NC, PDP blame each other for Governor’s Rule in J&K Monitor News Bureau Srinagar: National Conference and People’s Democratic Party on Friday blamed each other for bringing the state under Governor’s rule. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accused PDP’s patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed of continuing the deadlock over government formation to get a full six-year term as Chief Minister. “It’s been months since the state had a full fledged administration and the people can’t wait for Mufti Sayeed to negotiate his six-year term,” Mr. Omar tweeted after the state was put under Governor’s rule. The Working President of National Conference (NC) said restoration and rehabilitation in the wake of the floods was suffering as accountable administration was absent besides there was a humanitarian problem on the border. “Yet the @jkpdp would like the limbo to continue as people suffer only so the Mufti can force a 6 yr term as CM from the BJP,” he said. He termed as “amazing” PDP’s contention that NC’s offer of support to in in government formation was non-serious. “For the @jkpdp to claim that my offer to them was a non-serious one is amazing. They know who the intermediary was so they should ask him,” Mr. Omar said. The NC had offered support to the PDP, which has 28 MLAs, on December 23 when election results were announced. “I’m sorry after an election with such a good turnout we have a situation of Governor’s rule but as I’ve maintained the onus lies with “JKPDP,” he said. Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party, which has not been able to cobble an alliance for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, blamed former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for forcing Governor’s Rule on the state. “We had time till January 19 to form a government but the situation has been forced (on the state) by Omar,” PDP chief spokesman Naeem Akhtar said. He said the PDP was in talks with various political parties for formation of a stable government in the state. “We could have forged an alliance... We are in touch with different parties as informal channels are open with all parties,” he said. Mr. Akhtar said the party will continue its efforts for formation of a stable government in the state. “We are hopeful that we will be able to form a stable government soon,” he added. Asked if fresh election in the state was a possibility, Mr. Akhtar said “we will discuss the situation if it comes to that.” PDP emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats in the recently concluded state elections which threw up a hung Assembly. BJP won 25 seats in the 87-member house while NC and Congress bagged 15 and 12 seats respectively. Kashmir only got Rs.1300 crores Jammu tops MGNREGA with funds over 1900 crores Mudassir Kuloo SRINAGAR: In a brazen discrimination in allocation of funds, Kashmir valley-which craves on the developmental front- has been receiving less funds than the Jammu region. One such glaring example is Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which was started in the State in 2006. According to the official documents of MGNREGA, a copy of which lies with The Kashmir Monitor, around 3300 crore were spent on MGNREGA works in Jammu and Kashmir since 2006 till July 2014. However, the Jammu region has got lion’s share in allocation of funds than the Valley during these years. The documents reveal that Kashmir region had received only around Rs1300 crore while over Rs 1900 were disbursed to the Jammu region, proving the claims of government regarding the equitable development of all three regions a “hoax”. The documents reveal that during the fiscal 2006-2007, Rs 35 crore were released for the State. Ironically the Kashmir valley got just Rs 2 crore against the Jammu region of Rs 33 crore with over Rs 25 crore spent on Doda district alone, the native place of Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was then chief minister of the State. The figures clearly indicate that Valley was not getting at par treatment in fund allocation with the Jammu region as it received only Rs 6.21 crore in 2007-2008 while Jammu received Rs 59.97 crore. Around Rs 14 crore were disbursed for the Valley in 2008-2009 and Rs 13 crore in 2009-2010 while Rs 68 crore and Rs 138 crore were released to the Jammu region. In 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, the Valley received Rs 121 crore and Rs 311 crore while the Jammu got Rs 246 and Rs 458 crore respectively. For the year 2012-2013, the Kashmir valley got Rs 381 crore and Rs 313 crore in 2013-2014 while Jammu received Rs 445 and 431 crore during these two years years. However, during the current fiscal till July 2014, the Kashmir got more funds than the Jammu region. Rs 96.28 crore funds were allotted to the Valley while Rs 37 crore expenditure was made on MGNREGA works in the Jammu region. Comparing twin capitals of the State, only Rs 16 crore were allotted to Srinagar district during these years while the Jammu got around Rs 215 crore. Majority community trails in education 1.3 % children have never seen a school in J&K Mudasir Lone Srinagar: Despite tall claims made by successive governments, Education to all is still a dream for thousands of children in the state, reveals a survey conducted by National Sample Survey of Estimation of out-of-school Children in the age group of 6-13 in India. According to the survey that was conducted during 2014, the total number of children in the age group of 6-13 in Jammu and Kashmir are 2227225 out of which 45468 children are still out of school which constitute 2.04% of total children number children. Among the school dropouts there are 34877 males and 10591 females,reads the survey. While the maximum number of children out of school are from the rural areas. The survey further reads that there are 29,200 children in Jammu and Kashmir in the age group of 6-13 who have never enrolled in a school among whom 20817 are males and 8383 are females. There are 13,982 school dropout students in the same age group who constitute 30.75 percent of the total children who are out of school,the survey further reads. The survey has also conducted religion wise research which reveals that there are more out of school children among Muslims than other religions. As per the survey there are 44177 Muslim children in the age group of 6-13 who are out of school while as there are only 1291 Hindu children and for other religions the survey has shown a zero. There are 2287 students who are out of school are enrolled but have never attended a school, reads the Survey. The report has also sighted reasons for the inability among the children to get education and among numerous reasons poverty and economic constraints are cited by majority of head of the households having an out of school child. Child not interested in studies is also frequently cited as a reason for dropping out of school. Disability or poor health is another main factor stopping children to get education.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:37:29 +0000
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