Sajid Raina
Srinagar, May 02: The Jammu Kashmir Administration has Tuesday sanctioned the recruitment of Sanginis (Anganwadi Workers) and Sahayikas (Anganwadi Helpers) for Anganwadi centers across the union territory.
As per the order issued by the social welfare department, the recruitment will be done strictly as per the procedure laid out in the new Human Resource policy issued under the Government Order No. 222-JK(SWD) of 2022.
“The eligibility criteria for the selection of Sanginis require that women candidates in the age group of 18-37 years should be considered for the post. The candidates should be domiciles of the UT of J&K and residents of the Electoral Ward where the Anganwadi Centre is located,” the order said, adding that the minimum qualification for Anganwadi Workers should be 10+2 and a maximum of graduation. The selection will be done purely on merit basis based on the marks obtained in 10+2.
The eligibility criteria for the selection of Sahayikas require that women candidates in the age group of 18-37 years should be considered for the post. “The candidates should be domiciled of the UT of J&K and the minimum qualification required is matriculation. In case no matriculate candidate is available in the ward, candidates with qualification not less than VIII standard shall be considered,” it added.
The whole process of recruitment is expected to be completed within 30 days of the issuance of this order.
