Srinagar, March 26 -- Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today said that, out of 6000 posts under the PM Special Package for Kashmiri Migrants/Non-Migrant Kashmiri Pandits, 5868 appointment orders have been issued to the beneficiaries, so far.

The Deputy Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by M Y Tarigami in the Legislative Assembly.

He said that 5724 posts had been issued up to 2023-24 fiscal, while appointment orders in respect of 144 posts have been issued during the current financial year till date, bringing the total figure to 5868 out of 6000 posts under the package. He said that the remaining 132 posts are at various stages including 42 posts pending due to Court cases.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that the ...