Jitendra Singh has asserted that Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC)/ holders will also need Jammu Kashmir domicile certificate in order to apply for jobs and to get other benefits in Jammu Kashmir.
All PRC holders have to get Jammu Kashmir domicile certificate for applying for jobs and to get other benefits in the UT, he said here in a statement. Singh, who is a MP from Udhampur, appealed to all concerned not to be misled by such rumours.
The minister, however, said, those holding PRC/ state subject of the erstwhile State of Jammu Kashmir are eligible for receiving new domicile certificate on the basis of PRC alone and such PRC holders shall not be required to produce any other additional document.
As far as the displaced Kashmiri Pandits are concerned, Singh said, they can get the domicile certificate on production of either PRC or certificate of registration as migrant.
Singh said the Jammu Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules 2020 have a provision that applications for grant of domicile certificate can be submitted either physically or electronically (online).
The competent authority can also issue the domicile certificate electronically, he said. Singh said the new domicile law in Jammu Kashmir has brought optimism not only to those presently living in Jammu Kashmir but also to such residents who are living in different parts of the world.
Meanwhile th Lieutenant Governor has said that all pending applicants be provided domicile certificates within 15 days, and deadline of September 10 is being set, after which no long pendency shall be excused and action against the responsible, under-performing officers shall be taken.