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Plan to rehabilitate Kashmiri migrants

By Our Correspondent

JAMMU APRIL 14. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has prepared an action plan for the return of over one lakh Kashmiris who migrated from Kashmir owing to militancy a decade ago.

The plan, presented recently, was prepared by the Koul Committee.

The return of the migrants was one of the main election promises of the National Conference in the 1996 Assembly elections.

As per the latest figures, the number of families which had migrated in 1989 and settled in Jammu division is 31,490. This includes 27,282 Hindus, 2,303 Muslims and 1,830 Sikhs. As many as 21,199 families are settled in other parts of the country.

On the basis of wide-ranging interaction with the migrant families residing in Jammu and other parts of the country, the Koul Committee, in its report, asked the State Government to initiate a ``social dialogue'' through the Government as well as non-governmental agencies between the migrants and the majority community of the Valley. For this purpose, visits to the migrant camps by groups of people have been suggested. The committee has suggested revival of cultural activities and recommended a rehabilitation package for those who return within the first fortnight of arrival.

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