Context:

Centre and has passed new domicile order and rules, evoking sharp reaction from stakeholders like unemployed youth, traders, and all mainstream political parties.

 ‘Domiciled’ or ‘employed’ in J&K

• The new order lists certain conditions one should fulfil to qualify as a domicile applicant — applicants should have resided in J&K for 15 years, or studied in the state for seven years and appeared in either the Class 10 or the Class 12 examination there.
• Children of central government officers (Army, paramilitary forces, IAS, IPS), and employees of public sector undertakings and banks, central universities, etc who have served in Jammu & Kashmir for 10 years will also be eligible to apply for gazetted and non-gazetted government jobs. These included those who work outside the state.
• Migrants registered by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner need not fulfill the aforementioned requirements and will automatically be eligible for a domicile certificate.
• The new rule only reserves non-gazetted class four jobs for Jammu & Kashmir natives.