Srinagar March 11:(KNS)   J&K Peoples Conference senior leader Mansoor Hussain Sohawardy has urged the government to   fill the vacant posts for Executive Engineers and other posts in PHE, I&FC, PDC, UEED and varous other allied departments across Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the government should live up to its promise of providing employment to the educated and qualified youth by immediately filling these vacancies.

"There are thousands of posts lying vacant in these departments in various districts of J&K, especially in Shopian, Pulwama, Kakpora, Pampore, Ganderbal, Tangmarg and Srinagar. The government should fast track recruitment plan as thousands posts are lying vacant with different departments", he added.

Mansoor claimed that unemployment has become a major issue in J&K and therefore the government should advertise all the vacant posts available with them for fast track recruitment.

"Immediately filling up vacant posts will not just address the problem of shortage of manpower but also tackle the growing unemployment issue to some extent. PC will stand by the youth and will continue to raise their demands till the government fills all the vacant posts expeditiously", he added(KNS)