32,000 applications in Jammu, 720 applications in Kashmir
A senior Jammu and Kashmir cadre Indian Administrative Service officer from Bihar, is among the nearly 25,000 people who have been granted a domicile certificate, which allows people non-locals to get a residency certificate for education, employment and buying land, in the erstwhile state.
According to J&K Grant Domicile Certificate (Production) Rules, all those who have been living in Jammu and Kashmir for more than 15 years can apply for the certificate.
The report while citing official records reveals that Government has received 33,157 applications for domicile certificates in J&K and over 25,000 people have been granted the citizenship certificate.
The government has received nearly 32,000 applications in 10 districts of Jammu Division while as Kashmir has received only 720 applications.
In Kashmir, the highest number of domicile certificates have been issued in Pulwama (153), followed by Anantnag (106), Kulgam (90), Baramulla (39), Shopian (20), Bandipora (10), Kupwara (10), Budgam (09), Ganderbal (1) and Srinagar (0).
In Jammu Division, the highest number of domicile certificates have been issued in Doda (8,500), Rajouri (6,214), Poonch (6,123) and Jammu (2,820).
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