On October 5, 2022, Srinagar's 240 development projects, totaling around Rs. 2,000 crore, were officially launched and the foundation stone was placed by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah.
Amit Shah also spoke at a public gathering in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir and dedicated a number of construction projects worth millions of rupees.
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh were among the dignitaries present.
According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has connected 30,000 people with democracy by elevating it to the level of the Panch, Sarpanch, BDC, and Zilla Panchayat of the village. Before August 5, 2019, only three families, 87 MLAs, and six MPs in Kashmir understood what democracy was. Prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, corruption caused the money of the poor to be misappropriated. Now, however, Modi is making sure that the needy actually receive their money. In contrast to the 70 years of three families' domination, he said that under Prime Minister Modi's direction, investments totaling Rs. 56,000 crore have been made in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Amit Shah, the area used to be a hotspot for terrorist activity but is now popular with tourists. A maximum of 22 lakh visitors have already visited the Kashmir Valley in 2022, compared to the previous annual average of only six lakh, creating jobs for thousands of young people in the process.
According to Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replaced the stones and firearms that the Valley's youth once used with cellphones and computers while also giving them jobs by establishing enterprises there. Jammu & Kashmir has lost 42,000 citizens to terrorism since 1990. He claimed that terrorism is currently being eliminated gradually.
According to Shah, electricity is currently available in every hamlet in Kashmir, and Prime Minister Modi has promised to cover all medical costs up to Rs. 5 lakh.
He said that 77 lakh people now have access to health cards that cover all of their medical expenses.
Prime Minister Modi has supplied shelter to these people in Jammu and Kashmir from 2014 to 2022. Previously, one lakh individuals lacked a pucca house to live even in the region's chilly winds. As part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given tap water to 58% of households, given gas cylinders to around 12 lakh families, and deposited Rs. 6,000 annually into the accounts of about 11.87 lakh farmers.
The Union Home Minister declared his desire to connect with the Gujjars, Bakarwals, and Paharis of Baramulla as well as the Kashmiri youth. He urged the people of Kashmir to go forward with the rest of the nation's States, saying they should keep an open mind and recognize that those who fomented fear in the area never accomplished anything positive. The route of growth, not terrorism, is what Shah advised us to take. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is adamant that Kashmir's youth should work to advance the nation, get employment by furthering their education, and advance the nation by establishing connections with businesses. There are two models, he claimed, one of which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model of advancement, harmony, and employment, and the other of which results in attacks like the one in Pulwama. A hospital in Pulwama was built by Prime Minister Modi for a cost of Rs. 2,000 crore. The IIMs and IITs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's model contrast with the stones, machine guns, and closed colleges in the second model. According to Shri Shah, youth should pursue education rather than hold stones in their hands. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seized the youth's hold of stones and encouraged them to pursue education on their own.
Elections in Kashmir will be held for the people with total transparency, according to Amit Shah, who stated that the administration has started the political process. The territory will be governed by the elected officials. Prior to the delimitation, he claimed, only the members of three families stood to gain; but, as a result of the delimitation, he claimed, the representatives of the people will now prevail and dominate. According to the Union Home Minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made sure that Kashmir is now almost terror-free. He counselled people to reason with everyone in their area who supports terrorism and bring them back into the mainstream since only democracy, industrialization, AIIMS, IIM, and IIT can improve Kashmir.
According to the Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Jammu and Kashmir's budget during the rule of the three families was just Rs. 132 crore, but in 2022–2023, under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, the budget jumped from Rs. 132 crore to Rs. 1,515 crore. 10 crore rupees each have been allocated for PDC and DDC. According to Shri Shah, the government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is also working to establish a residential school with 100 beds for Gurjar-Bakarwal females from Baramulla. Five new degree institutions are also being opened in various regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
A government medical college is also being built in Baramulla, giving the local young the chance to study medicine and help the Kashmiri people. He claimed that between 1947 and 2014, just four medical facilities were established in Jammu and Kashmir, but between 2014 and 2022, the Indian government—led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi—built nine new medical colleges and fifteen new nursing institutions. 1,300 doctors will complete their education and work in the country and Jammu & Kashmir, as opposed to the 500 doctors who previously graduated from Jammu & Kashmir. According to Shri Shah, Kashmir currently has two cancer institutes, a B.Sc. nursing college, NEET, AIIMS, and more. Two cluster universities have been constructed in Jammu and Kashmir, while new medical institutions have been established in Anantnag and Baramulla.
According to Amit Shah, the expressways from Nangal to Baramulla and from Baramulla to Uri cost 850 crore rupees to construct. To facilitate travellers from Gulmarg to Baramulla, a 43-km route that cost Rs. 85 crore has been constructed. According to him, a scheme worth Rs. 847 crore is bringing over 1 lakh families into the purview of schooling. In Jammu and Kashmir's 402 panchayats, two stadiums have been constructed, along with one playground in every panchayat. Two indoor stadiums are also being constructed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore. According to Shri Shah, 13 lakh tourists travelled to Gulmarg in September of this year. According to him, the implementation of irrigation and power projects costing thousands of crores of rupees will make the Kashmir valley prosperous. The Udhampur to Baramulla rail link project has been started in an effort to expand the rail network. 119 new roads worth Rs. 3,367 crore have been constructed through the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana. The Prime Minister's Industrial Package, according to the Union Home Minister, has attracted investments of Rs. 56,000 crore from all over the nation, which are expected to create 5 lakh jobs in Kashmir.
According to the Union Home Minister, before Article 370 was repealed, Gujjar-Bakarwal and Pahari people were not eligible for the benefits of reservation in employment, elections, and education. Now, however, they will all be eligible for these benefits. To address this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the Justice Sharma Commission, and an effort was made once more to build bridges amongst the various communities by conducting a ST, SC, and OBC survey. While the Pahari people will now get reservation, the Gujjar people will continue to profit from reservation as they have up to this point, and their share will remain unchanged. The Prime Minister's actions will open the door for changes in Jammu & Kashmir.
According to Amit Shah, 42,000 people—all of them underprivileged children—have been slaughtered in Jammu and Kashmir. According to him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Jammu and Kashmir to continue being India's paradise and to put an end to the separatist and terrorism there. The Union Home Minister urged the populace to eradicate terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, according to Shah, will not tolerate any form of terrorism. Under the direction of Prime Minister Modi, the government is bringing all-around development work to every area of Jammu and Kashmir, whether it is the Valley, Jammu, Srinagar, or Baramulla. He urged the populace to embrace national norms, support national progress, and advance.
