Srinagar, Oct 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government has revealed that as many as 17,953 posts are lying vacant across various departments in the Union Territory, including 2,960 gazetted and 14,993 non-gazetted positions.

In a written reply to legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra during the ongoing session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the government said that department-wise details of vacancies, the Health and Medical Education Department has the highest number of vacant posts with 1,985 gazetted and 5,300 non-gazetted positions, followed by the Finance Department which has 104 gazetted and 1,457 non-gazetted vacancies.

The Power Development Department has 61 gazetted and 1,436 non-gazetted vacancies, while the Industries and Commerce Department has 45 gazetted and 1,130

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