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Only 3 of 6,510 Kashmiri migrant families permanently return: Panel
A parliamentary panel has reported that only three of 6,510 Kashmiri migrant families who initially expressed willingness to return have permanently resettled in the Valley. The department-related standing committee on home affairs…
The Story in Brief
A parliamentary panel has reported that only three of 6,510 Kashmiri migrant families who initially expressed willingness to return have permanently resettled in the Valley. The department-related standing committee on home affairs tabled its 260th report in Parliament on Friday.
The panel, led by Dr Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, recommended a comprehensive assessment of security, housing, livelihood, education and social concerns inhibiting return. It also suggested a structured survey of migrant families residing outside Jammu and Kashmir to review the rehabilitation package. The J&K administration informed the panel of its efforts for relief and rehabilitation.
The Indian Opinion
The figure of just three families returning out of 6,510 willing ones strips away any official gloss on rehabilitation. Narratives that blame only insecurity or only inadequate compensation miss the point: return requires simultaneous solutions in housing, jobs, schooling and social acceptance. The real test is the structured survey the panel has recommended. If it finds that most families still cite the same fears five years from now, then the policy has failed.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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