Situation improving in J&K since 2019, LS told

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 14

A day after the terror attack on a police party’s vehicle in Srinagar, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai has informed the Lok Sabha that the security situation has been improving in J&K since 2019.

Since the Centre decided to do away with the special status in August 2019, terror-related incidents in the UT have dropped from 255 in 2019 to 206 this year, he said.

Responding to a question from BJP MP Rattan Lal Kataria, Rai said, “Security grid has been further strengthened and infiltration of terrorists from across the border has also come down significantly.”

Citing data, Rai also said that in 2018, well before the abrogation of Article 370, there were 417 terror incidents in J&K, as the number fell by almost 50% in 2021.

Rai highlighted some of the development schemes, saying, “The progress of projects being implemented in J&K under the Prime Minister’s development package 2015 has been accelerated. A total of 53 projects pertaining to 15 ministries are being implemented at the cost of Rs 58,477 crore in various sectors, such as roads, power, health, education, tourism, agriculture and skill development.”