No proposal under consideration to revisit housing policy for Kashmiri Migrants: Govt

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ruled out reconsidering its decision regarding the construction of accommodations for employees appointed under the Prime Minister’s Package for Kashmiri Migrants.

In response to a question by MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRRR), as per news agency stated that 6,000 one-bedroom flats (1-BHK) were approved under PMDP 2015 for Kashmiri migrant employees at 20 locations.

The sanctioned cost, initially Rs 920 crore, has now been revised to Rs 1,325.84 crore, it said.

However, based on directions from the then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Syed permission was granted for constructing 2-BHK flats at two locations-Sheikhpora and Vessu-instead of 1-BHK units. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) communicated that the additional cost escalation would be borne by the Union Territory government, it said.

Regarding the possibility of revisiting or restoring the earlier decision to address concerns of inadequate accommodation, the government clarified that no such proposal is under consideration at present—(KNO)