Srinagar:  Prescribing the procedure for issuing Domicile certificate, Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday notified Jammu and Kashmir Grant Domicile Certificate Procedure Rules 2020.

The certificate is a basic eligibility condition for appointment to any post in UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

Rules prescribe15 days for issuance of the certificate, following which the applicant can approach an Appellate Authority.

Peoples Democratic Party condemned the new domicile rules saying that even a pandemic is no deterrent for the GOI to continue with its disempowerment project for JK.

The notification comes months after the government abrogated Article 370 and 35A.