J&K: MoS PMO announces further amendments to UT's 'domicile law' to include more residents

Inspite of massive opposition to new Jammu-Kashmir domicile laws, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh on Monday, said that Centre will amend domicile laws furr. Citing 'ease of issuing certificates', he said that after discussing L-G Maj Sinha and Union territory's chief secretary, he said that new amendments pertain to issue domicile certificates children producing PRC of any of parents and women from outside married to PRC holder men. Most mainstream J&K parties like - NC, PDP, JKPC, JKPM, Apni Party have rejected new domicile laws.

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MoS PMO: 'New domicile laws'

J&K govt issues 12.44 lakh domicile certificates across 20 districts within 3.5 months

18.52 domicile certificates issued

Jammu and Kashmir government has issued over 18.52 lakh domicile certificates (DCs) against more than 21.99 lakh applications received so far. Across 20 districts of Union territory, 20,87,815 of 21,99,513 people applications were found complete in all respects, while rest were rejected. As many as 18,52,355 people have been issued domicile certificates till last week. Parliament recently passed Jammu and Kashmir Official Langus Bill, under which Kashmiri, Dogri, and Hindi, apart from existing Urdu and English have been included as J&K's official langus.

As per UT's order's any person fulfilling criteria as per new law was allowed to apply for domicile certificate online or in person, with appropriate documents. Any applicant's domicile application must be approved or rejected with 15 days. order states that if applicant is neir approved or rejected within 15 days, he can approach Appellate authority. Once applicant succeeds in his appeal, Appellate Authority will direct authorities to issue a domicile certificate within 7 days. If any authority fails to comply within stipulated time, appellate will recover Rs. 50000 from authority's salary, states order.

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Centre issues new domicile law for J&K

On April 4, Centre issued a gazette tification defining domicile of newly bifurcated Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. It states that a domicile of J&K is one 'who has resided for 15 years in J&K, or has studied for 7 years and appeared in Class 10/12 exam in J&K, or is registered as migrant by Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner.' order also includes 'children of government employees who have served in Jammu and Kashmir for a total period of ten years or children of parents who fulfil any of conditions in sections'. Centre h abrogated Article 370 & Article 35 A which defined permanent residents of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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