Face of Nation : Federal government has shaped a Group of Ministers to provide you with a blueprint for the event of Jammu and Kashmir.Their report will kind the idea for any financial package deal for the state, which had its particular standing scrapped and was bifurcated into two Union Territories earlier this month, the sources stated.
The committee will probably be chaired by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Its members will embody Jitender Singh, Dharmendra Pradhan and Narendra Tomar.
The ministers should submit their report by October 30 – a day earlier than the Union Territory standing of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh comes into impact.
Whereas saying the sweeping transfer on Jammu and Kashmir in parliament on August 5, Residence Minister Amit Shah had stated it will pave the best way to the federal government’s improvement plans for Jammu and Kashmir.
The federal government additionally stated giving the Union Territory standing to Jammu and Kashmir was meant to facilitate improvement, since it will convey it underneath central rule.
Assuring the nation that Jammu and Kashmir won’t stay a Union Territory for lengthy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his handle to the nation on August eight, stated the federal government’s determination can solely result in optimistic adjustments within the lives of the individuals.
It could imply safety of Indian legal guidelines, industrialisation, a lift in tourism and employment. Politically, not a lot will change, he assured.
“This was a step taken after a lot of thought… I don’t think there will be a need to keep Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory for long, though Union Territory status will be retained for Ladakh,” PM Modi stated in a 38-minute speech.
Jammu and Kashmir had been underneath a lockdown since August four, forward of the federal government’s large announcement in parliament.
