Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued near about 12.44 lakh domicile certificates across twenty districts of the erstwhile state.
As per the figures, total 17,18,887 lakh applied for the issuance of the certificate of which 12,43,996 were issued the domicile till August 31, with two third of them issued in the time ranging between seven to fifteen days.
The certificates issued include 2.86 lakh in Kashmir division and 9.45 lakh in Jammu division.
Of the total domicile certificates issued in newly carved union territory, over 10.95 lakh were issued to the PRC holders, 0.77 lakh to other residents, children (residents of JK under clause 2); 0.67 lakh to the students (clause1&2) and 13373 to Kashmir Migrants, children ( Clause 4).
The certificates under clause 2 include 12,790 in Kashmir division and 64,421 in Jammu division. The domicile certificates issued to the PRC holders include over 8.56 lakh in Jammu division and around 2.39 lakh in Kashmir division.
Of the total 17,18,887 applications received till August end across the erstwhile state, over 4.58 lakh are pending, including 3.46 lakh in Jammu division and 0.88 lakh in Kashmir.
The process of issuing domicile certificates in JK was started in the last week of June, 2020. The application for the issuing of the domicile certificates can be submitted in tehsildar offices, even as eligible persons can also apply online. The online facility has also been made available to avoid gatherings in view of COVID threat.
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