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Minorities panel to visit Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, start dialogue with people

Representatives from the National Commission for Minorities plan to meet religious leaders and begin confidence building measures.

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New Delhi: Members from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will soon visit the newly carved out union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to initiate a dialogue between the government and the people.

The NCM representatives are likely to meet religious leaders and start confidence building measures to ensure a return to normalcy.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the commission Wednesday.

“Minority commission’s representatives will visit Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu soon,” said Atif Rasheed, an NCM member.

The commission said it would finalise the date after consultation with the state government.


Also read: Modi govt began process to make Ladakh a Union Territory nearly a year ago


Schemes needed

According to a source, the move aims to begin a dialogue process with the people and to understand the kind of schemes that are required after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A.

“The team will also find out what all schemes can be implemented there post Article 370 and 35A. The Ministry of Minority Affairs had forwarded a copy of The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and has stated that NCM Act, 1992 would be applicable to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh,” said a senior government official who didn’t wish to be named.

“They (the ministry) have requested to analyse and intimate to the ministry the benefits and other facilities that would flow to the minority communities of Jammu and Kashmir with the enforcement of NCM Act to Jammu and Kashmir. They have also asked whether any modification would be required in the NCM Act,” added the official.

The National Commission for Minorities Act — which deals with minority rights — did not apply to the undivided state of Jammu and Kashmir due to the provisions of Article 370. Several central schemes, too, didn’t apply to the region, including the Aadhaar programme and Ayushman Bharat, among others. Various education schemes had also been implemented in the region only partially.

“We will hold meetings, visit homes and inform people of all the facilities and law that will be applicable there. In case they have any queries that will also be answered,” said another government official.

According to reports, the Modi government had constituted a Group of Ministers to look into the issues concerning the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, which was bifurcated on 5 August. However, the government has denied that such a move was being planned.


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3 COMMENTS

  1. Respected sir here the officers in tehsil said all people we are not giving minority cast certificate because jammu and Kashmir is not fall in minority section 2 1992 act… The people of our village are very disappointed for their behaviour..
    Tehsil /Sallar
    District/Anantnag

  2. Good step. Other channels of reaching the people should also be opened up slowly. The regular politics of the state should also be restarted, in that context perhaps a gesture from the PM as suggested by Gen.Panag in his column should be considered.

  3. Hope this Sarkari commission Has enough security on its visit,
    It must not visit the troubled areas for its own safety.
    Kashmir has become a dangerous please And these kind of commissions are just not wanted.
    A commission like this is equal to showing a red flag to a wounded Bull.
    It is best that the good Kashmiri citizens not to be provoked or goaded even further at this juncture.

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