The posts were approved at the 163rd board meeting of the Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) chaired by its chairman Khalid Jahangir here

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) on February 21 approved 269 posts including 222 posts of various categories for five new government medical colleges and 47 posts of pending selections, an official spokesman said.

The posts were approved at the 163rd board meeting of the JKSSB chaired by its chairman Khalid Jahangir here, he said.

During the meeting, the spokesman said, threadbare discussions were held on various agenda items related to the preparation of various selection lists of five new government medical colleges (GMCs), pending court cases, pending selection lists, recommendation withheld cases of various posts and the PM package (Migrants).