26,544 EWS certificates issued in J&K in last 2 yrs

Srinagar, Sep 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that 26,544 Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates were issued across the Union Territory during the last two years, with 24,058 issued in Jammu Division and 2,486 in Kashmir Division. The information was provided by the Revenue Department in response to an unstarred question raised by … Read more

No proposal to relax EWS criteria: Govt

Srinagar, Sept 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that there is currently no proposal under consideration to relax the existing criteria for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), including doing away with the prescribed asset-based criteria. The information was provided by the Social Welfare Department in response to a starred question raised by Handwara MLA … Read more