“Official orders will be issued soon,” Jitendra Singh said in a tweet (file photo)
New Delhi:
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday that the administration of Jammu and Kashmir has agreed in principle to change the rules to make it easier to issue certificates of domicile.
This will especially make it easier to issue certificates of domicile to children producing a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) from either parent, he said.
“After discussion with the #JammuKashmir LG Sh Manoj Sinha and CS Sh Subrahmanium, the UT government agreed in principle to amend / modify the rules to facilitate the issue of the #DomicileCertificate. Staff, said in a tweet.
“This will especially facilitate the issuance of the certificate of domicile to PRC-producing children of one of the parents and outside wives married to PRC-holder men,” he said in another tweet.
The move comes after it was found that applications for issuing certificates of domicile were rejected by the issuing authorities “due to a misinterpretation of the provisions” set out in an order issued in May and also because of “the ‘lack of enabling provisions’ for the issuance of the certificate to a woman, originally from outside Jammu and Kashmir, but married to a PRC holder, officials said.
The requests were also rejected on the grounds that the father’s PRC was not attached to them. The mother’s PRC is not recognized as a valid document for issuing a certificate of domicile to the ward, they said.
The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has agreed in principle to change the rules necessary to ensure that people do not face problems obtaining certificates of domicile, officials said.
The Union Territory government has issued over 18.52 lakh domicile certificates against over 21.99 lakh applications received so far, they added.
The government notified on May 18, 2020 the rules (procedure) for issuing certificate of domicile of Jammu and Kashmir and allowed various categories of non-locals, including government employees, to register for certificates home.
According to the new law on domicile, non-permanent residents who have proof of residence of at least 15 years in Jammu and Kashmir have the right to obtain certificates of domicile in the territory of the Union.
Prior to the repeal of Section 370 and Section 35A of the Constitution, only subjects of the state were allowed to purchase land and apply for government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir.
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