Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that abolition of Article 370 has demolished the “speed breaker” of redundant laws which had obstructed the development process in
Jammu-Kashmir and Leh-Ladakh. Naqvi said that now Jammu-Kashmir and Leh-Ladakh are also getting benefits of various socio-economic-educational empowerment schemes of the Central Government.
Naqvi, who is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh, addressed various public meetings, met representatives of various social organisations in Leh, Saboo-Thang, ChushotShama, ChushotGongma, Phyangetc and also reviewed different development projects with officials of the UT Administration.
Naqvi said that after scrapping of Article 370 in 2019, more than 75,000 youths of Jammu-Kashmir, Leh-Kargil have been provided employment oriented skill development training; 50 new colleges are being set up; 25,000 seats have been added in existing colleges; lakhs of students have been provided various scholarships; one new medical college, one engineering college and National Skill Training Institute is being established in Ladakh.