New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir has received investment proposals worth about Rs.31,000 crore after the abrogation of Article 370, Minister of State, Home, Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Rai, in a written reply to a question raised by Aam Admi Party MP Narain Dass Gupta, said that the Union Government has notified the "New Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)" on February 19 this year.
"This has been supplemented by the J&K Industrial Policy, J&K Private Industrial Estate Development Policy and J&K Industrial Land Allotment Policy," said Rai.
He also said that these steps have received a positive response.
"These steps have generated a good response and the government of Jammu & Kashmir has reported to have received proposals for investments worth approximately Rs 31,000 crore so far," added Rai.
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In a separate reply Rai said that after the repeal of Article 370, no Kashmiri pandit and Hindus has been displaced from the valley.
"However, recently some Kashmiri pandit families, mostly women and children, living in Kashmir have moved to Jammu region. These families are of government employees, many of whom move to Jammu in winter as a part of movement of officials and the winter vacations in educational institutions," Rai said.
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He further said that 366 terrorists were killed ever since Article 370 was repealed from J&K.
"As many as 96 civilians and 81 security forces personnel have also lost their lives in Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370 from August 2019 up to November this year," Rai added.
He said that the central government has also taken several steps to protect the citizens from the terrorist attacks that include proactive operations against terrorists, identification and arrest of overground workers of terrorism among others.
