Overview
- Omar Abdullah handed appointment letters to 124 next of kin in Jammu on Monday under the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme and SRO-43 and SRO-94, with advisor Nasir Sogami in attendance.
- The scheme offers a government job to a dependent when an employee dies in service, providing a steady income for families coping with a loss.
- He called for an overhaul to close procedural gaps that have slowed cases even after a revision to SRO-43 meant to speed decisions.
- He pledged to clear pending cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022, apply relaxations where norms allow, and make the case disposal process more transparent.
- Speaking at Jammu’s convention centre, he cast the step as solidarity with grieving families and urged the new hires to serve with integrity and compassion.