The UT of J&K offers beautiful verdant mountains and valleys, religious shrines and remote mountains – a paradise on earth. ...
The UT of J&K offers beautiful verdant mountains and valleys, religious shrines and remote mountains – a paradise on ...
The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has embarked on an ambitious and extensive programme of reaching out to grass root citizens ...
The Information Technology Department under the UT government of J&K is organizing an online quiz for the citizens of ...
The Department of Information and Public Relations is an interface between the government, media, and the general ...
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
Among some other initiatives, the UT administration also released a real estate policy equipped with a transparent bidding process to disburse government-created “land banks” to private developers. The all-around developmental approach adopted by the J&K government has a special focus on developing a network of roads and highways only.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
“subsidy on rent” to the outside investors, building two large sizes IT parks (spread over half a million square feet) — one each in Jammu and Srinagar.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
Both the Union and the UT governments have been leveraging technology to provide several benefits to the local population of the UT. In the field of IT, several procedures have been framed such as providing
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
During the past two years, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been marching on the path of development as a result of the government’s initiatives, which included various developmental schemes executed under the Prime Minister Development Package (PMDP) focusing on individual beneficiaries and reviving long-pending projects lying dormant for several decades by removing the obstacles, through ensuring effective and transparent administration.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
It now looks that since 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has been able to address the ills as mentioned by the NITI Ayog, more than a decade ago in the report entitled Jammu and Kashmir Development Report.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
. Poor industrial infrastructure along with the poor investment climate has left the industrial sector in its infant stage.
It mentioned that there has not been a suitable strategy for the potential sectors to achieve higher economic growth. It further mentioned that the lack of good governance and sound fiscal management has also been responsible for the poor economic growth of the state.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
A decade ago while analyzing the development scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, the Planning Commission (Now NITI Aayog) lamented the slow growth in the region and attributed it to various factors. It said the climate of armed militancy in Kashmir and low productivity in agriculture and allied sectors has impeded employment and income generation.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
Kashmir is known for its handicrafts throughout the world. Its carpets, silks, shawls, basketry, pottery, copper and silverware, papier-mache, and walnut wood are most sought after. The cottage handicrafts industry provides direct and gainful employment to around 340,000 artisans. A new plan for global cooperation has been launched with Germany, one of the biggest patrons of Kashmiri handicraft, as the focus. These global initiatives are likely to be expanded to other countries in Europe.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
Besides premier medical institutes like All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Cancer Institute along with two new medical colleges in Udhampur are changing the health scene in Kashmir. Mega private hospitals are already planning to enter the state. The first one would be Apollo Hospitals which plans to set up a 250-bed hospital, an initiative which the hospital administration hopes would sow the seeds of Kashmir being known as a global health tourism destination.
Farvez Basha D 2 years 11 months ago
Improvement in health services has been dramatic with national health schemes and projects establishing itself in far nook and cranny of the valley. National medical insurance schemes are now reaching even the most remote, and poorest, sections. Kashmir is the only Union Territory with universal health insurance coverage for up to Rs 5 lakh per family.