Kashmir Development News Today

Union Minister V K Singh has claimed that the number of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir has decreased due to the development taking place in the region. He stated that sporadic terror incidents will continue as Pakistan continues to interfere in Indias internal affairs. Singh also mentioned that the misconception that J&K is different from the rest of the country has been dispelled, as infrastructure, industries, and tourism are developing rapidly.

Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Feb 26: Several Development Authorities constituted by the Housing and Urban Development Department have yet not started functioning as a result of which there is no headway in achieving the objectives of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970. The Section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act states: “The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, declare any area to be local area for purposes of this Act and constitute therefore an Authority to be [&h...

Nishikant Khajuria JAMMU, Oct 15: In a significant decision on the public demand, Housing and Urban Development Department has lowered rate of charges for change in land use by affecting some amendments in the scheme for levy of charges for use of land as permitted in the Master Plan or the Zonal Plan. Giving major relief to the applicants, the Government has notified that the land use shall be now calculated separately for different use types if a given plot […]

Key amendments made to four major state laws that governed the ownership, sale, and purchase of land have fuelled development in Kashmir, revamping agriculture

The government took a historic step in revamping the agriculture and allied sectors in the union territory. Key amendments were made to four major state laws that governed the ownership, sale, and purchase of land in the erstwhile state. These are The J&K Development Act, 1970, The J&K Land Revenue Act, 1996, The Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 and The J&K Land Grants Act, 1960.The

The government took a historic step in revamping the agriculture and allied sectors in the union territory. Key amendments were made to four major state laws that governed the ownership, sale, and purchase of land in the erstwhile state. These are The J&K Development Act, 1970, The J&K Land Revenue Act, 1996, The Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 and The J&K Land Grants Act, 1960.The

*New convenors for IT, Edu, H&M Infra also inducted Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 9: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) today appointed its new Co-Chairman and sectoral convenors for Jammu and Kashmir Development council. Bhupesh Gupta, Managing partner, Radisson Blu Jammu has been appointed as Co-Chairman, ASSOCHAM J&K Development Council, Dr Ankur Gupta, Director, MIET has been appointed as Convenor for Education Council, Neeraj Kumar, Managing Di...

Neither staff appointed nor developmental requirements assessed *Slackness creates hurdles in achieving objectives behind move Mohinder Verma JAMMU, July 7: Operationalization of several Development Authorities created for various towns of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the approval of the Government has remained least priority for the Housing and Urban Development Department as neither the staff has been appointed nor process initiated to assess the developmental requirements of ...

Land use of 2244 kanals in 9 villages changed *Step to facilitate ancillary development near mega projects Mohinder Verma JAMMU, May 19: Finally, the Housing and Urban Development Department has carried out amendments in the Jammu Master Plan-2032 and changed the land use of 2244 kanals in nine villages. This move has rectified the glaring discrepancies and paved the way for creation of ancillary activities in the vicinity of under construction mega developmental projects. Click here to see noti...

In order to centralise functions related to developing industries especially micro units, small and medium sized enterprises, helping in professional entrepreneurship and skill development and to do away with multiple policies pursued by State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) and Small Scale Industrial Development Corporation (SICOP) with special emphasis on providing varied financial assistance to entrepreneurs, establishing a single institution of Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Develop...