📋 Tender Overview
The Government has taken several initiatives for the development of Jammu Kashmir some of which are -The progress of projects being implemented in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir under the Prime Ministers Development Package-2015 has been accelerated. 53 projects pertaining to 15 Ministries are being implemented at a cost of Rs.58477 crores in various sectors such as Roads Power Health Education Tourism Agriculture Skill Development etc. out of which 29 projects have been completed substantially completed and the remaining projects are at advanced stage of progress.A New Central Sector Scheme has been notified on 19022021 for the Industrial Development of Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir with an outlay of Rs. 28400 crores. Jammu and Kashmir has received investment applications of more than Rs 54000 crore out of which projects worth more than Rs 36000 crore have been allotted industrial land. Under languishing projects programme 1193 projects worth Rs.1984 crores were completed including 5 projects which were incomplete for more than 20 years 15 projects for more than 15 years and 165 projects for more than 10 years. JK has been declared Open Defecation Free ODF under Swachh Bharat Mission.100 saturation has been achieved in 17 Individual beneficiary centric schemes including Saubhagya Ujala Ujjwala and Indradhanush schemes. The construction work of 17601 km of road under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna has been completed up to March 2022 which has connected 2074 places. New Banihal tunnel and Chenani Nashri Tunnel completed and opened to traffic.To connect Kashmir with train Udhampur-Katra section Banihal-Quazigund section and Quazigund-Baramulla section have been commissioned. 02 new AIIMS 07 new medical colleges 02 State cancer institutes and 15 nursing colleges have been taken upoperationalised recently. Intake capacity of 854 seats was added which includes 600 MBBS 50 PG courses 26 BDS 38 MDS and 140 DNB.Indian Institute of Technology IIT Jammu and Indian Institute of Management IIM Jammu have been made functional. The number of government degree collegesengineering colleges has increased from 96 to 147. In last 2 years power projects for about 3000 MW capacity revived and progress is on track. International flight from Srinagar to Sharjah has been started on 23.10.2021. In addition night flights from Jammu and Srinagar have also been started.The scope of High Density Plantation Scheme for Apple has been expanded to include Mango Litchi Cherry Walnut etc. Kashmiri Saffron has been given the Geographical Indication GI tag.Under the Jal Jeevan Mission Household tap water connections have increased from 5.75 lakh households 31 to 10.55 lakh households 57. Two districts Srinagar and Ganderbal have been made Har Ghar Jal districts. All rural schools anganwari centres and health institutions are provided with tap water connections.Three major irrigation projects viz Main Ravi canal Rs. 62 crore 3rd stage of Tral lift irrigation scheme Rs. 45 crore and Comprehensive Flood Management Plan of River Jhelum its TributariesPhaseI costing Rs. 399.29 crore have been completed. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out recruitment in the public sector from the year 2019 onwards totaling 29806. In addition employment for 5.2 lakh persons is estimated to have been created through self-employment schemes from August 2019 up to June 2022. The Government has taken several measures to protect the citizens which include proactive operations against terrorists identification and arrest of over ground workers of terrorism action against members of bannedsupporters organizations intensified night patrolling and checking at Nakas security arrangements through appropriate deployment coordination meetings amongst security agencies high level of alertness maintained by the security forces legal action in cases of terror funding etc.This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
