| Terrorism, secessionist violence in J&K sponsored from across borders: MHA | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: The Ministry of home affairs has asserted that the ongoing militancy and secessionist violence in Jammu and Kashmir is sponsored and supported from across the border.
However it has said that overall situation was closely being monitored by the state government and Ministry of Defence.
In its fresh report which is in the possession of Early Times, the department of internal security, states, home, Jammu and Kashmir affairs and border management said that the ongoing militancy and violence in J&K is intrinsically linked with infiltration of terrorists from across the borders, both from the International Border and the Line of Control.
"J&K has been affected by terrorist and secessionist violence, sponsored and supported from across the border, for more than two decades. During militancy in the state, 13,921 civilians and 4,961 security force personnel have lost their lives," the report said.
The report however said that the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir is monitored and reviewed by Ministry of Home Affairs with the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and the Ministry of Defence.
The report said that the Union Government in tandem with the State Government, has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross border infiltration, which inter-alia, includes strengthening of the border infrastructure, multitiered and multi modal deployment along the International Border/Line of Control and near the ever changing infiltration routes, construction of border fencing, improved technological surveillance, weapons and equipments for Security Forces, improved intelligence and operational coordination, synergized intelligence flow and pro-active action against terrorists within the State.
The report said that the Government has also adopted various counter terrorism strategies to neutralize the efforts and capabilities of militants to disturb the peace in the State. "It has also encouraged policies to mainstream the youth and discourage the local youth from joining militancy. The endeavour of the government has been to proactively take suitable measures by all the SFs to safeguard the borders from cross border terrorism and to contain militancy and to ensure that the democratic process is sustained," the report said.
The report said that during 2015, 108 terrorists were neutralized, including Pak nationals, and two Pak terrorists were captured alive.
The report mentioned that to support the state government in its initiatives, the central government has been making available Central Armed Police Forces as and when necessary, and has been helping to strengthen the state police. The Ministry of Home Affairs reimburses the expenditure incurred by the State Government on a variety of security related measures. These include expenditure on carriage of Constabulary, material supplies, rent of accommodation, honorarium to SPOs, Civic Action Programmes, air-lift charges, raising cost of India Reserve Battalions, transport, boarding and lodging, alternate accommodation for security forces etc. The total amount reimbursed from 1989 till 31.12.2015 under Security Related Expenditure (Police) is Rs 5,021.64 cr. During the current financial year Rs 286.13 cr has been reimbursed to J&K under Security Related Expenditure (Police).
The report has also mentioned Relief and Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants. "Due to onset of militancy in J&K in the early 1990s, most of the Kashmiri Pandit families migrated from the Kashmir to Jammu, Delhi and other parts of the country. Present number of registered Kashmiri migrant families is about 62,000. About 40,000 registered Kashmiri migrant families are residing in Jammu, about 20,000 families are living in Delhi and about 2,000 are settled in other states," it added.
It said that from 01.05.2015 onwards, the government is providing cash relief of Rs 2,500 per head per month (maximum of Rs 10,000 per family per month) plus dry ration (9kg Rice, 2 kg Atta per person per month and 1 kg Sugar per family per month) to eligible 18,250 families living in Jammu.
"Government of India has approved fresh package for providing additional 3,000 state government jobs to the Kashmiri Migrants and for constructing about 6,000 transit accommodations in Kashmir for the state government Kashmiri migrant employees," it said. |
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