Land use
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir recently amended many laws governing land use and repealed many old laws. The Board of Revenue comprising senior officers will not only be the Developing Authority for preparing regional plans but can notify a scheme of consolidation of landholdings and also a scheme for restricting and regulating the […]
Smart Cities
Smart cities projects are going on in Jammu and Srinagar with administration monitoring the projects so that they are completed within the timeline. The Smart Cities project will enable some flexibility in land use and building bye-laws to adapt to change. It will help to develop walk-able localities –reduce congestion, air pollution and resource depletion, […]
Gold card
It is really a gold card for a poor person in Jammu and Kashmir when he gets the golden card for his health cover from the government. The Government has directed for 100 percent coverage of the scheme this year. Mass awareness campaigns have been launched by the administration through various mediums including TV, radio […]
Growing market
Kashmiri Saffron has now a growing market not only on the domestic level but also at the international level due to GI tagging. The GI Certification would also cease the prevalent adulteration of Saffron and will put an end to the marketing of Saffron cultivated in other countries under the garb of being produced in […]
Farm schemes
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to implement many centrally sponsored agri related schemes for the benefit of farmers. Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has asked his officers to work in a cohesive manner to benefit the farmers at the village level. He directed for making Agriculture Extension Officers readily […]
Forest cover
Government has taken a lot of initiatives at the village level to restore the green cover in Jammu and Kashmir. In this direction a recent forest survey report has said that there is a lot of increase in the forest cover of Jammu and Kashmir. The government recently said that 1.35 crore plantations have […]
De-addiction policy
UT of Jammu and Kashmir recently framed drug de-addiction policy to control the situation on the ground level. There would be divisional level de-addiction monitoring committees. These committees have been assigned the task of inspecting the existing de-addiction facilities in Jammu and Kashmir and grant or cancel licenses after thorough inspection of infrastructure, manpower and […]
PMGSY
Jammu and Kashmir is progressing ahead and recently it became among the top three performers under PMGSY. Under PMGSY, an average 9 kms of road length was constructed per day, which was slightly higher than the achievement for the year 2020-21 with an average of 8.67 kms per day and 119 habitations were connected under […]
Better coordination
In order to inform the general public about the schemes, the J & K government has recently launched ‘JK Mobile Seva’ scheme. This will provide better coordination between the government and the people and will benefit the citizens as they can now get timely updates from different government departments. Recently the Chief Secretary of J&K […]
High density plantation
Government of Jammu and Kashmir has been motivating the horticulturists to boost their economy by having high density plantations. Lot of farmers have switched over to high density plantation in their orchards in Jammu and Kashmir. In this direction J&K administration is trying to get more growers inclined towards the high density plantation and have […]
