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Hello Jammu News at 11:08:00 AM 0


Srinagar, Oct 15 (PTI) After former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti described slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani a "victim of relentless violence", National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday accused her of showing "fake sympathy", saying it worked in the past but would not work now.

"How short Ms Mufti's memory is! She forgets that she was the architect & beneficiary (it kept her allies in good humour) for her entire period in office. She is in no position to criticise anyone for 'relentless violence'," he wrote on Twitter. 

Omar was responding to Mehbooba's tweets in which she called for withdrawal of cases against Kashmiri students studying in the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and described Wani as "a victim of relentless violence in Kashmir".

"Pushing youth to the wall will be counter productive. Centre must intervene in withdrawing cases against students & AMU authorities must revoke their suspension. The respective State governments outside JK should be sensitive to the situation & prevent further alienation," Mehbooba had tweeted. 

"It will be a travesty to punish them for remembering their former colleague who was a victim of relentless violence in Kashmir," she said in another tweet.

Omar said Mehbooba headed the Unified Command which "directed the security forces to execute 'Operation All-out' & she famously justified the killing of young protestors in 2016 saying 'they aren't coming out to buy milk or toffees', . 

"Ms Mufti's Govt (government) made every effort to trap & kill Manan Wani coming close a few times. Her fake sympathy & crocodile tears for dead Kashmiri militants worked for a few years, they won't work again," the NC leader added. 
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Hello Jammu News at 3:18:00 PM 0

Srinagar, Aug 23: Satya Pal Malik today took oath as the 13th Jammu and Kashmir governor.

He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal at a function at Raj Bhawan here.

Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were among over 400 guests present at the ceremony.

Senior officials of civil administration, police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and the Army were also present at the event.

Malik replaced Narendra Nath Vohra, who was given a two-month extension after completing 10 years as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

Vohra was one of the longest serving governors of the state after Karan Singh, who held the post for nearly 15 years -- first as 'Sadr-e-Riyasat' and then as the governor in 1950s and 1960s.

Malik, former governor of Bihar, arrived here yesterday. (PTI)
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Srinagar, Jul 13: In her first public appearance after resigning as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today said any attempt by the Centre to "engineer" a split in her party will have "extremely dangerous" consequences.

Mehbooba resigned as chief minister on June 19 after the BJP pulled out of the coalition with the PDP in the state and withdrew support to her government.

"My party is strong, there are differences which can be resolved. However, if there are any attempts to engineer a split in the PDP like it was done in 1987 to commit robbery on people's vote and to crush the MUF (Muslim United Front), the results will be extremely dangerous," she told reporters here.

Mehbooba also recalled that the events post the 1987 Assembly elections had "created" Syed Salahuddin, the supremo of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, and Mohammad Yasin Malik, the pro-Independence JKLF chief.

Salahuddin is now based in Pakistan.

"There are differences in every party like there are differences in every family and these can be addressed...

"There can be no splits without Delhi's involvement. In 1987, the robbery on people's vote created one Salahuddin and one Yasin Malik," the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief said.

Mehbooba was talking to reporters at the Martyrs' Graveyard at Naqshband Sahib after paying tributes to those killed in firing by soldiers of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931 during protests against his autocratic rule.

This was her first public appearance in the state after she resigned as chief minister.

After the government fell, several PDP legislators raised a banner of revolt against Mehbooba's leadership and accused her of nepotism and favouritism during her tenure as chief minister.

Reacting to Mehbooba's statement, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said it would not matter to Kashmiris if the PDP breaks up.  (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 6:50:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today.
Ms. Mufti referred to certain important issues, relating to the growth and development of the State, which could not be finalised during her tenure and urged Governor to consider the same for early decisions. Governor discussed with Ms. Mufti the need for all political parties and social organisations to join hands for regaining the trust of the youth and striving for the restoration of normalcy.
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Mumbai, Jun 21: In a vitriolic attack on the BJP, the Shiv Sena today charged that the saffron party opted out of power in Jammu and Kashmir after spreading anarchy, and said history will never forgive the party for its "greed".
When the BJP failed to check terrorism and violence in the northern state it pinned blame on the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the Sena said comparing the move to the way Britishers "decamped" from India.
It also lashed out at Pime Minister Narendra Modi, saying "running a nation is not a child's play."
Jammu and Kashmir was yesterday placed under Governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the chief minister.
"The BJP opted out of power in Kashmir after spreading anarchy in the valley," the Sena alleged in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
"The situation had never deteriorated to this extent there, rivers of blood had never flown so extensively and never had so many jawans lost their lives before," said the BJP's ally at the Centre and in Maharashtra.
All this happened during the BJP's rule in the valley. However, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was blamed and the saffron party opted out of power like a gentleman, it quipped.
"The government in Kashmir was formed due to greed (of the BJP). The country, jawans and people of Kashmir had to pay a heavy price for this greediness. Thus, history will never forgive the BJP for this," the Marathi publication said.
It said Prime Minister Modi and his party were voted to power at the Centre after he promised a solution to end terrorism in Kashmir.
"But people today feel the (previous) Congress-National Conference (coalition) government in Kashmir was better. Today Kashmiris are attacking the Army, terrorists are attacking Army posts. Jawans are being martyred everyday and innocent people are losing their lives," the Sena rued.
The defence minister offers condolences to families of martyrs on tweets, it said in remarks laced with sarcasm.
Ruling a nation is not a child's play, it added.
Taking a dig at the prime minister's frequent foreign tours, it said while Modi travels around the world, the United Nations in its report on Kashmir blamed the government for violation of human rights on people.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also sought to know what happened to assurances of 'ghar wapsi' (homecoming) of Kashmiri Pandits and striking down Article 370 of the Constitution.
"Terrorism has increased by a thousand times after demonetisation. Intrusions by Pakistanis have increased.
Deaths of soldiers have increased despite there being no war.
When you failed to stop all this, you pinned the blame on the PDP. Britishers too decamped in the same manner," it charged.
The PDP-BJP government in the northern state collapsed on Tuesday ending the saffron outfit's three-year- old alliance with the regional party. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 2:30:00 PM 0
Banda, Jun 20 : Two persons were killed when their car fell into a 200-metre deep stone mine in neighbouring Mahoba district, police said today.

Superintendent of Police of Mahoba district N Kolanchi said, "The accident took place yesterday when Sunil Chaurasia (32) was imparting driving skills to his nephew Himanshu (19).

"As Himanshu was learning to drive, he failed to negotiate a truck coming from the opposite direction. Subsequently, he lost control over the car, and it fell into a 200-metre deep stone mine."

While Himanshu died on the spot, Sunil succumbed to injuries on way to Jhansi.

A case has been registered and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, police said. PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 12:47:00 PM 0

New Delhi, Jun 20: Jammu and Kashmir was today placed under Governor's rule for the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the chief minister.
A Home Ministry spokesman said "the President has approved imposition of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect." 
The political developments of Jammu and Kashmir continued to dominate the night as President Ram Nath Kovind was in mid air when governor N N Vohra sent his report to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The details of the Governor's report were immediately sent to Suriname where the president was scheduled to land at 6.30 PM (3 AM IST) on his maiden visit.
"After concluding his consultations with all the major political parties, the Governor has forwarded his report to the President for imposition of Governor's rule under Section 92 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir," a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said last night in Srinagar.
The president after pursuing the report gave his assent and the same was sent to the Union Home Ministry by 6 AM IST following which a process of promulgating Governor's rule was prepared and sent to Srinagar.
This is the eighth time
in last four decades that the state has been put under Governor's rule and fourth during the tenure of Vohra since 2008.
The BJP stunned Mehbooba Mufti last afternoon after they pulled out of the over three-year-old ruling coalition with the PDP in the state and called for Governor's rule.
BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav made this announcement that the party was withdrawing support to the coalition government which had been wracked by bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges.
"It has become untenable for the BJP to continue in the alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir," Madhav had said yesterday.
Governor's rule was imposed in the state for the first time during the tenure of Vohra for 174 days after the PDP withdrew support to Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Congress-PDP coalition government in 2008.
The PDP withdrew support to the government on June 28, 2008 following widespread protests during the Amarnath land row agitation that pitted Hindu-dominated Jammu region against the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.
The central rule came to an end on January 5, 2009 after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the youngest chief minister of the state.
Governor's rule was imposed in the state for the second time during his tenure after the assembly election results on December 23, 2014 threw up a hung assembly with no party or combination of parties able to stake claim for government formation and Omar Abdullah, the caretaker chief minister, asking to be relieved from the duties with immediate effect on January 7.
The central rule ended after the PDP and the BJP stitched an alliance paving the way for the return of Mufti Sayeed as chief minister on March 1, 2015.
Last time the state was put under the central rule on January 8, 2016 after allies-- the PDP and the BJP-- deferred the government formation process following the death of Mufti Sayeed. It came to an end after Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the chief minister on April 4, 2016. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 8:18:00 PM 0
Srinagar, Jun 19 : Mehbooba Mufti's tenure as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister came to an abrupt end today with a call from Governor N N Vohra, who informed her that the BJP had pulled out of its alliance with the PDP, officials said.

It was a working day just as any other for Mehbooba, who was in her office in the civil secretariat when Chief Secretary B B Vyas received the phone call that signalled the end of her maiden tenure as chief minister, they said.

The governor asked Vyas where the chief minister was and asked him to immediately arrange a call with her, they said.

This was minutes before BJP general secretary Ram Madhav addressed a press conference in the national capital around 2 pm to announce the decision.

Vyas duly arranged the call. The governor, according to officials in the know of developments, informed Mehbooba about the BJP's decision, which was conveyed to him in a letter sent by BJP state president Ravinder Raina along with the resignation letters of the BJP ministers.

Mehbooba, 59, listened to the news in silence, and after a pause said there was no need for talks with the BJP and she would be submitting her resignation, the officials said.

Soon after, Madhav made his announcement in Delhi, ending the uneasy, often fractious alliance between the BJP and the PDP and setting the stage for another round of governor's rule.PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 3:30:00 PM 0
Srinagar, June 19 :  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will submit her resignation to Governor NN Vohra shortly after the PDP's coalition partner BJP pulled out of the ruling alliance.

"The chief minister will be submitting her resignation to the governor shortly," senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar told PTI.

With the PDP-BJP coalition falling apart, the state might come under governor's rule, which will be for the fourth time in the last 10 years.

Governor's rule was imposed in July 2008 following the resignation of then chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in the wake of the PDP pulling out of the coalition government with the Congress over the Amarnath land row.

The state was under governor's rule in December 2014, following the hung verdict in the Assembly polls that year.

Governor's rule was again imposed in the state in January 2016 following the death of then chief minster Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, as his daughter Mehbooba Mufti had shown reluctance to continue the alliance with the BJP.

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KREERI (BARAMULLA), JUNE 16:  Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti  today visited Kreeri, Baramulla to offer personal condolences to the family of veteran journalist and Editor of daily Rising Kashmir, Dr. Syed Shujaat Bukhari who was killed by unknown assailants in Srinagar on Thursday.
Sympathising with the mourners, the Chief Minister said the killing of Shujaat Bukhari has sent a wave of anger and shock all across and it has been unequivocaly condemned at local, national and international levels. She said the killing of veteran journalist has amply displayed that violence does not stand to the scrutiny of logic and rationale.
She said the contribution made by Shujaat Bukhari in bringing innovations to the media in the State is historic and worth emulating for younger generation.
On the occasion, Mehbooba Mufti also interacted with the family members of  Shujaat Bukhari and conveyed her heartfelt sympathies to the entire family on the tragic loss. She also prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
Ministers, legislators, prominent political and community leaders and people from all across the Valley were present on the occasion.
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People throng CM residence, offer Eid greetings
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, joined a large number of people to offer her Eid prayers at Ziyarat Hazrat Syed Sahib (R.A.), Sonwar, Srinagar.
The Chief Minister prayed for peace, prosperity and wellbeing of the people of the State on the occasion.
After offering her Nimaz, Mehbooba Mufti interacted with the people and extended Eid greetings to them.
Later people in large numbers visited the Chief Minister at her residence and offered their Eid greetings.
Thanking the visitors, the Chief Minister wished them well and hoped that this Eid brings along peace and prosperity to the State and its people.
Those who visited the Chief Minister included Ministers, legislators, public representatives, Government functionaries, prominent citizens, political workers and common people.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister visited Dara Shikoh Park at Bijbehara and offered Fateha to former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:12:00 PM 0

`Pray the spirit of Ramadhan continues hereafter’
Appeals people not to forget the needy on the festive occasion
SRINAGAR, JUNE 15: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.
In her message, the Chief Minister prayed the month long fasting and the night long supplications of the faithful are accepted and rewarded by the Almighty. She hoped the spirit of generosity, discipline and piety generated through the Holy month is carried hereafter by people in day to day life as well. She also hoped this Eid brings along everlasting peace, happiness and prosperity to the people of the State.
The Chief Minister appealed people not to forget the disadvantageous sections of society particularly orphans, widows, destitute and all those who suffered during the turmoil of past three decades during the festivities of Eid and play their positive role in bringing them back to the mainstream of society.  
On the occasion, Mehbooba Mufti also prayed for communal harmony, brotherhood and upholding human values in the State.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:29:00 PM 0

`Pray the spirit of Ramadhan continues hereafter’
Appeals people not to forget the needy on the festive occasion
SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.
In her message, the Chief Minister prayed the month long fasting and the night long supplications of the faithful are accepted and rewarded by the Almighty. She hoped the spirit of generosity, discipline and piety generated through the Holy month is carried hereafter by people in day to day life as well. She also hoped this Eid brings along everlasting peace, happiness and prosperity to the people of the State.
The Chief Minister appealed people not to forget the disadvantageous sections of society particularly orphans, widows, destitute and all those who suffered during the turmoil of past three decades during the festivities of Eid and play their positive role in bringing them back to the mainstream of society.  
On the occasion, Mehbooba Mufti also prayed for communal harmony, brotherhood and upholding human values in the State.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:08:00 PM 0

Reiterates demand for cessation of hostilitiesalong borders
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed deep anguish and grief over the death of four BSF personnel, including an officer, in a cross-border shelling incident in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district today.
Paying rich tributes to the slain personnel, the Chief Minister reiterated her demand for cessation of hostilities along the borders to protect lives and properties of border people who, she said, have been caught in a distressing situation of past few months which has put them to vulnerability.
Mehbooba Mufti said the suspension of operations elsewhere in the State has given the people a sigh of relief and hoped the same is extended to the borders and an atmosphere of peace returns to these areas which had prevailed for more than a decade due to the peace efforts of both the neighboring countries in 2003 around.
The Chief Minister has extended her sympathies to the bereaved families while praying for peace to the departed souls.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:05:00 PM 0

Stresses on rational outcome of dev projects, suggests their socio-economic, environmental monitoring
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today suggested social, economic and environmental monitoring of developmental schemes even as she asked for better prioritization of ideas for overall growth and development of the society.
The Chief Minister made these observations during a presentation made by members of India Consensus Prioritization Project (ICPP) who met her here today.
Mehbooba Mufti stressed on efficient funding management in the system to ensure rational outcome from these projects.  She said the aim should also be to provide equal opportunities of growth to areas and sections of society which have so far lagged on development path.
Advisor to Chief Minister, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo; Chief Secretary, B B Vyas; Principal Secretary to Chief Secretary, Rohit Kansal and representatives of ICPP were present in the meeting.
ICPP is a joint developmental issues prioritization project of TATA Trusts and Copenhagen Consensus Centre Partnership.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:16:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned the killing of two Policemen in a pre-dawn attack at Pulwama today.
In a statement, the Chief Minister described the act as highly reprehensible which was committed in a night during which the entire Muslim Ummah was seeking forgiveness from Allah (SWT).
Mehbooba Mufti cautioned people against such incidents which have the potential of depriving them from the gains of the peace moves like suspension of security operations and dialogue offer undertaken by the State and Central Governments recently. She asked people to stand guard of the positivity generated by these peace moves on the ground which has given them ample relief and ease.
The Chief Minister has conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved families of the slain cops while praying for peace to the departed souls.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:59:00 PM 0

CM address Sports Conclave
Says the positivity generated needs to be sustained, reiterates her faith in youth’s talent
SRINAGAR, JUNE 07: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today said the recent developments in the State in terms of suspension of security operations by the Centre has provided a conducive atmosphere to the local youth in which they would love to nurture their creativities and display their talent. She said it has brought an attitudinal change among the youth who now see an opportunity for fulfilling their aspirations.
The Chief Minister said this while attending a Sports Conclave organized by the J&K State Sports Council in which the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh felicitated many sporting stars from the State.
Mehbooba Mufti said the positivity generated by these developments in the State needs to be sustained and taken forward so that the youth who have felt the suffocation of violence of past three decades or so are provided a congenial atmosphere in which they can fulfill their dreams and realize their aspirations.
The Chief Minister said she has all along maintained that youth of the State hold a promise as they are full of talent but that potential only needs to be honed and provided with an opportunity to display.
Earlier, the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister felicitated cricketing stars, Parvez Rasool and Manzoor Ahmad, ace footballer, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, gymnasts, Palak Kour and Bavleen Kour, kickboxer, Tajamul Islam, wushu players, T. Angmo and Rajnider Singh  besides members of Real Kashmir Football Club. 
Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Gauba; Minister for Finance, Syed Altaf Bukhari; Secretary, Sports Council, Waheed u Rehman Parra were present on the occasion.
In all around 3000 youth from across Kashmir Valley attended today’s Sports Conclave.
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas, Director General of Police, Dr S P Vaid; Principal Secretary, Home,  R K Goyal; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rohit Kansal and other senior civil and Police officers were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, the Union Home Minister reached Srinagar this morning on a 2-day visit to the State. He will be leaving for Jammu tomorrow.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:57:00 PM 0

Directs authorities to extend all facilities to devotees during Friday prayers
SRINAGAR, JUNE 07: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated people of the State on the occasion of Jumat ul Vida.
In her message on the occasion, the Chief Minister said as the Holy month of Ramadhan is drawing to close, people need to do as much charity as possible in these days and join the happy moments of the destitute, orphans, widows and other victims of fate.   “We owe to them as we have been commanded by Allah (SWT) and Zakat and Sadqat are the best way to bring these segments of society back into the mainstream of happiness and prosperity”, she said in her message.
The Chief Minister also appealed people to pray for seeking His blessings on the eve of Jumat ul Vida.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has directed the authorities of Wakf Board and Wakf Council, Divisional Administrations of Kashmir and Jammu to provide all facilities of electricity, sanitation, traffic arrangements etc to the devotees at the shrines and mosques across the State during the Jumat ul Vida.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:56:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07: Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to the State, had a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today.
During the meeting, overall security situation in the State came up for discussion, particularly after the suspension of operations by the Central Government for the holy month of Ramadhan.
Timely completion of projects under Prime Minister’s Development Plan also came up for discussion during the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:23:00 PM 0

CM reviews Himayat scheme
1.25 lakh youth targeted for training, jobs under the scheme
SRINAGAR, JUNE 06: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked the Rural Development Department to expand the scope of Himayat scheme to major towns and districts of the State. Besides, she also advised the Department to select local partners in the placement of youth trained under the scheme.
The Chief Minister made these interventions during a review meeting on the implementation of Himayat scheme in the State.
Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Abdul Rehman Veeri and Minister of State for Rural Development, Shakti Raj Parihar were present in the meeting.
Mehbooba Mufti said the scheme holds a lot of potential for the unemployed youth of the State and directed the Department to extend it to the targeted number of youth in the State before its expiry in 2020. She asked the Department to exploit all the placement avenues in the State under the scheme so that maximum youth are engaged in their proximities.
Himayat, it may be recalled, is a training-cum-placement programme for school and college dropout youth in Jammu and Kashmir launched by the Government in 2016. Under the scheme, youth are provided short-term training for at least 3 months, in a range of skills for which there is good market demand. At the end of the training, the youth are assured of a job and there is one-year post-placement tracking to see how they are faring.
The scheme is being implemented in partnership with private agencies who are into placement linked skill training for youth. The scheme aims to train 1.25 lakh youth in coming three years and provide them with jobs.
The meeting was informed that to pace up the implementation of the scheme in the State, this year 156 Project Implementation Agencies have been empanelled through which training and job placement would be imparted to these youth.
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rohit Kansal; Secretary, Rural Development, Sheetal Nanda and other senior officers were present in the meeting.

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