Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Mar 14: A record investment of Rs 1,547 crore has been received by Jammu and Kashmir in the current fiscal till January, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha today.
Rai said the Government expects investments to further increase in the next five years in various important sectors like manufacturing, services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agro-based industry, and tourism, including film and medical.
During 2022-23 till January, a record investment of Rs 1,547.87 crore has been received by the Union Territory and this investment during the current financial year is the highest ever compared to any of the previous financial years, he said replying to a written question.
The Minister said Jammu and Kashmir had received investment of Rs 376.76 crore in 2021-22, Rs 412.74 crore in 2020-21, Rs 296.64 crore in 2019-20, Rs 590.97 crore in 2018-19 and Rs 840.55 crore in 2017-18.
He said the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has already received investment proposals worth Rs 64,058 crore.
The Central Government has notified the new Central sector scheme for industrial development of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on February 19, 2021, and various policy initiatives have been taken by the authorities, Rai said.
Meanwhile, between October 1, 2019 and December, 2022, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered 1164 cases of Human Rights violations from Jammu and Kashmir.
This information was also tabled in the Lok Sabha by Nityanand Rai in reply to a written question of National Conference Member Parliament, Hasnain Masoodi.
“Total 1164 cases pertaining to the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been registered with the NHRC from 1st October, 2019 to December, 2022, as per the information provided by NHRC.
“Out of those, 111 have been considered and closed by the Commission, 368 have been disposed of with direction, 484 have been dismissed in limini, compensation has been recommended in one case and 200 cases are pending for consideration of the Commission,” the Union MoS Home told the Lok Sabha.
Masoodi had sought the details about total number of fresh cases registered from Jammu & Kashmir with the National Human Rights Commission from October 2019 to December 2022.
To another question of the NC MP about the total cases pending with the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) at the time of its winding up in view of the Reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370, the Union MoS Home said, “by virtue of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act, 1997 has been repealed, and the application of corresponding Central Act i.e. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 has come into force.”“Accordingly, the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission in Jammu and Kashmir was wound up on October 23, 2019. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notified on March 18, 2020, the functions relating to human rights in case of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be dealt with by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),” he said.
The Minister added, “by virtue of the aforesaid notification, the jurisdiction regarding Human Rights cases of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir vests in the NHRC. The total complaints that were pending before the Commission at the time of its winding up were 765.”
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