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In a major decision, the State Administrative Council (SAC), headed by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, today scrapped the recruitment of 250 probationary officers (POs) and 1,200 banking associates in Jammu and Kashmir Bank due to “various legal infirmities”.

The SAC has asked J&K Bank, which remained in major controversies over irregularities in recruitment, “to initiate a fresh, new, fair norm-based and transparent recruitment process for 250 POs and 1,200 banking associates through the IBPS in a fair and transparent manner”.

This was stated by the government spokesperson and Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal at a press conference here on Wednesday evening after the SAC meeting.