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| Since 1989, GoI gave Rs 7000 cr to J&K for curbing militancy | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 22: Since the onset of militancy in Kashmir in 1989, the Government of India (GoI) has reimbursed more than Rs 7,000 crore to J&K Government to fight the insurgency.
A document released by the Union Home Ministry reveals that apart from the expenditure incurred upon the deployment of army and paramilitary troops in Kashmir, the J&K Government has received Rs 7207 crore.
During the current financial year, a sum of Rs 447 crore has been reimbursed by the Centre to the State to fight insurgency.
The document reads that in view of the militancy, the Government of J&K has to incur more expenditure to maintain 'peace and tranquility'.
"It has led to the additional burden on its budget. In order to mitigate this problem and with a view to augment the resources of J&K to fight terrorism and contain militancy besides maintaining law and order in the State, a separate SRE scheme for J&K was introduced," the document reads.
The scheme has been bifurcated into two parts. One provides for the reimbursement of the expenditure on police which mainly spends the logistical requirements of the police force. The other is for the relief and rehabilitation of the migrant Kashmiri Pandits who had to flee from the Valley during the early militancy period.
The document says that since the inception of the militancy, the Centre has released Rs 4735.51 crore for police while Rs 2472.45 crore have been given for rehabilitation of the Pandits.
Reports inform that the funds being drifted from the Centre to J&K would be enhanced due to the abrupt increase in the violence in the State.
"After several years of relative peace, from 2013 there has been an increase in terror-related incidents in the Valley, with majority of them occurring in south Kashmir and marked by participation of local youth. This trend of local youth joining the militant ranks acquired vigour since 2013, ushering in a peculiar trend in the militant dynamics of Kashmir.
"As per a recent police census, presently local terrorists outnumber foreign militants. Until now, north Kashmir was the traditional base of militants in the Valley, owing to the feeder route of infiltration from Pakistan. However, presently, out of 33 youth who joined militancy till June 2015, 30 were from south and three from north, with none from central region of Kashmir. While the total number of militants is still the largest in north i.e. 69, only 25 of them are locals. The south, which has 60 militants, has only local presence," says the document.
A top official in the State Home Department said the upward trend being witnessed in militancy shall require more logistic support from the Centre and that the hi-tech machinery to thwart the militant activities is needed. He said the J&K Government has already apprised the Union Home Ministry about the assistance needed by the State police for maintaining peace in the State. |
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