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Jammu, Sept 08: To address the grievances of Kashmiri migrants on priority, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has expedited the exercise of disposing off pending cases of land and properties through the recently framed cell under the supervision of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner.
Official sources stated that a full-fledged cell has been framed by the administration for online redressal of complaints regarding land and property of Kashmiri Hindus migrated from Kashmir in the 90s in the wake of the terrorism.
“The cell constituted will resolve the complaints of Kashmiri migrants on priority,” said an official.
He stated that besides registering their online complaints to the cell, the migrants can also visit the office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) Canal Road between working hours to get their complaints resolved.
“More than 500 complaints of Kashmiri migrants are pending in Jammu division itself,” they said.
The official sources revealed that after terrorism in Kashmir in 1989-90, approximately 60,000 families had to leave Kashmir and most of them belonged to Hindu Kashmiri families, whose number was over 50,000.
“The administration is making efforts to restore the migrated families back to their native origins for which several measures are being taken,” they said.
Sources revealed that acting aggressively on the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the UT administration has intensified the online hearing of cases including land and property of Kashmiri migrants.
“The complaints being received on a daily basis have to be resolved and the report is also being submitted to the administration on a day to day basis on the number of complaints received and their redressal,” they added.
“Hopefully the initiatives of the government will bear fruits and help Kashmiri Pandits and all the migrants to return back to their homeland and also get possession of their immovable properties,” they said.
Sources added that as the administration is keen and serious on this initiative, it is an opportunity for the community to return to their homeland, adding, “the pending cases are being heard by a cell till Saturday in the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M) Canal Road to deliver justice at the earliest.”
The cell framed, sources said, will register and record the complaints of Kashmiri migrants, contact zonal and camp offices as well as concerned departments for redressal of complaints, facilitate migrants to avail benefits online services and will also educate them about, spread awareness on e-office and other aspects.
“All regional offices and camp offices have also been designated as grievance redressal centres. Complaints will be lodged as per the given format,” they said.
The cell however, comprises Devendra Singh Bhau, Deputy Commissioner Relief (Chief), Mohd Farooq Malik Assistant Commissioner (Relief), Mehak Gupta Account Officer, Sanjay Hanglu, Assistant Programmer and Bharat Bhushan Bhat, Ayushman Cell.
