1,678 Kashmiri migrants back in J&K post 370 abrogation

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 30

As many as 1,678 Kashmiri migrants have headed back to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 for taking up jobs under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.

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Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said as per information provided by the government of Jammu & Kashmir, land of 150 applicants has been restored. “As per the information provided by the government of Jammu & Kashmir, after abrogation of Article 370, a total of 1,678 migrants have returned to Kashmir for taking up jobs under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015,” he said in a written reply to a question.

Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated by the Central Government on August 5, 2019. The state was also divided into two Union Territories.

He said the Centre has taken various measures to restore ancestral properties to migrant Hindus. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection & Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, District Magistrates of concerned Districts in Jammu & Kashmir are the legal custodians of immovable properties of migrants, who take suo motu cognizance on eviction proceedings in cases of encroachment.

He said the DMs have been empowered to take all steps for preservation and protection of such properties.