Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: RRRM has stressed the need to introduce National Human Settlement Policy to resettle thousands of Kashmiri Pandit refugees of J&K who intend to return.
“The National Human Settlement policy should target the establishment of specific residential areas in each village/ District as efforts to enhance proper land utilization and the provision of basic services. The fact that people would be concentrated, living in defined areas, would make it much easier and more efficient for the Government to provide social and economic services to the population,” said Satish Mahaldar, Chairman of RRRM.
He said that this was in line with reaffirming the rights of refugees, especially the displaced women and girls, and recognizing the need to undertake positive measures to ensure that their rights to housing, land and property restitution are guaranteed.
Mr Mahaldar alleged that Department of Finance, J&K Government was denying inclusion of 2.5 percent of the annual budget of GoI for Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Kashmir migrants, despite the recommendation for the same from the office of Prime Minister (PMO) through its communication Ref No. 5321723/2021-TG dated 07/01/2022.
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