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Delimitation Reservation

is the increased Assembly seats have n The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004,
seats in assembly been kept for Kashmir, was amended, and a notification was issued on 9
90 from 83 after illegally occupied by July 2019. According to this, the 3% reservation
delimitation. Pakistan (PoK). in direct recruitment, promotion, and courses for
persons living in areas adjacent to the Line of
9 Voting 2024 Actual Control was not only increased to 4%, but
its benefit has now been given to the people living
Seats reserved Assembly in areas adjacent to the international border.
for Scheduled Lok Sabha n The Jammu and Kashmir Official Language Act
Tribes for the 58.46% 63% 2020 was notified. According to this, Kashmiri,
first time in Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, and English were given the
the Jammu status of official languages of the Union Territory
and Kashmir of Jammu and Kashmir from 27 September 2020.
Assembly.
n The Domicile Law was amended. Communities
that were previously deprived were made eligible.
Also, the process of issuing domicile certificates
was made faster and easier online.
n A bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal has
been established in Jammu.

Energy

n Target of generating 5,000 MW of electricity in the 3,014
next five years.
MW capacity
n For the first time, a solar power purchase agreement from four mega
was signed for 1,600 MW of solar power. hydroelectric

n Construction of 38 grid stations and 266 substations. power projects
is expected to be
n 467 km of new transmission line was laid.
added to the grid
n 7.27 lakh smart electricity meters were installed. by 2026.

are going on to bring it closer to both the heart and and water, large-scale work is being carried out in
end political alienation towards Delhi. every part of Jammu and Kashmir. Thousands of kilo-
Every area, every family in Kashmir should benefit meters of new roads have been built here under the
from democracy, and everyone should progress. PM Gram Sadak Yojana. New national highways and
Today, every penny received from the central govern- expressways are being built in Jammu and Kashmir.
ment is spent on the welfare of the state. It is being The world’s tallest railway bridge, built on the Chenab
ensured that the money released from Delhi is used River, has filled every Indian heart with pride. Gurez
for the purpose it has been assigned, and its results Valley of North Kashmir has been connected to the
are also visible. Be it road and rail connectivity, edu- electricity grid for the first time. Be it agriculture,
cation and health-related infrastructure, or electricity horticulture, the handloom industry, sports, or start-

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