Know What is in Union Budget 2016-17 for J&K

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Although stakeholders are disappointed with the Union budget which was presented in parliament on Monday, Kashmir Life brings to its readers the areas which have found their mention in the budget 2016-17.

Special Industrial Initiative Rs 70 crore from Rs 45 crore.

Development of Other Crafts in J&K  Rs 10 crore.

Pashmeena Wool Development Programme Rs 15 crore.

Amazingly, no allocation has been made for relief and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit (KP) migrants.

Last year Rs 580 cr was allocated for KPs. But in revised estates Rs 280 cr were allocated (actual spending).

A new head that includes border migrants of J&K clubbed with migrants of Srilanka have been allocated Rs 16.16 crore.

Net Proceeds to J&K from Central Tax pool

Corporation Tax Rs 3328 cr

Income Tax Rs 2579 cr

Wealth Tax Rs 0.10 cr

Custom Tax Rs 1658.61 cr

Excise Rs 1325.18

Total Rs 8892 crore

A Jump from Rs 4587.46 cr in 2014-15 and Rs 7813.48 cr in 2015-16.

Further, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) witnessed big jump from Rs 966 crore to Rs 1210.61 crore in fund allocation.

National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation has been allotted Rs 100 crore.

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DIG Bukhari Retires after 37 Years of Service

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Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters (PHQ) bid an impressive farewell to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari in Jammu Monday evening. Bukhari superannuated as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Administration) PHQ this afternoon.

Director General of Police (DGP), K Rajendra Kumar, on the occasion, lauded the contributions made by Bukhari during his service career of 37 years and said that he is amongst the most professional officers of the Organization, by the dint of whose dedication and valour, the force has achieved heights of excellence in professional policing, an official spokesperson said.

He said that the officer rendered an exemplary service and has been always loyal to the law, which has been recognized at different levels.

DGP said that Bukhari has worked on different assignments in the Organization as SDPO, SP, SSP and DIG across the State. He was competent one, who worked with team spirit and coordination to overcome the challenging situations successfully. His strategy and planning was the secret of his successes, said the DGP.

Rajendra stressed for maintaining better relations with the retired police officers, saying that they are part and parcel of the Organization and the department has to remain in close touch  with them to seek guidance from their expertise. He commended the role of retiring officer in maintaining law and order and counter insurgency in the State, besides other fields of professional policing.

On the occasion, Bukhari deliberated on his long experiences in various wings of the Organization and said that he has always tried to deliver with dedication and sincerity to live up to the expectations of his seniors. He feels proud to be a member of Police Parivar for long period and reorganization of his services by the Organization and the government   was a great tribute for him. He said that the guidance of his seniors and support by his subordinates lead him to face different challenges successfully in the field. He thanked the DGP and other officers for their wholehearted support in performing the professional duties during his entire service.

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‘Union Budget a Great Disappointment for State’

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The businessmen in Kashmir are disappointed with the budget announced by the union finance minister, Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Monday.

Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry President told KNS that the traders had hoped that the Government of India will announce tax holiday for Kashmir, but that did not happen.

“We had demanded tax holiday for Kashmir because of the flood in 2014 affected our trade to a huge extent. But it was not announced. We expected special incentives for handicrafts because our export in handicrafts declined after flood. It too was not announced,” Wani said.

Wani said that the traders had also demanded IIT and IIM for the Kashmir region, “but we are disappointed at that front too.”

“The budget is a disappointment for the state and particularly for Kashmir,” he said.

Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Association, Mohammad Yasin Khan said that the traders in the Valley had expected that the Government of India will announce rebate in tax for the state which have been severely affected by flood in 2014.

“The BJP government in New Delhi was aware of the magnitude of the devastation wrought by the 2014 flood. Despite that the budget appears hollow for us,” Khan said.

The trade union leader said that due to the coming fruit season the traders had hoped that the union government would announce in the budget some reduction in fares for the transporters.

“Reduction in fares would facilitate the transport of Kashmiri fruits to different fruit markets. It would surely have given fillip to our trade and the fruit industry,” he said.

Showkat Choudhary, Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairperson, said that budget announced by the GoI will bring more miseries to the people of the state than any relief.

“The GoI has increased the defence budget which will obviously impact Kashmiri people as the Central government will procure new weapons to use against the people here,” Choudhary said.

“Though we had not much expectation from the BJP government, yet we thought that for political objectives the BJP might announce something special for Jammu and Kashmir. But that was not to be,” he said.

Social activist Shakeel Qalandar called the budget as “great disappointment” for the state.

“The Budget has proved that the GoI treats Kashmir with a discriminatory approach. People affected by flood had expected some relief to be announced but the GoI ignored them,” he said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his third Union Budget in which he announced a slew of schemes, and income tax exemptions to support the small tax-payer and the small investor.

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Sandeep Nayak Joins as Principal Secretary Tourism

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Sandeep Nayak Monday joined as Principal Secretary J&K Tourism department.

Sandeep Kumar Nayak was posted as Principal Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation Department earlier. He was transferred on February 25 thus relieving Farooq Ahmed Shah, Managing Director, J&K Tourism Development Corporation, of the additional charge.

A resident of Delhi, Nayak previously was posted as Secretary Commissioner Power before he was posted as Commissioner Secretary Relief and Rehabilitation.

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Kashmiri Innovator among Seven to Stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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A Kashmiri youth is among seven innovators who have been selected to stay for two weeks at Rashtrapati Bhavan under a Scholars-In-Residence programme starting from March 12.

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday selected the seven innovators for a two-week stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan under a Scholars-In-Residence programme starting from March 12.

Mushtaq Ahmed Dar of Islamabad district has been selected for developing walnut cracking machine.

Hailing from Kreeri village of the district, Dar’s machine can peel the green walnuts and crack it for its kernels.

The traditional walnut cracking is a tedious and time consuming process. Dar’s machine consists of three units that peels off the green walnuts, washing and drying, and finally cracking the walnuts.

“My village is engaged in agriculture and horticulture occupation. As a child I could see the hardships faced by my grandparents while processing the walnut manually, the acid oozes from the green walnuts injured the hands. I always dreamt of doing something for them,” Dar said.

The other selected innovators are: GK Ratnakar (Karnataka) for his mini hydro turbine invention; Lal Biakzuala Ralte (Mizoram) for a bamboo splint-making machine; Mallesham Laxminarayana Chinthakindi (Andhra Pradesh) for “Laxmi” Asu-making machine; Amrut Lal Bawandas Agrawat (Gujarat) for developing an Aaruni Bullock Cart and Innovative Pulley; Anuradha Pal (Andhra Pradesh) for developing an antibiotic medicine; and Swapnanil Debajit Talukdar (Assam) for a foot-operated page-turning machine for the specially-abled.

The Innovation Scholars In-Residence Scheme was launched by the President on December 11, 2013 with a view to promote the spirit of innovation and giving further impetus to grassroots innovation activities.

The main objective of the Scheme is to provide an environment to grassroots innovators in Rashtrapati Bhavan to work on a project in hand and take their innovative ideas forward.

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‘PDP Chose Green Colour, Pen-Inkpot Under a Well-Thought Out Plan’

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While terming the statement of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti as “totally against the ground realities” in which she had said that “the people in India have freedom of expression and they can voice their opinions here”, Hurriyat Conference (g) said that at a time when the whole world is showing its concerns over the growing intolerance in India and when the people peacefully expressing their views are booked under sedition charges here, the PDP chief “by siding with its alliance partner have made her position awkward and mockery”.

“By issuing such a statement, the PDP chief actually wanted to justify her new alliance partnership with the communal and fascist forces and is preparing ground for grabbing the throne,” a statement issued by Hurriyat Conference (g) to KNS said.

“Mehbooba Sahiba can admire India and can heap up praise for this country in front of the whole world but the Kashmiri nation knows everything, they share extremely bitter experience with regarding to India and they are the first victims of the imperialistic and fascist mentality of this country.

The minorities and the lower caste Dalits too can explain the depth and the height of the freedom of expression and the democratic claims of India but the way in which this country is using its military might to suppress the wishes and aspirations of the Kashmiris is although fully known to Mehbooba Mufti but her problem is that she cannot effort to upset her masters in New Delhi by expressing the truth,” the statement said.

“The focal point of all her politics is limited to the chair of power and this goal is impossible to achieve without the blessing of New Delhi,” the statement alleged.

Hurriyat Conference (g) added, “Mehbooba Ji had chosen a wrong time for praising the government system of India and by doing so, she has make joke out of herself. The growing intolerance graph in India had not only perplexed the justice loving people, scholars, writers and students of this country but its severity is now felt in the whole world and the people from everywhere in the world are showing their concerns about that.

The JNU issue had made the situation more critical and every such person is booked under sedition charges and is considered to be lynched in public who mistakenly try to express his inner.”

“The situation in Pakistan which the Mehbooba Sahiba has referred and criticized while addressing her party workers had never gone to such an extent even during the martial law period which the India is witnessing today,” the statement said, “nobody should be in wrong impression about the Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba and her party PDP, this party is the creation of the secret agencies of India with a purpose to sabotage the just and genuine struggle of the Kashmiri people. This party had definitely chosen the green colour and pen-inkpot but this too was selected under a well-thought out plan and its only purpose was to introduce a ‘wolf in sheep’s fur’.”

Hurriyat Conference (g) also expressed its deep concern over the situation which arose after the India-Pakistan cricket match in Jammu and said, “the communal forces in this region of Jammu & Kashmir have been given a free hand and the Muslim populations of this division are feeling highly insecure in these situations.”

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Geelani Demands Immediate Release of Shah, Khan

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Strongly condemning the continuous imprisonment of Hurriyat Conference (g) Secretary General Shabir Ahmad Shah in police station Rajbagh and continuous house detention of APHC-g Provincial President Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Chairperson of the amalgam, Syed Ali Geelani, demanded their immediate release.

He said that the government had completely “banned the political activities of the pro-freedom people and have converted the state into a major jail”.

In a statement to KNS from New Delhi, Geelani said, “the people all over India reacted against the arrest of JNU students and registration of sedition charges against them and the people of Jammu & Kashmir too protested against this fascism.”

“To suppress this peaceful protest, the state government detained the entire pro-freedom leadership in different jails and homes. The other pro-freedom leaders and activists were although released later but Shabir Ahmad Shah and Nayeem Ahmad Khan continue to be under the illegal detention which is the worst kind of state terrorism,” he said.

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