: J&K: Those living for more than 15 years now eligible for domicile under new rule, says Centre #IndiaNEWS The Centre on Tuesday introduced a new definition of domicile for Jammu and Kashmir and said

J&K: Those living for more than 15 years now eligible for domicile under new rule, says Centre #IndiaNEWS
The Centre on Tuesday introduced a new definition of domicile for Jammu and Kashmir and said a person residing there for at least 15 years will now be eligible to be a permanent resident of the Union Territory, The Indian Express reported. The new rule also grants domicile to those who have studied in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of seven years and have appeared for their Class 10 or 12 examinations from a school there. The new rule was issued in the latest gazette notification, Section 3A of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Adaptation of State Laws Order 2020, under the Jammu and Kashmir civil services decentralisation and recruitment Act. Before August 5 â€“ when the government abrogated the regionâ€™s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution and divided it into two Union Territories â€“ the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was constitutionally empowered to define a resident of the erstwhile state. These defined residents were alone eligible to apply for jobs or own immovable property. The definition was expanded to include â€œchildren of those central government officials, all India services officers, officials of Public Sector Undertakings and autonomous body of central government, public sector banks, officials of statutory bodies, officials of central universities and recognised research...Read more

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