DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 (PAGE 3) LEGISLATURE PROCEEDINGS None was having copy of Ladakh Affairs Minister's reply 26 killed, 158 injured in Pak firing during past 2 years Sagar, Tarigami, Jora oppose budget; coalition terms it revolutionary Ministers found inattentive during Govt yet to complete assessment of Excelsior Correspondent He called for speeding up the said that reservation categories Government would soon be real- pace of work on power projects quota promotion is a serious issue ized. He lauded the Government JAMMU, Jan 16: While started by the previous and the Supreme Court directions for implementation of 7th Pay Question Hour in Assembly damages caused by border shelling opposition Congress and NC Government. "The budget should should be implemented in this Commission for employees with Excelsior Correspondent Minister for Rural Development Excelsior Correspondent Poonch and Kupwara. She further members criticized the budget be focused on devising economic regard. He called for construction effect from April 1, 2018 and reg- and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq informed that an amount of Rs during the debate in State mechanism to meet the current of Bafliaz tunnel and timely ularization of casual, daily rated, JAMMU, Jan 16: Several JAMMU, Jan 16: Government Khan stood up and read the writ- 42.35 lakh has been provided as Assembly today, the coalition needs and demands of the State release of funds so that they can daily wagers. He hailed the Ministers of PDP-BJP Coalition has yet not completed the assess- compensation for the loss of lives PDP and BJP members hailed it ten reply to the question of ment of damages caused by firing and should not be politically be utilized to the maximum Government for implementation Government were found inatten- Nubra MLA. He, however, and injuries to the civilians in the and termed it a revolutionary step inclined", he added. effect. of initiatives and programmes in and shelling from across the bor- border firing and shelling. tive during the Question Hour in failed to give convincing replies to boost State's economy. Speaking in the Assembly on Pawan Kumar Gupta advo- the time-bound manner. der by the Pakistan Rangers last About the steps taken for safe- the Legislative Assembly today. to the supplementary questions CPI(M) MLA, Mohammad Budget CLP leader Rigzin Jora cated for implementation of waiv- He called for establishment of year and affected people will have ty of border dwellers, the Chief Yousuf Tarigami alleged that the As soon as the Lower House of the MLA. to wait for 'unspecified' period to pointed out that the budget is a ing up off Kisan Credit Loans as Doda Tourism Development Minister said that a proposal for Finance Minister has focused on met this morning, Opposition obtain compensation of mere Rs mere statement of receipts and promised in the previous Budget. Authority and asked for waiving In his written reply, the construction of as many as 20125 figures and future promises rather National Conference started Ladakh Affairs Minister admit- one lakh. expenditure . It is a collection of He further said that there are off of KCC loans. He called for protest over conflicting state- community type bunkers at vari- than on concrete and pragmatic ted that there is work done lia- This came to the fore from the numbers. It is not an expression marked discrepancies in the funds augmenting the power sector ments of both the coalition part- ous places along the International proposals. He described the bility of Rs 881.55 lakh on reply furnished by the Chief of the values and aspiration of the available and those utilized on the which would resolve supply ners on compensation to those Border and Line of Control in unemployment as a very crucial account of restoration of infra- Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu division has been submit- people. The budget has not taken ground in the budget. He also issues in the state besides opening killed during unrest in Kashmir challenge for the State and said structure damaged during flash response to the question of ted to the Union Ministry of Home into account the instability factor. termed the projection of GDP as employment opportunities for the valley. National Conference MLA Ali that this problem contributes to Fact remains there is cycle of optimistic measure. He also criti- youth. He further pleaded for flood of 2015 in Leh district and Affairs for an amount of Rs However, the Speaker Mohammad Sagar in the the political uncertainty and unrest, strife, bandhs as witnessed cized the setting up of asset granting the Pahari Status to the also a balance work done liabili- 1006.25 crore. Kavinder Gupta preferred to Legislative Assembly today. unrest, as such, it should have in Amarnath row in 2008 , subse- recovery company (ARC). people of Doda district. ty of Rs 834.37 lakh on account However, the MHA has been taken very seriously by the ignore the protest by Opposition "The assessment of structures approved construction of 60 con- quently in 2010 and yet again in Engineer Abdul Rashid called Shamim Firdous expressed and allowed the Question Hour. of works executed on the eve of damaged due to border shelling Finance Minister. 2016 when the Valley witnessed 5 for enhancement of funds allocat- hope that the 7th Pay crete community type bunkers at "Unfortunately, this grave The Congress MLA from Nubra Kalachakra-event in Leh. during 2016 is still under process", months prolonged hartals . The ed to the districts and ensuring Commission would be imple- the rate of Rs 5 lakh per bunker in issue has been neglected. Deldan Namgail stood up to "State Government has so far Mehbooba Mufti, who is also budget should have recalibrated more involvement of the local mented in its scheduled time. the border blocks of Jammu dis- Moreover, the regularization of raise his question listed at released Rs 35 crore to meet the Minister Incharge Home trict as pilot project. "The con- the plan policy and the economic representatives for need based Terming the issue of regulariza- temporary and permanent dam- Department said, adding "the 61000 casual workers and the policy the instability factor and and area specific utilization. He tion of casual, daily-rated and Number 3. struction work is in progress and implementation of 7th Pay ages caused by Phuktal river", compensation at the rate of 50% in up to ending December 2016 an provided for contingency plan. also pleaded for establishing of daily-wagers as a "human issue", As the question was pertain- Commission too have been post- the Minister said, adding "for respect of loss to immoveable amount of Rs 176.87 lakh has Jora drew comparison with Tourism Development Authority she asked for taking immediate ing to the Ladakh Affairs poned", he said. Kalachakra against the proposed property damaged due to border been spent against the allocation of Himachal Pradesh state which too in Karnah and Gurez, besides the measures in this regard. Department, the Speaker said, shelling subject to the ceiling of Rs Referring to the mismanage- "Minister Inchagre Ladakh requirement of Rs 15.25 crore, Rs 300 lakh", Mehbooba Mufti has mountain terrain but is half holistic development of the She called for taking steps for an amount of Rs 6.91 crore has one lakh will be paid after comple- said. ment and losses suffered by the the size of J&K. It has 50 % pop- tourist infrastructure of the preservation of handicraft sector Affairs please answer the ques- J&K Bank as highlighted in the been authorized". tion of formalities". Replying to query regarding ulation of J&K but has GDP Bangus Valley in North and also for renovation of the tion of Nubra MLA". However, However, she failed to specify budget proposals, Tarigami "The balance funds could be steps contemplated for safety and equal to J&K. While one of the Kashmir's Kupwara district. world famous Sulina Silk Factory there was no response from the the time-frame for completion of recalled that some legislators had Treasury Benches. considered in phases subject to security of the border residents in reason could be enduring conflict Abdul Rahim Rather while par- besides invoking ban on damage assessment exercise, view of escalating unrest on Indo- in the past impressed upon the that the State has been witnessing, ticipating in the debate said that Shahtoosh. Irked over non-seriousness the availability of resources/sav- which means that there is no time- Pak border, the Chief Minister said Government to bring this impor- the other important is the quality Budget is a comprehensive win Vikar Rasool called for pro- of the Treasury Benches, the ings", the Minister said. frame for providing compensation that during the recent incidents of tant financial institution under the of Government. Jora accused the and needs to be appreciated. viding additional funds to the MLA from Nubra said, "this This infuriated MLA from to the affected border dwellers. cross border firing various meas- preview of the State Legislature Finance Minister of making false He said that measures should underdeveloped areas of the State Nubra, who remarked, "this is She informed the House that Government is completely non- ures were taken for the safety and but the suggestions were ignored. promises in the past budget . The be taken to compensate the state to ensure their growth and devel- unfortunate that Government is during the past two years a total of serious particularly towards the convenience of the people residing "On the other hand the impres- investment in the State has come on account of loses suffered due opment. He pleaded for early reg- not ready to clear the work done 26 persons were killed and 158 issues of Ladakh region".