Edited By: Pathikrit Sen Gupta
Final Up to date: January 03, 2023, 17:03 IST
Union dwelling minister Amit Shah with J&Ok L-G Manoj Sinha. (File pic/Twitter)
Within the final two evaluation conferences on J&Ok, the house minister requested the safety forces and police to pro-actively conduct coordinated counterterrorism operations to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of a affluent and peaceable Jammu and Kashmir
From terrorist hotspot to vacationer hotspot, streets freed from violence, and bumper funding: these are a few of the highlights on Jammu and Kashmir within the year-ender report of the union ministry of dwelling affairs.
It additionally underscores a major dip in terror assaults and casualties suffered by authorities forces within the area.
The MHA report says that dwelling minister Amit Shah appreciated the efforts of safety companies in preserving the streets of Jammu and Kashmir freed from violence and considerably restoring the rule of legislation.
“Union House Minister directed that the safety grid ought to be additional strengthened to make sure zero worry of terrorists and separatists. Amit Shah mentioned terror eco-system comprising parts that help, abet and maintain terrorist-separatist marketing campaign to detriment of well-being of widespread man requires to be fully dismantled,” the year-ender report says whereas quoting earlier developments and conferences.
Whereas speaking concerning the opposition-ruled period and giving particulars of steps taken lately for J&Ok, the report says, “Underneath the rule of three households for 70 years, solely Rs. 15,000 crore funding got here into Jammu and Kashmir and Shri Modi has introduced funding of Rs. 56,000 crore in simply 3 years.”
“Earlier it was a Terrorist Hotspot and right now it has turn out to be a Vacationer Hotspot, in Kashmir Valley, earlier most 6 lakh vacationers used to go to yearly, whereas this yr until now 22 lakh vacationers have visited, this has given employment to hundreds of youth,” the MHA highlighted within the year-ender report. The primary evaluation assembly was held in February final yr and steps had been taken after that to enhance the legislation and order state of affairs.
Within the final two evaluation conferences on J&Ok, the house minister requested the safety forces and police to pro-actively conduct coordinated counterterrorism operations to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of a affluent and peaceable Jammu and Kashmir.
And Amit Shah appreciated the efforts of the safety forces and administration. The final assembly to evaluation the state of affairs was held on December 28.
Dip in terror incidents
“In Jammu & Kashmir over the previous couple of years, variety of terror incidents has decreased from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, whereas the variety of safety forces personnel martyred has lowered from 91 in 2018 to 42 in 2021,” the MHA mentioned within the report.
The house minister had additionally directed that the safety grid ought to be additional strengthened to make sure zero cross-border infiltration and to remove terrorism.
Incident-free Amarnath Yatra
Whereas speaking concerning the Amarnath Yatra which has seen no terror assaults, the MHA mentioned that the federal government’s precedence was to offer the pilgrims a hassle-free Darshan and they need to not face any issues.
Directions had been additionally given to make sufficient preparations for all essential amenities together with motion, lodging, electrical energy, water, communication, and well being of the yatris.
That is the primary yatra after the Covid-19 pandemic and as a result of excessive altitude, sufficient preparations should be made for yatris who’ve any well being issues.
Making certain an sufficient variety of oxygen cylinders and medical beds at an altitude of greater than 6,000 toes, and deployment of ambulances and helicopters to cope with any emergency medical state of affairs are among the many priorities.
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