Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai has informed the Rajya Sabha that 100 per cent saturation of various schemes are being implemented in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The government has been working to provide access to the basic amenities of life such as portable water, affordable health care, road connectivity, and financial support to vulnerable groups.
- The government has achieved significant milestones in the realm of digital transformation, e-governance, and technology integration.
- The government has taken several initiatives for socio-economic development and good governance during the last few years.
- The government is fully committed to the overall development of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Key improvements in socio-economic parameters include:
- Progress of 53 projects under the Prime Minister’s Development Package 2015.
- Seven new government medical colleges, 28 B.Sc Nursing Colleges, and 19 B.Sc Paramedic Colleges have been added.
- 800 more MBBS seats have been added, totaling 1,300 seats.
- 664 PG Medical Seats are available, out of which 297 PG seats were added after 2019.
- 1,870 B.Sc. Nursing seats and 125 M.Sc Nursing seats have been added in Nursing Colleges.
- The academic session of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu has been made operational.
- 50 new degree colleges have been established.
- 8,086 km of road length was constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last four years.
- The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been upgraded by constructing an 8.45 km long twin tube Qazigund-Banihal tunnel.
Overall, the government is taking steps to improve the socio-economic conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
