About 600 Kashmiri Pandit families land has been restored

The land of over 600 Kashmiri Pandit migrant families has been restored in the last five years, according to the Centre, which also stated that the government is taking different initiatives to guarantee that these families can safely return to the valley and earn a living without fear.

Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs, briefed the Rajya Sabha, "As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, the land of 610 applicants (migrants) has been restored in the last five years"

"Under the J&K Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection & Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, District Magistrates (DMs) of concerned Districts in Jammu & Kashmir are the legal custodians of the immovable properties of Migrants. The DMs are further empowered to take all steps for the preservation and protection of such properties," the minister further said.

The J&K administration has also developed a portal to ensure that migratory Kashmiri pandit families do not face difficulties in obtaining custody of their property, according to the report.

In reply, the MHA says, "The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has launched a portal on 07.09.2021 to address the grievances of Kashmiri Migrants related to Immovable properties and community assets."

The Ministry also informed the Rajya Sabha that the Modi government had created numerous job possibilities in the recent five years.

"The Government has taken several measures to rehabilitate the Kashmiri Migrants back into the valley, including the following: Three thousand State Government jobs created for the Kashmiri Migrants under the Prime Minister's Development Package-2015 (PMDP-2015) at an outlay of ₹ 1080 crore. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has appointed 1739 migrants and selected additional 1098 migrants under PMDP-2015," the ministry further concluded.

The Ministry also provided information on transit accommodations.

"Construction of 6,000 Transit Accommodation in Kashmir Valley at an estimated cost of ₹ 920 crores in order to provide accommodation to employed Kashmiri Migrants," the Minister says.

In the last five years, the land of 610 applicants (migrants) has been restored, according to information provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, he said in a written response to a question.

According to the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection, and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, the legal guardians of the migrants' immovable properties are the District Magistrates (DMs) of the district concerned in Jammu and Kashmir.

The DMs have the authority to take any and all measures necessary to preserve and safeguard such properties.

According to him, the government has taken a number of steps to rehabilitate Kashmiri migrants returning to the valley, including the construction of 6,000 transit accommodations in the Kashmir Valley at a cost of Rs 920 crore to offer housing for employed Kashmiri migrants.

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