Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday stated that Kashmiris shouldn’t solely search for jobs within the Valley, but additionally search for alternatives.
“There is a peculiar social problem among Kashmiris. They don’t want to go out of Kashmir. There is Tata Technology Center in Baramulla. I met 58 engineering graduates and postgraduates. He was trained in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, everything. But when I asked Tata people how many of them were working, they said 7. What is the point of running a center that can ensure employment for only 7 out of 58. He said the students were not ready to go out. Kashmir. Kashmir needs to come out of this mindset,” Sinha stated.
He was talking on the launch of Sheikh Khalid Jehangir’s ebook ‘Two Kashmirs, A Comparative Analysis’ on the Indian International Center right here.
Describing an identical incident in Bandipora, Sinha stated, “In Bandipora, the DM had organized a job truthful. A cellular firm from Chennai got here there and supplied jobs to 18 folks. Only two attended. So I wish to urge the intellectuals of Kashmir that it is very important create extra alternatives in Kashmir and the identical is being completed, however we additionally must exit and search for alternatives. ,
Under Sinha’s regime, in line with his administration, investments price over Rs 50,000 crore have been permitted and 4 corporates are establishing manufacturing items within the Valley which is able to create hundreds of jobs. Earlier, after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, the then Governor Satya Pal Malik had introduced that the administration would supply authorities jobs to 50,000 youth.
Sinha stated that loads of misinformation is being unfold about Kashmir and overseas media is answerable for it. “A big part of the Western media is engaged in spreading misinformation about Kashmir. They discuss of democracy, however their contribution in spreading this misinformation is larger than that of Pakistan.
Refusing to carry talks with Pakistan on Kashmir, Sinha stated, “Some people keep trying that nothing is fine in Kashmir unless we have talks with Pakistan. These are the people who have taken Kashmir to this point. They are more dangerous than those directly associated with extremism. These are the people who feel that unless there is a certain level of violence in the Valley, Delhi will not give them importance. But people are starting to understand these things.”
Sinha additionally flagged the growing age of marriage for girls in Kashmir.
“The other social evil that I have noticed recently is the increasing age of marriage in Kashmir. Terrorism has not only disturbed the peace but has also destroyed the economy, increased unemployment and pushed people towards drugs. The average age of marriage for girls in Kashmir is 32 years. When asked about it, people say that they want to secure themselves financially first and build a house. We need to fight this together,” he stated.
Underlining the return of peace and prosperity in Kashmir, Sinha stated he was knowledgeable by somebody that folks had been constructing farmhouses on the outskirts of Srinagar. He stated that close to Dal Lake, two youths instructed him that Srinagar must be transformed into Greater Noida and Lonavala. He stated this exhibits that the mindset is altering in Kashmir and this has been attainable as a result of notion of peace within the Valley and the top of the environment of worry and uncertainty.
“It is a great achievement that people have started believing in the rule of law in Kashmir,” Sinha stated.
He stated that the Center has spent some huge cash on Kashmir however earlier it was not getting used correctly. He stated the Centre’s per capita expenditure in the remainder of India in 2017 was Rs 8,277, whereas in Kashmir it was Rs 27,835. He stated that earlier just a few folks in Kashmir had been benefiting from this expenditure, however now the frequent man is benefiting from it.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
