India, March 20 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday told the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly that a high-powered panel headed by the chief secretary has been constituted to look into the issue of the regularisation of daily-wagers engaged in government departments across the Union Territory.

"A few days ago, a panel was announced in this House by me and an order to constitute it was issued. The panel been constituted and it has been given six months to submit its recommendations to the government," Abdullah said.

He said the National Conference government was committed to ensuring speedy recruitment to fill vacancies in government departments.

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