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Special Report   Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh




                                                                                                                                   every  policy  and  strategy,  the  new  India
                                                                                                                                   focus on public welfare to national welfare,
                                                                                                                           Infrom  public campaigns  to  nation-building.
                                                                                                                           In  such  a  situation,  the  central  government's  top
                                                                                                                           priority has become the development of the people
                                                                                                                           of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh through the concept      Expansion of energy capacity
                                                                                                                           of  �k  Bharat-Shreshtha  Bharat.  �n  �ugust  �,  four
                                                                                                                           years  ago,  the  central  government,  led  by  Prime     The state has a power generation capacity of
                                                                                                                           Minister  Narendra  Modi,  made  a  historic  decision.
                                                                                                                           By  correcting  historical  mistakes  with  far-reaching             20,000
                                                                                                                           thinking,  a  new  saga  of  transformative  reforms
                                                                                                                           is  being  written,  because  of  which  Jammu  and         MW but reached only 3,500 MW in 70 years.
                                                                                                                           Kashmir has embarked on the path of development.
                                                                                                                           �overnance, which was previously limited to a few                      3050
                                                                                                                           people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, is now
                                                                                                                           being realised on the ground.                                  MW will be added to it by 2025–26.
                                                                                                                              Previously, the youth who held stones in their hands�
                                                                                                                           now, they hold a laptop with books instead of pebbles.                      Over
                                                                                                                           The educated youth are shaping not only Jammu and                      12.45
                                                                                                                           Kashmir's  but  also  the  country's  future.  �uring  the
                                                                                                                           previous  government's  ten  years,  there  were  ����           lakh Ujjwala connections given.
                                                                                                                           terrorist  incidents  and  ����  civilian  deaths,  while  in
                                                                                                                           the  last  nine  years�  there  have  been  ����  terrorist   Power generation capacity doubled in three years.
                                                                                                                           incidents,  with  a  ���  decrease  and  the  unfortunate   100% coverage under the UJALA and SAUBHAGYA
                                                                                                                           deaths of ��� civilians. Previously, development could    schemes
                                                                                                                           not take place due to �rticle ���, and ��,��� people
                                                                                                                           became victims of terrorism. �nly �� calls for strikes
                         FOUR YEARS OF A NEW DAWN IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH                                          and  shutdowns  have  been  made  in  the  ��  months           Tap water in every home
                                                                                                                                                                                     23,160
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 18.67
          A Transformational                                                                                               stone pelting have also come down by ���.             rural schools, 24,164 anganwadi   lakh rural households
                                                                                                                           since  �rticle  ���  was  abrogated,  while  incidents  of
                                                                                                                              �uring  his  recent  visit  to  Jammu  and  Kashmir,
                                                                                                                           �nion Home Minister �mit Shah appealed to the youth
                                                                                                                                                                                    centres, and 3324 health
                                                                                                                           there to connect with change, saying that there is a
                                                                                                                                                                                                               have 100% tap water
                     story of reform                                                                                       future in connecting with the development of Jammu      centres have been provided      connections.
                                                                                                                                                                                    with tap water supplies.
                                                                                                                           and  Kashmir  and  the  country  with  a  laptop  rather
                                                                                                                           than weapons in hand. He said the entire world and
                                                                                                                                                                                       Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, 100% coverage is
                                                                                                                           country are watching the youth here. He urged the
                                                                                                                                                                                      expected in 2 districts, with the remaining districts
                                                                                                                                                                                      to be completed by December 2023–24.
                                                                                                                           youth of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the �alley,
                                                                                                                           to  take  the  lead  in  effecting  change  and  work  to     Flood management has improved.
                                                                                                                           take Jammu and Kashmir to new heights and goals.
                In Jammu and Kashmir, a new era of development has begun. Four years ago, on                               Jammu and Kashmir is the land of the indomitable     Global Message of Tourism
                 August 5, the concept of 'Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat' was further strengthened                            courage and valour of the country's bravehearts, and   The  �-��  Summit  was  recently  held  successfully
                when the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed provisions of                             a  'Balidan  Stambh'  is  being  built  to  commemorate   in Srinagar. The leaders of many countries carried
                 Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which were lagging behind in                               their  valour.  This  pillar  will  instill  patriotism  in  the   the message of good tourism in Kashmir from here,
                 the race for development. This region has been rapidly developing alongside the                           youth by commemorating the martyrs. Innumerable      which sent the message of the improved situation in
               rest of the country in the last four years, and its 1.39 crore citizens are now writing                     jawans  of  the  Jammu  and  Kashmir  Police  who    Kashmir to the whole world. PM Modi's government
                           a new saga of transformative reforms with strong intentions.                                    died  protecting  innocent  civilians  while  fighting   has  implemented  various  industrial  policies  for
                                                                                                                           terrorists  demonstrate  how  committed  Kashmir     economic development, such as new film policies,
                                                                                                                           and its people are to peace.                         homestay and houseboat policies for tourism, and so

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