(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Sainik and Pandit colonies in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the State Government; and
( b ) if so, the details and the status of the proposal?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Sainik and Pandit colonies in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the State Government; and
( b ) if so, the details and the status of the proposal?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a): Government has no proposal to set up Sainik and Pandit colonies in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
However, the Government has approved a scheme on 18th November 2015 for providing additional 3000 state government jobs to the Kashmiri migrants and construction of 6000 transit accommodations in the Kashmir valley for the Kashmiri migrants to whom state government jobs have been provided/ will be provided.
(b): Question does not arise in view of (a) above.
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