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NEW HOPE
NEW DAWN JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

COMPLETE INTEGRATION

OF
Pulwama is now known for pencil slats. People
J&K in the region; women marrying outside the
outside Jammu & Kashmir can now buy land

State will not lose their property rights; various
employment generation schemes and several

developmental projects are helping the newly
carved out Union Territories – Jammu &
Kashmir and Ladakh – to shed its traditional
image of being terrorist-infested region to take
up its rightful place in New India by treading
on the new growth path

aking Article 370 and 35A inoperative has are also bringing prosperity to the region.
not just completed the political but also
Msocial, cultural and economic integration A NEW DAWN FOR PARADISE
of Jammu & Kashmir. Over a year ago, the State ON EARTH
was split into two Union Territories – J&K and l All discriminatory and unjust State laws are
Ladakh. Earlier, various laws like Prevention of repealed or modified. More than 170 Central
Child Marriage Act, Right to Education, Land laws are now applicable to protect SC/STs,
Acquisition Act, Multiple Disability Act, Senior forest dwellers, juveniles and aged
Citizens Act, Delimitation Act, Whistle Blower l Lakhanpur toll abolished – One Nation, One
Protection Act, laws enacted for empowerment Tax implemented in J&K
of tribals, National Commission for Minorities, l Domicile Law implemented to protect people’s
National Council for Teacher Education, among interest. All erstwhile Permanent Resident
others could not be applied to J&K due to Certificate (PRC) holders became eligible
Article 370. In the post Article 370 scenario, the for Domicile Certificate which discriminated
implementation of developmental projects and against West Pakistan refugees, Gurkhas,
programmes are not only empowering them but safai karamcharis and women married outside
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