Article 370 abrogation: Indian government reserves jobs in Jammu and Kashmir for domiciles
The Indian government has issued an order announcing that all government jobs in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be reserved for domiciles.The move comes months after the Narendra Modi government at the Centre abrogated Article 370, thus ending the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating it into two Union Territories (UTs) - Jammu and Kashmir division, and Ladakh division.The notification issued by Ministry of Home Affairs read, “any person who has resided for a period of 15 years in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir or has studied for a period of seven years and appeared in Class 10/12 examination in an educational institution located in the UT shall be deemed to be a domicile for the purpose of appointment to any post carrying a pay scale of not more than...
