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Domicile rules for J&K
May 29 , 2020
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- The Ministry of Home Affairs amended a 2010 legislation, the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment Act).
- It has substituted the term “permanent residents” with “domiciles of UT [Union Territory] of J&K.”
- It has redefined domicile through Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaption of state laws) order, 2020 issued under the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
- The 2010 Act pertained to employment in the Civil Services comprising “district, divisional and State” cadre posts.
- Earlier, only permanent residents of J&K were eligible to apply for gazetted and non-gazetted posts.
- The power to issue domicile certificates has been vested in the tehsildar (revenue officer).
About Domicile
- Domicile - The country that a person treats as their permanent home.
- It is a place where one makes their permanent home and where one is considered to be a permanent resident.
- An example of one’s domicile is the home state where one live.
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