August 5, 2020 marked the first anniversary of the dawn of politics of development which celebrated the decision by the government of India to reorganize the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and Ladakh. With vision for development, enhanced governance, and socioeconomic justice for disadvantaged sections of the population the region is marching on the path of progress…
Critical Human Resource
Human resource is critical to the citizen-centric governance and service delivery. Creating a robust education system can be an enabler in this goal.
Fifty new educational institutions have been established which will offer 25,000 additional seats for students where 500,000 students have also taken advantage of a number of government scholarship schemes.
The J&K government has advertised 10,000 posts at all levels under an accelerated recruitment process for young people that will give added weight to applicants who are residents of the area, divorced women or orphaned girls, among others.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu has started functioning from its own campus which shall give a boost to technological development. The J&K government has also approved the establishment of two centers for invention, innovation, incubation and training which will strengthen the partnerships between industry and academia in technical fields.
Similarly for strengthening health sector two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, seven new medical colleges, five new nursing colleges and a State Cancer Institute are planned.
Robust Infrastructure
Bottlenecks that delayed various crucial infrastructure projects have been removed. It is being ensured that the region is future-ready and has the capacity to tap industrial revolution 4.0.
