1785 houses to be handed over to Migrants by March: LG J&K

New Delhi, Nov 5: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that situation has changed in the Valley with stone pelting becoming part of history and people living life at their will following no dictations of bandh calls etc.

Addressing a function in New Delhi, Sinha said that rehabilitation scheme for Kashmiri migrants, there was approval of 6000 jobs and 6000 houses for them in Kashmir in two phases.

But excepting 23 posts, all vacancies have been filled and these posts too will be given shortly & earlier, only 665 houses had been constructed but now we have given 1665 houses & rest 1789 houses will be ready before March next while all houses will be complete in 2024

He added that calls for strikes by Pakistan and their conspirators don’t matter anymore in the Valley & Educational institutions and businesses run smoothly.