Srinagar 29 Jun : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti intensified the party’s attack on the Jammu and Kashmir government over its outsourcing policy, demanding answers on the expenditure incurred on private agencies, the selection process for outsourcing firms and the recruitment of personnel through such arrangements.
In a post on social media platform X, Mufti questioned the government’s decision to spend “hundreds of crores” on outsourcing jobs to private companies and sought greater transparency in the recruitment process.
“Our simple questions to the J&K Government: Why are hundreds of crores being spent on outsourcing jobs to private companies? Who selected these companies and what was the selection process? On what basis are people being recruited without a transparent merit-based process? Will the government make these contracts and recruitment details public?” she wrote.
The remarks come amid an escalating political row over the government’s outsourcing policy. The opposition has alleged that thousands of appointments are being made through private agencies without open advertisements or a transparent merit-based recruitment process, bypassing established recruitment bodies such as the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) and the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).
The National Conference-led government has rejected the allegations, maintaining that outsourcing is being undertaken in accordance with existing rules to meet manpower requirements in various departments. Senior ministers have also accused previous governments, including the PDP, of following similar practices during their tenure.
