J&K Govt notifies revised rules for compassionate appointments

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government notified revised rules for compassionate appointments, which were earlier made under SRO-43, now called J&K Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme, 2022. The scheme had recently been approved by the Administrative Council in its meeting and it was formally notified yesterday by the General Administration Department.

The scheme will apply to dependent family members of a government employee who dies in harness, retires on invalid pension and dies as a result of militancy related or enemy action on the Line of Control or International Border within J&K, but is not involved in any militancy related activities.

Dependents will include spouse and son or daughter including those adopted under law and brother or sister in



case of an unmarried government servant. The scheme will be applicable to only those government servants who have been appointed on regular basis and not daily wager, casual, apprentice, adhoc contract or re-employment basis.

The Administrative Secretary of GAD has been designated as Competent Authority to make compassionate appointments and grant monetary compensation under the scheme. 

However, in cases where relaxations are involved, the Lieutenant Governor through the Chief Secretary in coordination shall be the Competent Authority. The post which will be offered as compassionate appointments include Multi- Tasking Staff or equivalent or lowest non-gazetted cadre posts in the Department.