SRINAGAR, May 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday handed over compassionate appointment orders to 52 beneficiaries.

"Chief Minister handed over appointment orders to 52 candidates under SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS), reaffirming the Government's commitment towards providing compassionate assistance to deserving beneficiaries," the CM's office said in a post on X.

SRO-43 refers to the state's compassionate appointment rules that allows for a government job to be offered to a dependent family member of a government employee who dies in service or victims of terrorism.

The chief minister has extended best wishes to the appointees, and expressed hope that they would discharge their duties...