THREAD: ABROGATION OF 370 & 35A.
Its almost two years of abrogation of ARTICLE 370 and 35A from JAMMU-KASHMIR and LADAKH.
Read below to know whether it's a success or not.
Contd..
Its almost two years of abrogation of ARTICLE 370 and 35A from JAMMU-KASHMIR and LADAKH.
Read below to know whether it's a success or not.
Contd..
1. MAJOR SUCCESSES:
• There has been a 40% decrease of involvement of local youth in terrorist organizations as only 67 youths of Kashmir valley were brainwashed and made to pick up guns against India.
• There has been a 40% decrease of involvement of local youth in terrorist organizations as only 67 youths of Kashmir valley were brainwashed and made to pick up guns against India.
• Out of 354 State laws in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir, 164 laws have been repealed, 138 laws modified while 170 central laws have been made applicable.
• There has been a 262% increase in minority scholarships. Also, five corporations have been set up to unbundle power department corporations, and government funds worth Rs 1000 crores parked outside have been located and channelled into the consolidated fund.
2. NATIONAL SECURITY:
• Incidents of violence have reduced significantly in Kashmir. Terror-related activities have reduced by around 36% in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370.
• Incidents of violence have reduced significantly in Kashmir. Terror-related activities have reduced by around 36% in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370.
• It's noted that 188 terror-related incidences were recorded in Kashmir valley from January 1 till July 15, 2019, and this number has reduced to 120 in 2020, said the MHA report.
• Adding that 126 terπorists were k!lled in Kashmir during the same period in 2019 while 136 teπrorists were eliminated during the same time period in 2020.
• 51 grenade attacks took place in Kashmir from January 1 till July 2019, while in 2020 the no. has reduced to just 21.
• 51 grenade attacks took place in Kashmir from January 1 till July 2019, while in 2020 the no. has reduced to just 21.
• In 2019, 75 security personnel and 23 civilians were killed from January 1 till July 15 in Kashmir valley, while 35 jawans and 22 civilians were killed in the same time period in 2020.
• The number of IED attacks has also reduced significantly as only one IED attack took place in Kashmir from January 1 till July 15, 2020. The number of IED attacks during the same period in 2019 was six.
• Overall, 148 terrorists have been killed since January 2020 in the Valley as of July 30. Of these, 48 terrorists were killed in the month of June alone.
• Some wanted terrorists like Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo, Lashkar commander Haider, Jaish commander Kari Yasir and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Burhan Koka have been k!lled by security forces in 2020.
3. BIG PROJECTS:
• The world's highest railway bridge over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir will be ready by next year, and is expected to connect the Valley with the rest of India by train for the first time by 2022.
• The world's highest railway bridge over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir will be ready by next year, and is expected to connect the Valley with the rest of India by train for the first time by 2022.
• Work on Shahpur-Kandi, an electricity and irrigation project hanging for five decades, has started. The Ujh project has been fast-tracked. And the metro rail is on its way to Srinagar and Jammu.
• Union Power Minister RK Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik jointly inaugurated 15 power projects and laid the foundation stone for 20 others worth Rs 10,000 crore on September 2019.
4. KASHMIRI PANDITS:
• 3,000 govt jobs created for the Kashmiri migrants at an outlay of Rs 1,080Cr. As per the Govt of J&K, the selection process has been concluded in respect of 1781 posts and 604 candidates have joined in different departments as on 22nd February 2020.•
• 3,000 govt jobs created for the Kashmiri migrants at an outlay of Rs 1,080Cr. As per the Govt of J&K, the selection process has been concluded in respect of 1781 posts and 604 candidates have joined in different departments as on 22nd February 2020.•
• These jobs are in addition to the 3000 state government jobs approved under the Prime Minister's package-2008, against which 2,905 jobs have been filled, according to MoS for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy.
• Construction of 6,000 transit accommodations at an outlay of Rs 920 crores for accommodating 3000 Kashmiri migrants employed under PMRP- 2008 and
for 3000 additional migrants under PMDP-2015. 849 flats have already been constructed.
for 3000 additional migrants under PMDP-2015. 849 flats have already been constructed.
5. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:
• During FY 2019-20 (till January 2020), 18.34 lakh MTs of fresh fruit (apples) have been dispatched. Around 15769.38 MTs of apples valued at Rs. 70.45 crores have been procured, directly from the growers in Kashmir valley through NAFED for the first time.
• During FY 2019-20 (till January 2020), 18.34 lakh MTs of fresh fruit (apples) have been dispatched. Around 15769.38 MTs of apples valued at Rs. 70.45 crores have been procured, directly from the growers in Kashmir valley through NAFED for the first time.
• The sericulture sector recorded production of 813 MTs of silk cocoon in the year 2019. During the 1st three quarters of FY 2019-20, handicrafts worth Rs. 688.26 crores were exported.
6. EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE:
• The education and healthcare sector within Jammu and Kashmir will receive a big boost, as Public-Private Partnership models will enhance the image of Kashmir as an education hub.
• The education and healthcare sector within Jammu and Kashmir will receive a big boost, as Public-Private Partnership models will enhance the image of Kashmir as an education hub.
• This in turn would reduce the exodus of large no. of Kashmiri students to other states in search of education avenues. Private investment in healthcare, creation of world class hospitals & health centres, would enable top quality health care to the doorsteps of the people.
• The development of infrastructure in healthcare could convert Jammu and Kashmir as a hub for medical tourism for the citizens of Middle east and East Asian countries.
The work on developing institutions of higher educations like IITs, IIMS, AIIMS is going at speed.
The work on developing institutions of higher educations like IITs, IIMS, AIIMS is going at speed.
7. DEVELOPMENT IN AGRARIAN AND HORTICULTURE SECTORS:
• The agriculture & horticultural sectors in J&K had seen a downward spiral over the years, due to the inefficiency of the local govt in opening up global markets for the sale & export of agrarian products outside of Kashmir.
• The agriculture & horticultural sectors in J&K had seen a downward spiral over the years, due to the inefficiency of the local govt in opening up global markets for the sale & export of agrarian products outside of Kashmir.
• With the introduction of the Geographical Indication (GI) tag & establishment of a New market intervention scheme for apple growers, the agrarian sector is set to undergo a huge transformation & would directly impact the lives of 1.5 million farmers in the state positively.
8. DEVELOPMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE:
The issue of local and self-governance had been plaguing the common citizens of the state, majority of whom were residing in villages.
The issue of local and self-governance had been plaguing the common citizens of the state, majority of whom were residing in villages.
• The systemic, dissolution of the Panchayat Raj, inefficiency of the state government in empowering the local municipal corporations, hindered the common man from receiving even the most basic amenities such as water, electricity and roads.
• The dissolution of the State assembly and the subsequent establishment of the Union Territory, would enable the growth of local governing institutes as well as the Panchayati Raj.
• This would enable greater accountability and transparency within the working of government institutions while also enabling greater accountability of these institutions to the public.
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