The appointees include eight Supervisors and eight Multi-Tasking Staff members recruited under the RAS, according to Daily Excelsior.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah distributed appointment letters to 17 candidates for the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu on Sunday.
According to Daily Excelsior, the ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Additional Chief Secretary (R&B) Anil Kumar Singh, and the Director Finance (R&B).
The group of new employees consists of eight Supervisors and eight Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) appointed under the RAS, while one individual was appointed under SRO-43.
Abdullah offered his congratulations to the new staff and wished them success in their upcoming roles.
The Chief Minister stated his hope that the appointees would perform their tasks with sincerity and responsibility to help the department and the development of Jammu and Kashmir.