Amnesty to stone pelters: 196 cases involving 1432 youths withdrawn
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister of Jammu and kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday suggested identification of subjects of greater public importance in each department for urgent focusing.
He was attending a meeting of the consultative committee of departments under his charge.
In the meeting, a presentation also stated that there has been a decline in percentage of militancy-related violence by 36 percent during the year 2012 as compared to the year 2011.
“As many as, 54 static bunkers have been removed in public places in Srinagar and various government and private buildings vacated and restored for their original purposes.”
The presentation said that under the Amnesty Scheme devised for youth involved in stone-pelting, the orders to the withdrawal of 196 cases involving 1432 youths have been issued by the government.
Also, the Consultative Committee was told that the government has drawn plans for harnessing additional 9000 MWs of power during 12th and 13th Five Year Plan.
It was stated that by 2016 another 450 MWs will be put into the system through Baglihar-II. As many as 13 projects of 712 MWs have been awarded and approved for allotment in 2012-13.
“Spending on power purchase has swelled to Rs. 3668.50 crores in 2012-13 as against Rs. 1590.76 crores in 2007-08.”
The Chief Minister said that there is huge gap between the cost government purchases power and it sells to the consumers. “In a way the government provides subsidy to the people on supply of electricity in the State which is cheapest in the country after Sikkim,” he added.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo, Minister of State for Power, Viqar Rasool, Legislator, Ajat Shatru Singh, Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, Principal Secretaries Sonali Kumar, B. B. Vyas, Suresh Kumar, Director General Prisons, K. Rajindra, various Commissioner Secretaries, Heads of the
Departments and senior officers.
