Jammu, Feb 17: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday informed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that a total of 1,00,501 Casual, Daily Rated and Other Workers have been registered across various departments through Aadhaar-based biometric identification and skill profiling.
The information was placed before the House in a written reply during the ongoing session in response to multiple starred questions regarding the regularization of workers engaged for over two decades.
As per the official data tabled in the Assembly, the registered workforce includes 69,696 casual labourers, 8,534 seasonal labourers, 8,836 daily rated/work charged employees, 3,092 part-time workers, 156 CIC operators, 5,757 NYC hamals/drivers of the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, 1,929 persons engaged under the Hospital Development Fund, 2,153 part-time sweepers and 348 settlement assistants of the Revenue Department.
Region-wise figures show that 57,390 workers belong to the Kashmir division, while 40,077 are from the Jammu division.
Department-wise, the highest number of such engagements is in the PHE/I&FC sector with 38,585 workers, followed by the Power Development Department (13,616), Education (12,646), Forest (8,317) and Public Works (R&B) (6,801).
The government further informed the House that a committee has been constituted vide Government Order No. 384-JK(GAD) of 2025 dated March 19, 2025, headed by the Chief Secretary, to examine the issue of regularization.
The committee has been tasked with assessing various categories of workers, applicable service rules, financial implications and legal ramifications before recommending a comprehensive roadmap.
The government stated that the matter involves legal, administrative and financial considerations, including compliance with constitutional provisions and judicial pronouncements governing public employment. It added that appropriate action will be taken after the committee submits its recommendations within the established legal and fiscal framework.
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