Overview
- In a written reply to the assembly, the government reported ₹14.48 crore collected in 2023–24 and ₹34.40 crore in 2024–25, totaling ₹48.88 crore.
- JKSSB receipts jumped from ₹7.09 crore to ₹23.88 crore year over year, while JKPSC collected ₹7.39 crore and ₹10.50 crore, taking their two-year totals to ₹30.98 crore and ₹17.90 crore.
- The boards advertised about 10,400 JKSSB posts and 1,750 JKPSC posts over the period in a territory with 6.7% unemployment versus 3.5% nationally and an estimated five lakh-plus job seekers.
- Opposition figures, including PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, criticized the collections as a burden on unemployed youth, with some calling them a “tax on unemployment.”
- The government added that no selections have been finalized by JKSSB under the reservation policy adopted in March 2024, with recent recruitments still moving through exams and verification.