Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Development of Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 4, 1944 (SAKA)

DEVELOPMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

†1427. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the initiatives taken by the Government for the development of Jammu and Kashmir along with the outcome thereof; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure safety of citizens?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The Government has taken several initiatives for the development of Jammu & Kashmir, some of which are: - i) The progress of projects being implemented in the UT of Jammu and  Kashmir  under  the  Prime  Minister's  Development  Package2015 has been accelerated. 53 projects pertaining to 15 Ministries are  being  implemented  at  a  cost  of  Rs.58,477  crores  in  various sectors such as Roads, Power, Health, Education, Tourism, Agriculture, Skill Development etc., out of which  29 projects have been completed/ substantially completed and the remaining projects are at advanced stage of progress.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1427 FOR 26.07.2022

- ii) A New Central Sector Scheme has been notified on 19/02/2021 for the Industrial Development  of Union Territory  of  Jammu  & Kashmir, with an outlay of Rs. 28,400 crores. Jammu and Kashmir has  received  investment  applications  of  more  than  Rs  54,000 crore, out of which projects worth more than Rs 36,000 crore have been allotted industrial land.
- iii) Under languishing projects programme,  1193 projects worth Rs.1984 crores were completed, including 5 projects which were incomplete for more than 20 years, 15 projects for more than 15 years and 165 projects for more than 10 years.
- iv) J&K has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under Swachh Bharat Mission.
- v) 100  %  saturation  has  been  achieved  in  17  Individual  beneficiary centric schemes, including Saubhagya, Ujala, Ujjwala and Indradhanush schemes.
- vi) The construction work of 17601 km of road under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna has been completed up to March, 2022, which has  connected  2074  places.  New  Banihal  tunnel  and  Chenani Nashri Tunnel completed and opened to traffic.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1427 FOR 26.07.2022

- vii) To connect Kashmir with train, Udhampur-Katra section, BanihalQuazigund  section  and  Quazigund-Baramulla  section  have  been commissioned.
- viii) 02 new AIIMS, 07 new medical colleges, 02 State cancer institutes and  15  nursing  colleges  have  been  taken  up/operationalised recently. Intake capacity of 854 seats was added, which includes 600 MBBS, 50 PG courses, 26 BDS, 38 MDS and 140 DNB.
- ix) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu have been made functional. The number of government degree colleges/engineering colleges has increased from 96 to 147.
- x) In last 2 years, power projects for about 3000 MW capacity revived and progress is on track.
- xi) International flight from Srinagar to Sharjah has been started on 23.10.2021.  In  addition,  night  flights  from  Jammu  and  Srinagar have also been started.
- xii) The scope of High Density Plantation Scheme for Apple has been expanded to include Mango, Litchi, Cherry, Walnut etc.  Kashmiri Saffron has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1427 FOR 26.07.2022

- xiii) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, Household tap water connections have  increased  from  5.75  lakh  households  (31%)  to  10.55  lakh households  (57%).  Two  districts  (Srinagar  and  Ganderbal)  have been  made  Har  Ghar  Jal  districts.  All  rural  schools,  anganwari centres  and  health  institutions  are  provided  with  tap  water connections.
- xiv) Three major irrigation projects viz Main Ravi canal (Rs. 62 crore), 3rd stage of Tral lift irrigation scheme  (Rs.  45  crore)  and Comprehensive Flood Management  Plan of River Jhelum & its Tributaries-Phase-I costing Rs. 399.29 crore have been completed.
- xv) The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out recruitment  in  the  public  sector  from  the  year  2019  onwards totaling  29,806.  In  addition,  employment  for  5.2  lakh  persons  is estimated to have been created through self-employment schemes from August 2019 up to June 2022.

(b): The  Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  protect  the citizens which include proactive operations against terrorists, identification  and  arrest  of  over  ground  workers  of  terrorism,  action against members of banned/supporters organizations, intensified night patrolling  and  checking  at  Nakas,  security  arrangements  through appropriate deployment, coordination meetings amongst security agencies,  high  level  of  alertness  maintained  by  the  security  forces, legal action in cases of terror funding, etc.

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