JK News Today
New Delhi, December 12: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday disclosed that a total of 46,631 families had migrated from the Kashmir Valley due to security reasons in late 1980s and 1990s. He stated this in Lok Sabha on Tuesday while replying to a question on the migrants and their current status vis-à-vis plans of their rehabilitation.
The government came out with the statistics , 46,631 Kashmiri migrant families, constituting 1,57,967 individuals, are registered with the Relief Organization (Migrant), J-K. Additionally, several Kashmiri migrant families have moved to different parts of the country.
Rai emphasized the government’s efforts to facilitate the return of Kashmiri migrants, stating that 5,675 individuals from these families have been provided government employment. To accommodate those employed in the valley, 6,000 transit accommodation units are under construction, with 880 flats already completed.
Furthermore, a dedicated online portal was launched by the Jammu and Kashmir government in August 2021, allowing Kashmiri migrants to register grievances online, addressing issues such as encroachment, change of title, mutation, and distress sales. This initiative has resulted in the retrieval of 2924 Kanals and 19.55 Marlas of land.
The government has also extended essential support to these families by issuing ration cards to those without them and providing Ayushman Sehat Cards to registered migrant families seeking domicile certificates. Social security schemes
