J&K Govt approves advertisement of 575 vacant posts of 10+2 Lecturers

J&K Govt approves advertisement of 575 vacant posts of 10+2 Lecturers

 

Srinagar, Oct 30 : In a first major decision , the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday approved the proposal of 575 posts of 10+2 Lecturers under direct quota in 24 streams of School Education Department for recruitment.

Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Masood has approved a proposal of an advertisement of 575 vacant posts of 10+2 Lecturers under direct quota in 24 streams of School Education department for recruitment.

In a tweet Sakeena Masood on her twitter handle ‘X’ on Tuesday had said “We have started to fulfil the promise of Hon’ble CM Jb @OmarAbdullah Sb with regard to providing jobs to unemployed youth of J&K. I have approved the advertisement of 575 (+2) lecturers of different streams, in the School Education Department. The posts are being referred to JKPSC”.

These posts, vacant from several years, have been referred to Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) for recruitment under fast track basis to address the pressing need of qualified teaching staff for higher secondary institutions, an official spokesman said today.

Speaking on this remarkable development, Sakeena Masood maintained that our government is committed to the promises made to the public, especially educated youth.

“Within fifteen days of our government formation, we have taken the decision to address the long pending demands of educated youth”, she stated, adding that the recruitment process for these posts will begin shortly and the recruiting agency has been tasked to complete the process within a time bound manner.

The Minister further said that other departments have also been asked to consolidate the number of vacant posts, both gazetted and non-gazetted, so that they can be sent to recruiting agencies for filling at the earliest.

She said that other issues like timely promotion of Principals, in-charge Lecturers, Teachers, Masters and other staff are also being looked into. Directions have been given for timely conduct of DPCs for career progression of the employees, Sakeena added.

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