Srinagar, Dec. 5 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday distributed appointment orders on compassionate grounds to 54 beneficiaries here.

The chief minister handed over the appointment and regularisation orders to beneficiaries from various districts of Kashmir, marking another step towards clearing the backlog of cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022, an official spokesperson said.

Both SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS), 2022, provide a pathway for dependents of government employees who die in service to receive either a government job or financial compensation.

Addressing the gathering, Abdullah reiterated the government's resolve to dispose of all pending cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022 in a time-bound, transparen...