Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 25: A delegation of Kashmiri migrants ,under the leadership of its chairman, Ramesh Chander Mahajan called on Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta here, today and apprised him of various demands of Kashmiri migrants.
The delegation submitted a memorandum of burning issues of Kashmiri migrants and non migrants of Kashmir Valley to him.
The memorandum demanded enhancement of monthly cash relief to relief holders, 40% of permanent share in job reservation and creation of 35000 new posts in various Central and UT Government departments for migrant and non migrant unemployed youths with implementation transferable job policies within UT of J&K as well as Central Government departments.
It also demanded grant of special financial package of PM’s self employment & skill development for starting up the businesses/ SSI venture / MSME and entrepreneurship under mission youth initiative programme to avail benefits up to over age limit of 55 years with one time compensation of Rs 30 lakh to over aged youths.
The delegation appealed to Government to provide relief to left out permanent residents of non migrants Hindus families of Kashmir Valley to implement the same at par with SRO 425 of October 2017 to non migrants Kashmiri Hindus who did not leave Kashmir Valley since 1990 ,so that they can get benefits of jobs and justices in Valley through PM package.
Grant of minority status for Hindus of Kashmir and benefits of all Central scholarships to their children with 50% seats be reserved in the professional colleges for them with concession of 40% marks along with implementation of all scholarships and welfare oriented schemes to students in the camps and non camps.
Release of pending honorarium to Kashmiri migrant Anganwadi workers who are suffering for the last four years and Government should rollback HR policy at par Central Government policy of upper age limit in retirement and pay lump sum amount of Rs 3 lakh at the time of relieving and disengagement. Besides, migrant pensioners be paid Rs 3000 as Medical Allowance.
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