Centre to give 3000 jobs to migrants from Kashmir valley: Shri
Rajnath Singh
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath
Singh concluded his four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir today. He was accompanied
by the Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba and senior officers of Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA). The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh
joined the Home Minister in Srinagar since yesterday.
Addressing a press conference in Jammu
today, Shri Rajnath Singh said that the Centre
is trying to give equitable development to all the 3 regions of J&K.
Several projects are under implementation under PMDP. The Centre has decided to
give 3000 jobs to migrants from Kashmir valley and Rs 1080 crores have been
sanctioned to the state under this head, he further said. He also said that the
Government has increased the compensation for those who get killed in ceasefire
violations from Rs 1 lakh to 5 lakh. He said that Pakistan has violated
ceasefire on more than 400 times in recent years. Pakistan will have to stop
these violations sooner or later, he asserted.
Highlighting other initiatives, he said
that the Government has also decided to construct 6000 Transit Accommodation in
the Kashmir valley. He said that the Government has also allocated a package of
Rs 2000 crores for the rehabilitation of POJK migrants. The disbursal has been
linked to AADHAAR, he added.
Shri Rajnath Singh said that he has been on J&K visit for the past four days. He visited Nowshera
yesterday and met the people living in border areas and jawans of BSF. He said
that we cannot forget the contribution made by people living in border areas. The Home Minister said that
the Government has decided to constitute an expert/study group to study the
problems facing the people living in border areas.
The Home Minister met various delegations
in Jammu including political parties, ‘Panun Kashmir’, Gujjar Bakarwal
community and delegations from different sections of the J&K society.
The Union Home Minister had arrived in
Srinagar on September 09, 2017 on a 4-day visit to the state. During his visit,
he met the Governor Shri N. N. Vohra and Chief Minister Ms. Mehbooba Mufti. He also
reviewed the status of implementation of the Prime Minister’s Development
Package (PMDP) for Jammu and Kashmir with the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief
Minister Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh, Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba, Chief
Secretary of J&K, Shri BB Vyas and Senior Officers of the MHA and State
Government. He also chaired a high-level Security Review Meeting in Srinagar on
the law and order and security situation in the State.
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