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Rs 64,000 cr investment proposal for J&K; Rs 2,500 cr already received: Govt

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“2,639 govt jobs, 6,000 transit accommodation provided to Kashmiri migrants”

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government has reported an investment proposal to the tune of Rs 64,000 crore of which over Rs 2,500 crore has already been received, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Rs 840.55 crore investment has came in 2017-18, Rs 590.97 crore investment in 2018-19, Rs 296.64 crore in 2019-20, Rs 412.74 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 376.76 crore in 2021-22.

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported receiving proposals for investments worth approximately Rs 64,000 crore so far, he said replying to a written question.

He said that as many as 2,639 government jobs have been provided to Kashmiri migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), 2015.

He also said the government has approved construction of 6,000 transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees engaged or to be engaged in different departments of government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Valley.

“2,639 government jobs have been provided to Kashmiri migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), 2015,” he said in a written reply.

Further, the minister said the government of Jammu and Kashmir has launched a portal on September 07, 2021 to address the grievances of Kashmiri migrants.

The government of India reimburses the expenditure incurred by the government of Jammu and Kashmir on providing the following facilities to the eligible Kashmiri migrants settled in Jammu, he said.

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