Centre defines new domicile rule in J&K

Centre defines new domicile rule in J&K: Includes those who have lived in UT for 15 years OR has studied for a period of 7 years and appeared in class 10th/12th examination in an educational institution located in the UT of J&K.

A person residing in Jammu and Kashmir for at least fifteen years will now be eligible to be a domicile of the union territory, according to the new rule issued by the Centre Tuesday.

In the latest gazette notification, Section 3A of the J&K Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020, under the J&K civil services (decentralisation and recruitment) Act, has been introduced to define domicile as that who has resided for a period of fifteen years in the UT of J&K or has studied for a period of seven years and appeared in class 10th/12th examination in an educational institution located in the UT of J&K.