SRINAGAR, June 17 -- Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Javid Ahmad Dar, today distributed appointment letters among the newly recruited Junior Assistants of the Rural Development Department (RDD) during a ceremony held at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.

Addressing a longstanding shortage of clerical staff that had affected the field offices since 2021, the Minister handed over appointment orders to 35 candidates from the Kashmir division.

The appointment ceremony was held in prthe esence of the Secretary, RDD & Panchayati Raj, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Director RDD Kashmir, Shabir Hussain Bhat and Director Panchayati Raj, Sham Lal.

A total of 122 Junior Assistants have been appointed across Jammu and ...