‘Rs 64,000 cr investment proposals for J&K’
NEW DELHI, Dec 13:
As many as 2,639 Government jobs have been provided to Kashmiri migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), 2015, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha today.
He also said the Government has approved construction of 6,000 transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant employees engaged or to be engaged in different departments of Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Valley.
“2,639 Government jobs have been provided to Kashmiri migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), 2015,” he said in a written reply.
Further, the Minister said the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has launched a portal on September 7, 2021 to address the grievances of Kashmiri migrants.
The Government of India reimburses the expenditure incurred by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir on providing the following facilities to the eligible Kashmiri migrants settled in Jammu, he said.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has reported investment proposal to the tune of Rs 64,000 crore of which over Rs 2,500 crore has already been received, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Nityanand Rai said Rs 840.55 crore investment has came in 2017-18, Rs 590.97 crore investment in 2018-19, Rs 296.64 crore in 2019-20, Rs 412.74 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 376.76 crore in 2021-22.
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported receiving proposals for investments worth approximately Rs 64,000 crore so far, he said replying to a written question.
Rai said the potential for spread of terror through the use of social media is higher than ever, posing a threat to sovereignty and integrity of the country.
He also said cyberspace is virtual, borderless and offers complete anonymity.
“With a borderless cyberspace coupled with the possibility of instant communication and anonymity, the potential for spread of terror through the use of social media is higher than ever, posing a threat to sovereignty and integrity of the country,” he said in a written reply to a question.
The Minister of State for Home said terrorism in India is largely sponsored from across the border and global terrorist groups and some foreign agencies inimical to India have been making efforts to radicalise people and spread terrorism through use of social media platforms, internet etc.
“The law enforcement agencies keep a close watch on activities on the social media platforms and take suitable action as per the legal provisions. Further, the government under the Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, blocks unlawful and malicious online content including social media account, in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India,” he said.
Rai said for effective and prompt investigation and prosecution of offences relating to cyber terrorism, National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act 2008 was amended in 2019 to include Section 66F of Information Technology Act, 2000 in its Schedule. (PTI)
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