Tauseef Ahmad
Baramulla, Mar 30: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday said efforts are underway to ensure rehabilitation and welfare support for families affected by terrorism through employment, self-employment schemes and targeted government assistance.
Speaking with the media, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Syed Fakhruddin Hamid, said the initiative is being implemented under the guidance of Manoj Sinha with the support of volunteers from Save Youth Save Future.
Speaking after a district-level interaction programme with affected families, Hamid said the process began nearly a year ago across districts in Jammu and Kashmir to identify and address the needs of terrorism victims and their dependents.
“Through this initiative, we are directly interacting with the families to understand their issues, including employment opportunities, education for children, and other welfare concerns,” he said.
Officials from both civil and police administration participated in the interaction, where families presented their grievances and requests for support. The administration said several cases related to employment assistance, financial aid and dependency benefits have already been addressed over the past year.
He also said some cases require policy-level intervention, while others need awareness about available government schemes.
He added that authorities have decided to streamline self-employment assistance by providing facilities such as loans, including those under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, training and collateral support through a single-window mechanism.
“While one member in some families may receive employment, other members can be supported through self-employment schemes. We discussed these measures in detail with the families,” he said.
The deputy commissioner said the administration has set a two-month timeline to resolve remaining pending cases and aims to achieve 100 percent coverage of eligible families under rehabilitation and support schemes.
He added that similar outreach programmes will continue at sub-regional levels to ensure that no affected family is left out of government assistance.
