Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday in a written reply that, as per the data provided by the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 46,631 Kashmiri migrant families comprising 1,57,967 individuals are registered with the Relief Organisation (Migrant), J-K, who had to migrate from the valley due to security reasons.
MoS Rai, in a written reply to the questions of Lok Sabha MP Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, informed the Lower House that, as per the data provided by the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 46,631 Kashmiri migrant families comprising 1,57,967 individuals are registered with the Relief Organisation (Migrant), J-K, who had to migrate from the valley due to security reasons. In addition, there are several Kashmiri migrant families who have migrated to other parts of the country.
“The Government has taken several measures to rehabilitate the Kashmiri Migrants back into the valley, including the 5,675 Kashmiri migrants who have been provided government employment,” Rai added
