Last Updated on March 14, 2026 2:19 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to review the rules governing the appointment of Class IV employees, commonly referred to as multi-tasking staff. To initiate the process, the Government has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Administrative Secretary, Finance Department.
The committee will examine the minimum and maximum qualification criteria and recommend the provision of specific qualifications or skill tests to ensure the recruitment of manpower suited to departmental needs. As per existing rules, the minimum qualification for Class IV jobs is matriculation (10th pass), while the maximum qualification is 12th pass (10+2).
Candidates with higher qualifications are not eligible for these posts. The move comes at a time when 12,351 posts of multi-tasking staff are vacant in government departments. Apart from these posts, 3808 gazetted posts and 24507 non-gazetted posts are also lying vacant in the union territory.