Whether or not tens of thousands of displaced persons from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir settled in various parts of the country are entitled to the rights of the “locals” in matters of being domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir is in ambiguity as they do not find themselves within the brackets of the notifications recently issued by Government of India . On the other hand, these families displaced from the PoK, have been duly recognised as original inhabitants of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir by the Central Government.
As of now , a piquant situation has arisen as they do not qualify for the eligibility as domicile of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. However, other displaced families from PoJK settled in Jammu and Kashmir , are eligible for being domicile of J&K. The fact of the matter is that these families settled outside Jammu and Kashmir have not obtained nor are in possession of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC) as reportedly, they never felt “the need” of the same as they already stood recognised as original citizens of J&K by the Government of India. On the other hand, each of these families received Rs.5 lakh as one time compensation and are registered with Provincial Rehabilitation Officer (PRO) in the Custodian Department of Jammu and Kashmir but still they are not being considered for being domicile of J&K. The anomaly needs to be looked into or alternatively clarifications communicated.
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