JKPSC, JKSSB collect Rs 48 crores in two years as application fees: Govt

Srinagar, Feb 09: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the Assembly that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) together collected over rupees 48 crore as application fees over the last two financial years.

In a written reply to a question from PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, the government provided a year-wise breakdown of the fees collected by the two recruitment agencies.

The figures showed that during 2023–24, JKPSC received rupees 7.39 crore, while JKSSB collected rupees 7.09 crore from applicants. In the following financial year, collections rose sharply, with JKPSC securing rupees 10.50 crore and JKSSB rupees 23.88 crore.

Overall, JKPSC accumulated rupees 17.90 crore and JKSSB rupees 30.98 crore in application fees during the two-year period, the reply said.(KNS).