JK govt approves 3,000 posts for KPs under PM's package

Jammu, Mar 10: The Jammu and Kashmir government today approved 3,000 supernumerary posts to Kashmiri Pandit migrants under the Prime Minister's package in the Valley.

"The state government has approved 3,000 supernumerary posts for KP migrants under PM's Package in Valley," a senior officer of the state government said. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukhari today held extensive discussions on relief and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants.

In this regard, Bukhari directed the Relief Commissioner to collect data of migrant unemployed youth who are registered as Kashmiri migrants in Jammu or outside the state besides enjoining the youth to submit their details within a period of 20 days. While taking stock of the relief and rehabilitation measures for Kashmiri migrants, the minister directed the reconstitution of the Apex Advisory Committee (AAC), an apex body of representatives of Kashmiri migrants, who migrated from the Valley.

"Creation of 3,000 supernumerary posts for providing employment to migrant youth in the Valley under PM's package for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants was also decided in the meeting," he said.

It was informed in the meeting that presently 18,589 families are drawing relief of the 41,117 migrant families. District wise, Srinagar has the maximum number of migrant families at 13,491 followed by Anantnag which has 9,291. During 2014-15, an amount of Rs 127.28 crore has been incurred on cash assistance, food grains, building infrastructure facilities in camps and on civic action programme for migrant families.

The facilities and living conditions in various camps including Purkhoo, Muthi, Nagrota and Jagiti were also informed in the meeting. The minister said that he would carry out on spot inspection of these camps in due course of time to have a first-hand experience of the living conditions.

In order to address various issues of the migrant families, the minister directed the Secretary Revenue for constitution of a grievance cell in the office of Additional Secretary Revenue.

PTI