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Refugees at home: Back to Kashmir from exile, Pandits continue to suffer in rehab colonies
Earlier this year, a proposal by the central government to build “composite townships” for Kashmiri Pandits in the valley sparked widespread uproar.
Seven years after a special rehabilitation package was announced by the central government to encourage the return of Kashmir Pandits, it has failed to develop into a successful model to attract migrant Pandits to Kashmir. In fact, even those who did come back under the scheme are left to rue unfulfilled promises.
In 2008, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh announced Rs 1,614 crore employment-cum-rehabilitation package for the resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in the valley. About three lakh Pandits had left the Valley when the first wave of militancy began 25 years ago. As part of the package, 3000 state government jobs were offered to the educated youth of the community. The government also built temporary transit accommodation for them with a promise of facilitating their permanent settlement in the valley.
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Earlier this year, a proposal by the central government to build “composite townships” for Kashmiri Pandits in the valley sparked widespread uproar.
Seven years after a special rehabilitation package was announced by the central government to encourage the return of Kashmir Pandits, it has failed to develop into a successful model to attract migrant Pandits to Kashmir. In fact, even those who did come back under the scheme are left to rue unfulfilled promises.
In 2008, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh announced Rs 1,614 crore employment-cum-rehabilitation package for the resettlement of Kashmiri migrants in the valley. About three lakh Pandits had left the Valley when the first wave of militancy began 25 years ago. As part of the package, 3000 state government jobs were offered to the educated youth of the community. The government also built temporary transit accommodation for them with a promise of facilitating their permanent settlement in the valley.
See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...fer-rehab-colonies-35618#sthash.x3kml1Nq.dpuf
