The Central Government had approved creating 3,000 government jobs in 2015 for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu Kashmir out of which, only 1,739 migrants have been appointed and 1,098 others selected for the jobs.
The BJP Government has built only 17 percent of the proposed accommodation for Kashmiri Pandits till February 2022, The Hindu reported.
In 2015, the Centre had announced that 6,000 accommodation units will be constructed for the Kashmiri Pandits.
Fresh home affairs ministry data shows that the construction of 50% of the houses is yet to begin, according to The Hindu.
In December, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs had pointed out that construction of the accommodation units has been slow. Till then, 849 accommodation units had been constructed, while 176 were about to be completed.
“The work on 1,488 units is at different stages of completion,” Rai said. “The tenders have been finalized in respect of 2,744 units and tendering processes in respect of remaining units have also been initiated.”
The Manmohan Singh led Government had announced a similar employment package for migrants was in 2008. Under this, 2,905 jobs have been filled out of the 3,000 approved.