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COVER STORY | Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh
370 and 35 (A). The Supreme Court, in its decision,
The new policy has made the path easier. has upheld the sovereignty and integrity of India,
Industry which have always been cherished by every Indian.
The Supreme Court said that the decision taken on 5
n Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Policy (2021-30) August 2019 was aimed at enhancing constitutional
integration and not disintegration. The Supreme
n J&K Land Allotment Policy (2021-30)
Court also accepted the fact that the nature of
n Jammu and Kashmir Private Industrial Estate Article 370 was not permanent. The Supreme Court
Development Policy (2021-30) has strengthened the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha
Bharat’ in its decision of 11 December 2023.
n New Startup Policy (2024-27) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been associ-
ated with the Jammu and Kashmir movement since
r1,63,831 the early stages of his life. His vision has always been
crore of proposed investment that Jammu and Kashmir was not just a political issue,
has attracted 8,293 but this subject was about fulfilling the aspirations
applications, with employment of the society. After the Supreme Court’s decision,
expected for 5.89 lakh people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an article in
which he said, “Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee had
1,030 an important position in the Nehru Cabinet, and he
startups are could have remained in the government for a long
registered with time. Yet, he left the Cabinet on the Kashmir issue
DPIIT, of which and chose the difficult path ahead, even though he
380 are led by had to pay the price for it with his life. But his tireless
women efforts and sacrifice connected crores of Indians to
the Kashmir issue. Many years later, former Prime
46 new industrial areas Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave an impressive
are being developed message of ‘Insaniyat’, ‘Jamhooriyat’ and ‘Kashmiri-
to attract industry and yat’ in a public meeting in Srinagar, which has always
increase employment been a great source of inspiration.” In this article,
opportunities. he wrote that Article 370 and 35 (A) were like big
n Jammu and Kashmir got first place (gold) in obstacles for Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. These
the category of B states in the first National were like an unbreakable wall and were painful for
ODOP Awards by the Ministry of Commerce. the poor, deprived, Dalits-backwards-women. Due
to Article 370 and 35 (A), the people of Jammu and
n In June this year, Srinagar became the fourth Kashmir never got the rights and development that
Indian city to be recognised as a ‘World Crafts their fellow countrymen enjoyed. Because of these
City’ by the World Crafts Council (WCC). articles, a chasm was created between the people
Farmers of the same nation. Because of this, many people
in our country, who wanted to work to solve the
lakh farmers received r3,676 crore problems of Jammu and Kashmir, were unable to
12.80 under the Kisan Samman Nidhi, do so, even though they felt the pain of the people
directly in their bank accounts. there. The Prime Minister emphasized in his article
n PM Fasal Bima Yojana was extended to all districts. that while serving the people of Jammu and Kashmir,
the Central Government gave priority to three facts:
n 17 Mandis were linked to the e-NAM platform. So understanding the concerns of the citizens, building
far 55,029 farmers/FPOs/cooperative societies mutual trust through the actions of the government,
have been registered.
and giving priority to development, sustainable de-
lakh quintals (Rs 1,044 crore) worth velopment.
16.94 of produce have been traded from The flagship schemes of the Central Government
these Mandis so far.
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