July 24, 2024 4:32 PM.
Jammu Kashmir has not witnessed a single incident of organised stone pelting and organised Hartal since 2023 and foreign tourist arrival has increased by 2.5 times in the Union Territory. The overall Law and Order scenario in Jammu and Kashmir has seen remarkable improvement after the abrogation of Article 370.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State in Home Nityanand Rai said that after the abrogation of Article 370, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an era of peace, progress and prosperity.
Schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and other public institutions have been functioning efficiently without any strikes or any kind of disturbances during the last four years. Due to improved law and order, Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2.11 Crore tourist visits in 2023.
Earlier in June this year. Stating that the improvement in the law and order situation has led to the increase in the footfall of tourists here, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo while addressing a gathering at SKICC, said that Jammu and Kashmir has seen transformative changes in the last couple of years.
“As we are planning to formulate a roadmap for development of tourism in J&K, we need suggestions from the concerned stakeholders including tour operators, travel agents and others in this regard,” Dulloo said.
He said that crores of rupees are being spent here, which will help boost the economic activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Dulloo said that other sectors like power have seen massive changes in terms of transmission and distribution and that both have witnessed an increase of over 30 per cent in the last couple of years.
He also said that four new highways are coming up while travel time from Srinagar-Jammu and vice-versa has reduced by over four hours. (KNO)