Central government has allocated Rs 2,000 crores package for rehabilitation of POJK migrants, says Home Minister
He was addressing a press conference in Jammu on Tuesday at the conclusion of his four day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
He was accompanied by the Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh joined the Home Minister in Srinagar on Monday.
At the press conference, Rajnath Singh said that several projects are under implementation under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP).
He said that the Centre has decided to give 3,000 jobs to migrants from Kashmir valley and Rs 1,080 crores have been sanctioned to the state under this head.
The Home Minister said that the Government has increased the compensation for those who get killed in ceasefire violations,from Rs 1 lakh to 5 lakh.
He said that Pakistan has violated ceasefire on more than 400 times in recent years. Pakistan will have to stop these violations sooner or later, he asserted.
Highlighting other initiatives, he said that the Government has also decided to construct 6000 Transit Accommodation in the Kashmir valley.
He said that the Government has also allocated a package of Rs 2,000 crores for the rehabilitation of POJK migrants. The disbursal has been linked to AADHAAR, he added.
"We have adopted a humane approach towards the migrants and displaced people. But we are strongly against illegal immigration," the Home Minister said in Jammu.
Rajnath Singh said that he has been on J&K visit for the past four days. He visited Nowshera on Monday and met the people living in border areas and jawans of BSF.
He said that the nation cannot forget the contribution made by people living in border areas.
The Home Minister said that the Government has decided to constitute an expert/study group to study the problems facing the people living in border areas.
The Home Minister met various delegations in Jammu including political parties, 'Panun Kashmir', Gujjar Bakarwal community and delegations from different sections of the J&K society.
The Union Home Minister had arrived in Srinagar on September 9, 2017 on his four-day visit to the state.
During his visit, he met Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
He also reviewed the status of implementation of PMDP for Jammu and Kashmir with the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Chief Secretary of J&K, B B Vyas and senior Officers of the MHA and the state government.
He also chaired a high-level Security Review Meeting in Srinagar on the law and order and security situation in the state.
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