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Only 17% houses for Kashmiri Pandits complete: Centre -Vijaita Singh

-The Hindu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the progress of rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants, including Kashmiri Pandits, during a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday.

Mr. Shah was in Jammu to attend the 83rd Raising Day parade of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). 

According to the Union Home Ministry, only 17% of the proposed accommodation for Kashmiri Pandits has been completed in the past seven years.

The Union government, under the Prime Minister’s Development Package announced in 2015, had approved the creation of 3,000 government jobs for Kashmiri migrants in the former State of J&K. So far, 1,739 migrants have been appointed and 1,098 others selected for the jobs. 

A similar employment package for migrants was announced by the Manmohan Singh government in 2008 under which 2,905 jobs had been filled out of the 3,000 jobs approved.

Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory in August 2019 after its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution was read down by Parliament. 

In 2015, as many as 6,000 transit accommodation were also announced for the members who were to be provided jobs by the J&K administration at a cost of 920 crore. 

According to the Ministry data, till February this year, construction of only 1,025 units had been partially or fully completed while work at more than 50% units was yet to start.

A large number of Pandits were forced to leave the Kashmir Valley from 1990 onwards due to rising terrorist attacks and calls for violence against the community. According to the Home Ministry, several Kashmiri migrants reside at existing transit accommodation at Vessu (Kulgam), Mattan (Anantnag), Hawl (Pulwama), Natnusa (Kupwara), Sheikhpora(Budgam) and Veerwan( Baramulla) in the Kashmir Valley other than the camps in Jammu.

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