Srinagar, Oct 28: Data tabled by the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue Department in the Legislative Assembly has revealed a stark regional imbalance in the issuance of social category certificates over the past two years, highlighting concerns of unequal access to welfare entitlements.

According to figures shared in response to a question by MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, a vast majority of certificates under various social categories were issued in the Jammu region compared to Kashmir.

The data shows that 99.2% of Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates were issued in Jammu, while the Kashmir region accounted for just 0.67%. Similarly, 87.2% of Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates were distributed in Jammu, against 12.7% in Kashmir.

The trend continued across other categories:

OBC (Other Backward Classe

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