This policy is a step towards focused and coordinated response to the challenge of unemployment. Announcement of providing Voluntary Services Allowance (VSA) has been considered for such of the youth as have crossed the age of 28 years and have yet to settle themselves in life.

Voluntary Services Allowance (VSA) will be paid, on a monthly basis, through the concerned District Employment and Counselling Centres, on a non-cash basis (through bank)

VSA will be paid to all unemployed educated permanent residents of the state, who (i) have educational qualification of matriculation and above as on March 31, 2010; (ii) are registered with the District Employment and Counselling Centres as on December, 5, 2009; (iii) are members of and dependent upon families having an annual income (from all sources) not exceeding Rs.50,000/- and/or having not more than 10 canals of irrigated agricultural land/20 canals of non-irrigated agricultural land. Waste land and non-agricultural land shall not be included in the calculation. While calculating family income, one canal of irrigated land shall be deemed as equal to Rs. 5000/= annually. Similarly one canal of non-irrigated land shall be deemed as equal to Rs. 2500/= annually. As an illustration, if the family income from sources other than land is Rs.25000/= and the family possesses three canals of irrigated land and four canals of non-irrigated land, the income shall be calculated as follows: "Family Income= Rs. 25000/- (from sources other than land) + Rs. 15000/- (income from 03 canals of irrigated land @ Rs. 5000/- per canal) + Rs. 10000/- (income from 04 canals of non-irrigated land @ Rs. 2500/- per canal) = Rs.50,000/".

Contact

Managing Director,
State Financial Corporation, J&K (SFC)
Durga Nag, Dalgate, Srinagar.
Phone-0191-2500716/2500606/2501634

Sehkari Bhawan
Rail Head Complex, Jammu
Phone-240740/2471179/2475581/2471772

Director Sainik Welfare Board,
Department of Sainik Welfare, Jammu