaged as Standing Counsels with various Government … Read more

An initiative to combat corruption by State Government

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated online measures by setting up a Twitter handle and Facebook page to combat corruption. A police spokesman said Twitter handle @JKACB and Facebook page J&K Anti Corruption Bureau were launched by Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Anand Jain. “Social network platforms and instant messaging services, including Twitter handle @JKACB and Facebook … Read more

J&K in huge arrears, owes NHPC Rs967 cr

Jammu and Kashmir has run into a huge arrears of dues towards the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), putting the public-sector undertaking in a tailspin with regard to the early recovery of the amount. The state’s accumulated arrears over the past many months have shot up to whopping Rs 967 crore. “We are in touch … Read more

J & K Government strengthens rules to control plastic waste

The state administration on Friday ordered a complete ban on the use of ‘single-use’ plastics (disposable items) in all offices following reports its adverse impact on health and surrounding environment. With this, there will be no use of disposable cups, glasses, plates, bowls, bottled drinking water for small quantity and other avoidable products in government … Read more

Is Jammu Province about to flood with liquor shops

What we are about to tell you might disgust you but that’s a news you can’t ignore.  State Government has paved the way for opening of new liquor vends by giving ‘unusual’ relaxation in the new Excise Policy, which has been made applicable from February 26, 2019. Wait a minute! That’s not the news. The … Read more

Things to know about Jammu and Kashmir Government approval for 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in state

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday passed the Bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the general category. Here are things you should know: This (decision) would pave the way for reserving State Government jobs to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir who are from economically weaker sections belonging … Read more

Cash-strapped govt pumped crores on separatists’ security

Even as the security of four separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was withdrawn on Sunday, the state administration was spending over Rs 1 crore every year to provide protection and other facilities to them. On February 2, 2018, the then PDP-BJP coalition government headed by Mehbooba Mufti, had admitted on the floor of the … Read more

Things to know about health insurance scheme based on ‘Trust model’ for government employees and pensioners of J&K

The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday, approved a health insurance scheme based on ‘Trust model’ for government employees and pensioners of J&K.After the scrapping of previous medical claim policy, the state administration on December 19 last year constituted a committee of officers headed … Read more

State yet to prepare water security action programme

Already struggling with poor piped water supply (PWS) in rural households, the state has also failed to prepare a five-year comprehensive water security action plan (WSAP), thereby affecting the supply of safe drinking water to rural households under the centrally-sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). As per the data available, of the total … Read more

Things to know about President’s rule in Jammu & Kashmir

For the first time since October 9, 1996, the J&K state is coming under President’s rule. The state has been under central rule eight times, and moved from Governor’s rule to President’s rule (after six months) on two of those occasions. This will be the third time. Here are a few things you need to … Read more