Friday, July 3, 2009
Central forces to be relocated by July 31
Union Home Ministry action plan for next 100 days till September 30, 2009 includes steps to relocate and rationalise central para-military forces from Jammu and Kashmir. The copy of action plan with the KTNS has set a time line of July 31 to move central forces from public premises and also to rationalize their deployment.
The action plan also promises to sort out difficulties in cross-LoC trade by July 15 and to settle pending claims under Security Related Expenditures (SRE) by July 31. The Home Ministry will also review actions taken by the state government for implementation of Prime Minister’s package announced on April 25, 2008.
The package included
i) Return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants,
ii) One-time compensation of Rs. 5.00 lakh to the next of-kin of civilians killed in militancy related incidents in lieu of compassionate appointment,
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The action plan also promises to sort out difficulties in cross-LoC trade by July 15 and to settle pending claims under Security Related Expenditures (SRE) by July 31. The Home Ministry will also review actions taken by the state government for implementation of Prime Minister’s package announced on April 25, 2008.
The package included
i) Return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants,
ii) One-time compensation of Rs. 5.00 lakh to the next of-kin of civilians killed in militancy related incidents in lieu of compassionate appointment,
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com/
Labels: 100 day action plan, action plan, central forces, deployment, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmiri migrants, LoC trade, migrants, package, public premises, relocate
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Cross LoC trade may take off within 90 days: Jairam
Stating that the cross-LoC trade through the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road was just a "last mile problem now", the union commerce minister Jairam Ramesh today said that the trade will start within the next 90 days. Meanwhile, the minister also announced that the Kashmiri Kani Shawl will get protection under geographical indication within the next few days even as Rs 35-crore medicinal plant processing zone will be established in Jammu under the Rs 630 crore project of establishing five such zones across India.
Addressing a press conference here, the union minister said that there was no bottleneck in the way of proposed cross-LoC trade and added that the developments in Pakistan in the last few months caused the delay.
I won't say that it will happen, but I hope we will be able to do it", Jairam said. He said that the government of India had sent a list of 14 items to Pakistan
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Addressing a press conference here, the union minister said that there was no bottleneck in the way of proposed cross-LoC trade and added that the developments in Pakistan in the last few months caused the delay.
I won't say that it will happen, but I hope we will be able to do it", Jairam said. He said that the government of India had sent a list of 14 items to Pakistan
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com
Labels: jammu, LoC trade, Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, union commerce minister Jairam Ramesh
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