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Special Report Three Years of Freedom from Article 370

TOWARDS PROSPERITY IN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS IN

THE HEALTH SECTOR THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

At a cost of Rs 7177 crore 2 new AIIMS, 10 new More than
nursing colleges, 2 state cancer institutes, 7 600 59 38000
new medical colleges, 5 nursing colleges are
being upgraded and 274 other projects have construction Kasturba Teachers were
been kept under capital expenditure related works were Gandhi Balika regularized
completed under Vidyalaya and in J&K.
Samagra Shiksha. 23 Hostels.
Health infrastructure is Health, the policy
being upgraded at the for investment in Health cards were issued for the
district level at a cost of AYUSH has been first time to over 12 lakh students.
Rs 881 crore, out of total approved, and the Transfer-appointment process
140 projects 132 have policy for drug de- made transparent and online.
been completed and the addiction has also
rest will be completed in been approved. 4000 schools were equipped with solar energy. Atal
2022-23. Tinkering Labs will be set up in 500 schools by March 2023.
Establishment of 6 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, and
200 smart schools in tribal areas.
The number of oxygen plants was 24 in 2020 which IIT-IIM was established in record time. For the first time, 50
increased to 173 and its capacity also increased new colleges were started, in which 25 thousand additional
seats were added in a year. New National Education Policy
from 14916 LPM to 1,34,916 LPM. was implemented.
In cases affected by Covid 418 pensions and
414 scholarship from PM Cares Fund has been
sanctioned.
Special assistance scheme for the family who lost
the main bread earner to Covid.

Equal rights and opportunities for women

n More than 5 lakh women from 60 thousand self-help ATTRACTIVE CENTER
groups received benefit. FOR INVESTMENT
n 'Hausla' initiative gives women entrepreneurs an Proposals for Rs 52000
opportunity to carve a niche for themselves. The crores investment were
process to give a loan of Rs 1.58 Crore to the first received, which will
batch is going on. create 2.37 Lakhs of job

n This includes access to financial assistance, linking opportunities. This includes
with banks, policy incentives, assistance under projects worth Rs 14500
Mission Youth, linking to e-commerce platforms, etc. crore for the Kashmir

n With initiatives like Digipay Sakhi, Krishi Sakhi, Pashu division and Rs 21600
Sakhi, and Umeed Mahila Haat, new opportunities for crore for the project in the
women created in different fields. Jammu division.

Ladakh is getting ready. The long pending demand Modi, a new era of development started in Jammu
for Union Territory status to Ladakh has also been and Kashmir, especially in the Valley. Its wide impact
fulfilled and Ladakh is on the path of progress. will be seen even better by the year 2024. Union Home
Three years ago on 5th August, the Central Minister Amit Shah says, “Kashmir resides in the
Government took a very far-sighted decision and heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whenever he
under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra talks, he says whether all the schemes are reaching

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