November - Panun Kashmir

Kashmir Sentinel November 2002to protect loss of life. The government will also devise a scheme to provide wherever feasible alternativeland to such families in safe zones.13. The government shall pursue the matter of due compensation to those people from the border areas ofJammu and Kashmir who have suffered loss of crops and cattle due to security operations near LoC andthe International Border.14. The government shall give priority to ridding the state administration of corruption and nepotismespecially in the award of government jobs and contracts and the places like the institutions of higherlearning. It will endeavour to make. The selection process to all those positions and institutions fullytransparent.15. The government shall establish an institution or Ehtisab for enquiring into complaints received againstchief minister, ministers and MLAs. The appointment to this post shall be made by the Chief Minister inconsultation with the Chief Justice of the State High Court and the leader of opposition in the LegislativeAssembly.16. A Commission will be set-up to make recommendations for reform of the police administration tomake it more effective and humane institution for investigation of crimes and for enforcement of law andorder. The government will ensure that the personnel in Special Operation Group (SOG) areassimilated/relocated within the regular police establishment.17. The coalition government considers that there are enough laws in existence to deal with militancy.Therefore, it will not implement POTA in the state.Employment Oriented Development State18. Our government shall make efforts to ensure that all the three regions of the state Jammu, Kashmirand Ladakh receive an equitable share of resources available for development. It shall set up a StateFinance Commission with a statutory status for this purpose and the effort will be to ensure that thebacklog of development and employment at the regional and district levels is made good within aspecified time frame.19. The government shall press upon the government of India for the inclusion of Dogri in the 8thschedule of the Indian Constitution.20. The government shall grant full powers to the Autonomous Hill Council for Leh which has hithertobeen deprived of its legitimate powers. Efforts will be made to persuade the people of Kargil to accept asimilar Autonomous Hill Council for Kargil. The government will press upon the government of India toconnect the Kargil airport to Jammu, Srinagar and Delhi.21. Our government will give top priority to the preparation of an employment oriented medium termdevelopment plan laying particular emphasis on the development of agriculture, horticulture, handicrafts,tourism, information technology, food processing and environment friendly industrial activities. Effortswill be made to evolve a development strategy which provides at least one productive job per family.22. Employment and welfare of the youth will receive special attention. Measures will be taken to helpthose youth who have fallen victims to drug abuse and narcotics due to frustration and unemployment.23. High priority will be given to the development of power resources of the state and to extend thebenefit of electricity to all villages of the state. The state government will ask the central government toensure that the power generation in the state should be available to the maximum extent possible formeeting the needs of the state.24. Special emphasis will be laid on provision of basic minimum needs such as provision of safe drinkingwater, sanitation, rural roads, primary health care and elementary education and school buildings.25. A new scheme will be prepared to universalise access to elementary education for all children.Services of unemployed graduates will be utilized for this purpose.15-30 Panun Kashmir PublicationPDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com