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Special Report   Three Years of Freedom from Article 370





                              JAMMU - KASHMIR AND LADAKH
                              JAMMU - KASHMIR AND LADAKH
                                A NEW DAWN
                                A N         E   W         DAWN



                         OF DEVELOPMENT
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            Three years ago, on August
            5, the concept of 'Ek Bharat-
            Shreshtha Bharat' was further
            strengthened when the Prime                 new era of development has started in Jammu and
                                                        Kashmir and it is fast moving on the path of development-
            Minister Narendra Modi-led            A peace. After the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, Prime
            government, bridging the              Minister Narendra Modi said that there would be a fresh impetus
            gap of decades, removed               to  employment  and  prosperity  in  the  area.  Three  years  ago,
            Article 370 from Jammu                from  August  5,  an  ecosystem  of  development  was  promoted
            and Kashmir and Ladakh,               in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and a lot of employment
            which were left behind in the         opportunities were created.  7 new medical colleges and 5 new
            race for development. In the          nursing colleges have been sanctioned in J&K and the number of
            last three years, this region         medical seats has almost doubled from 500.
                                                     Several  hydroelectric  projects  have  been  commissioned
            has progressed rapidly on             in Jammu and Kashmir, which will benefit the industries as
            the path of development               well as increase revenue. With the development of agriculture,
            along with the rest of the            the income of  the  people  here  will  increase  which  will  boost
            country and the new dawn of           the economy. One Nation, One Ration Card scheme has been
            development is visible in the         implemented  by  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  while  Ujjwala,  DBT,
            nation as well as in Jammu            Saubhagya, and many other schemes have been implemented
                                                  100 percent in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Modi has
            and Kashmir and Ladakh.               made  an  ambitious  plan,  which  envisages providing  clean


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