Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Application for Domicile for J&K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  20 TH   SEPTEMBER,  2020/  BHADRAPADA 29, 1942 (SAKA)

APPLICATION FOR DOMICILE FOR J&K

1608. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  persons  who  have  applied  for  domicile  for  Jammu and Kashmir to J&K administration;
- (b) the grounds on which any application is rejected or accepted and the number of applications rejected therein;
- (c)  the  number  of  domiciles  issued  by  the  Jammu  and  Kashmir administration;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  to  rehabilitate  displaced  persons  from  (a)  former East  Pakistan  (b)  border  areas  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  as  a  result  to Indo-Pak Conflict of 1971 and (c) Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir and (d) expelled Kashmiri Hindu Migrants after amedment to abrogate Article 370 and 35A was brought;
- (e)  whether  the  Kashmiri  Pandits  have  been  issued  Domiciles  under new rules; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a): As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu &

Kashmir,  a  total  of  21,13,879  persons  have  applied  for  Domicile Certificates.

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(b): Rule  5  of  the  J&K  Grant  of  Domicile  Certificate  (Procedure) Rules,  2020  mandates  certain  documents  which  are  to  be  annexed with  the  application.  Those  applications  which  lack  the  prescribed documents are rejected. The relevant order of the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir is available on their web site, https://jkgad.nic.in

A  total  of  1,21,630  applications  have  been  rejected  so  far  for  not annexing prescribed documents with the application.

(c): 16,79,520

(d):

(a) A wide range of measures were undertaken by the Government of India  for  the  relief  and  rehabilitation  of  the  migrants  of  East Pakistan, which include the following:

- i) Relief  camps  were  opened  by  the  Government  to  provide food, shelter and other facilities to the migrants. Rehabilitation  assistance  was  also  extended  to  the  noncamp migrants.
2. ii) Agriculturists' families were provided land/loans for purchase  of  land  and  agricultural  implements  etc.  Non agriculturists'  families  were  granted  loans  for  taking  up business, small trade and professional occupations.

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- iii) A number of vocational and training schemes were introduced.
- iv) Facilities were offered to the displaced persons and private industrialists to set up industries for expanding employment facilities for the displaced persons.

(b)  &  (c):  As  per  the  Registration  records  maintained  with  the Provincial Rehabilitation Officer (PRO), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a total  of  6,565  families  were  registered  as  displaced  families  from Chhamb  Niabat  area  during  the  Indo-Pak  war  of  1971. For  the displaced  families  of  1971,  agricultural  land  at  the  rate  of  4  acres (irrigated) or 6 acres (un-irrigated) was allotted. A cash compensation  of  Rs.  7,500/-  per  family  was  also  paid.  The  entire process  of  rehabilitation  of  displaced  families  was  overseen  by Chhamb Displaced Persons Rehabilitation Authority (CDPRA).

Due to the Indo-Pak war of 1947, a total of 31,619 families got displaced from the Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK), out  of  which  26,319  families  got  registered  and  settled  in  the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir. A total of 5,300 families who were initially  registered with  the  PRO,  J&K subsequently moved to other parts of the country.

For  the  displaced  families  of  1947  which  stayed  in  J&K,  the Government  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  had  allotted  agricultural  land ranging from 4-8 acres per family. Those who settled in urban areas were provided plots/quarters besides cash ex-gratia of Rs. 3500/- per family.    For  those  families  which  did  not  get  land  allotted  as  per prescribed scales, cash compensation was sanctioned by Government of India in lieu of land deficiency. Others  were  allotted land /plot/quarter  as  per  fixed scale for  their rehabilitation.  The  displaced families  which  did  not  settle  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir  were  paid  an  exgratia of Rs. 3500/- per family at the time of their registration.

In  order  to  mitigate  the  hardships  of  the  displaced  families of PoJK and Chhamb, the Government of India under the Prime Minister's Development  Package-2015,  approved  a  rehabilitation  package  with an  outlay  of  Rs.  2000  crores  on  22 nd   December,  2016.  Under  the package,  one-time  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  5.5  lakhs  per  family (Central  share  is  Rs.5,49,692/-  and  the  State  share  is    Rs.  308/-)  is provided to the displaced families.

In  September,  2019,  the  Government  of  India  further  approved the inclusion of those displaced families of PoJK, out of 5,300 families, who  initially  moved  out of Jammu and Kashmir, but later on returned

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and settled in Jammu and Kashmir. Such families are also eligible for one-time financial assistance of Rs. 5.5 lakh per family.

(d)  As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Jammu  & Kashmir, no Kashmiri Hindu families have migrated from J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A.

(e) & (f): Yes, Sir. It is a continuous process.

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