Jammu, Apr 2: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that the regularization of 10+2 in-charge lecturers, pending for over 12 years, was delayed due to a massive backlog of several thousand cases, judicial intervention, and procedural hurdles, even as it admitted that some officers have retired or passed away while awaiting orders.
Responding to a question raised by National Conference leader and MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmad Khan, the School Education Department stated that it is “not a fact” that the regularization has remained pending for more than 12 years despite completion of all formalities. However, it acknowledged that the department had been facing a huge backlog of in-charge officers pending regularization since 2013.
“The number of such cases ran into several thousand across different cadres and disciplines, making immediate clearance practically difficult,” the government said in its reply.
The department informed the House that pursuant to State Administrative Council (SAC) Decision No. 166/22/2018 dated December 7, 2018, which granted a one-time exemption for regularization without reference to JKPSC/DPC, the process was initiated in a phased manner. Between 2019 and 2023, the department regularized 565 Masters/Teachers as Lecturers (July 15, 2019) and 1,505 in-charge lecturers (August 21, 2021).
However, the government admitted that judicial intervention by the High Court in SWP No. 3186/2019 (Abdul Qayoom Dar vs State & Others) on October 31, 2019, stayed promotions for nearly two years, seriously affecting implementation.
Responding to whether more than 50% of the lecturers have retired as masters or passed away, the government said, “It is not a fact that more than 50% of the aforesaid in-charge lecturers have retired as masters. However, some officers awaiting regularization have retired from service and a few have also expired during the intervening period.”
Regarding the remaining eligible lecturers, the government said a DPC meeting was convened on November 11, 2025, for 315 lecturers in Zoology discipline. “The DPC was of the view that since a considerable time period has elapsed when one-time exemption was granted, it would be necessary that the exemption granted needs to be re-validated from the Council of Ministers. The department has initiated the exercise for placing the matter before the Council of Ministers,” the reply added.
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