India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sl. No.

Name of State/UT

No. of JAKs opened

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

6

Andhra Pradesh

283

Arunachal Pradesh

35

Assam

183

Bihar

1127

Chandigarh

19

Chhattisgarh

352

Delhi

622

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

41

Goa

18

Gujarat

878

Haryana

501

Himachal Pradesh

75

Jammu and Kashmir

355

Jharkhand

171

Karnataka

1637

Kerala

1755

Ladakh

3

Lakshadweep

1

Madhya Pradesh

634

Maharashtra

727

Manipur

68

Meghalaya

26

Mizoram

17

Nagaland

24

Odisha

830

Puducherry

33

Punjab

545

Rajasthan

675

Sikkim

16

Tamil Nadu

1559

Telangana

229

Tripura

33

Uttar Pradesh

3944

Uttarakhand

330

West Bengal

894

Grand Total

18,64...