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AN
ASPIRATIONAL
AGENDA Assembly Elections
2014
Message from
The President
The J&KPDP seeks participation of people in
the elections to strengthen the democratic
process so that the institutions of democracy
create conditions that will facilitate resolution
of the J&K issue and bring about self
sustaining development across all the three
regions of the state.
Mehbooba Mufti
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Our Aspiration
To make Jammu and Kashmir • Politically empowered
• Economically self reliant
• Environmentally safe
• Socially cohesive
• Culturally vibrant
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5 key Agendas
1. Remodel the Political Structure: Pursue Self Rule as the
Framework of Resolution.
2. Reconstruct the Economy: Rebuild and Rehabilitate.
3. Reform the Government: Effective Governance.
4. Revive the Civil Society: Create a harmonious environment.
5. Rally the Youth: Provide opportunity and support.
REMODELING THE
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
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Special Status: Need
• The special status enshrined in Article 370 is required to empower the
people of J&K and help deal with the issues of identity, borders and
governance.
• Use Article 370 itself to restore the original special status of the state.
• Article 370 impacts everything from political discourse to personal
responses, from economy to emotions, from society to sensibilities and
from institutions to ideologies.
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Self Rule: The BasicsThe Self Rule document will be the guiding framework for Resolution.
• Closer ties across the Line of Control• Make borders irrelevant
• Complete Connectivity
• Economic & Social Integration of the region• Regional Free Trade Area
• Common Economic Market
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Self Rule: Institutional Setup
• Innovative Institutional Arrangements
• Joint Coordination mechanism for projects
• Joint Regulatory Commission on trade and tariffs
• Constitutional Restructuring
• Restore powers of the state assembly.
• Empowering sub-regions.
RECONSTRUCTING THE
ECONOMY
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Economic Strategy
Economic Policy and Reforms will promote Self Rule
through:
• Extensive Import substitution.
• Intensive Export orientation.
• Globalization of Skills & Standards.
• International benchmarking of Products and Processes.
• Regional Trade Integration with SAARC economies.
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Economic Policy
• The overall economic policy will align the economic structure of J&K with its own resources,
skills and society.
• Economic policy will not be formulated for government’s activities but for private businesses
and enterprises.
• Ensure that along with economic transition, there will be upward social mobility.
• Addressing the twin problem of:
• Skill deficit: Not having the skills that are needed.
• Skill mismatch: The skills we impart in our colleges and universities are not the ones that
the J&K economy requires.
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Financial Policy
• Liquidity Management: Make J&K Bank once again the Banker of last
resort for the Government of J&K.
• Debt Financing: Access domestic and international debt markets for:
• Structural Adjustment and Stabilization Assistance from DFIs and Multi lateral
institutions.
• J&K Development Fund: A professionally managed debt offering.
• Issuance of Dal Development Bonds.
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Diversifying Personal Finance Options
Set up a Non Bank Finance Company that will:• Channelize local domestic household savings into local enterprises
with lower risk and higher return.
• Offer nationally accepted financial products which are Sharia
compliant.
• Issue Land Bonds: An indexed bond which will be linked to land
prices, like a Gold bond.
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Diversifying Trade
Taking the Cross Line of Control trade to the next level
• Monetization of Cross-LoC Trade.
• Opening more trade routes.
• Increasing trade items.
• Establishment of a dispute resolution forum.
• Set up dedicated communication network.
• Make the trade bankable.
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Fostering Rural Growth To create self sustaining centers of growth and employment, Model Business
Village will be created.
These will include
• Model Apple Village.
• Model Saffron Village.
• Model Walnut/Almond Village.
• Model craft village.
Each MBV will have
* A high density orchard/production unit.
* A storage facility/designing facility.
* A picking and grading line/grinding unit.
* A packaging and processing unit/marketing setup.
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Development: Urban
Develop Mega cities • Greater Srinagar
• Greater Jammu
• New Cities: All towns with population size-class of 50,000 to
99,999 will be upgraded in infrastructure and made into cities.
• Satellite Town: All towns with size class of 20,000 to 49,999; will
be planned as satellite towns.
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Internationalizing Education
• Make a “Special Educational Zone” in J&K
• Institutions like Oxford, Stanford, Harvard can’t set up shop in India
because of regulatory hassles. To enable them to operate here, a
geographical zone in the state which is free from these regulations will be
demarcated.
• Such a zone can harness the potential of the international education
business by bringing high profile Universities to J&K.
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Organic Valleys
• Create three organic valleys in the state; one each in Chenab, Jehlum and
Nubra Valley.
• To produce globally accepted organic fruit and food products free from any
chemical exposure.
• Add value to and modernize the traditional foods and cuisine.
• Preserve the cultural practices of these areas.
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Health and Herbal Centre
• Make J&K a Health and Herbal tourist destination by combining the:
• Herbal wealth of the state.
• Unani and Ayurveda specialist systems.
• Super specialization in Lifestyle disorders like anxiety, depression,
insomnia, or memory loss.
• Build “Herb Gardens” across the state and make them as unique yoga
centers.
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Rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation of the flood affected and flood impacted will be the first
priority.
• The floods have not only destroyed assets but severely impaired the
process of income generation.
• As such post-flood rehabilitation program will be restoration of livelihoods
and rebuilding of the economy.
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Rehabilitation
The recovery and rehabilitation will focus on asset loss in:• Housing & public buildings.
• Roads and bridges.
• Irrigation
• Energy
• Environment
And income loss and liability commitments in:• Trade
• Tourism
• Horticulture
• Handicrafts
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Rehabilitation
• Provide default insurance for uninsured assets of small traders and
businesses from Calamity Relief Fund & Disaster Relief Fund.
• Provide financial assistance for construction of temporary shelter sheds till
rebuilding starts.
• Debt Relief package for Kisan Credit Card and Artisan Credit Card
holders.
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Flood Protection
• Flood protection master plan for all major rivers and their tributaries.
• De-silting and dredging of all rivers and nalahs.
• Protection and Strengthening of existing bunds.
• Building of new protection bunds on river Jehlum, Tawi and tributaries.
REFORMING THE
GOVERNMENT
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Reform The Government
State Government will be transformed into Smart
Government, which will be:
• Proactive, Transparent & Accountable.
• Generating employment, rather than give government jobs.
• A strategic partner for long term private sector growth.
• An enabler for business.
• Fiscally responsible.
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Simplifying Doing Business
• Reducing Regulatory Complexity and cost.
• Easing bureaucratic barriers to business.
• Cutting red tape; multiplicity of permissions and approvals.
• Simplifying registration processes and clearances.
• Enabling smooth flow of transport through Lakhanpur.
• Single entry point for all toll/excise/checking etc.
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Decentralization & Devolution
• Devolution of powers and Decentralization of decision making in practice to
Panchayats and Municipalities is a key reform.
• Local areas, led by local authorities, delivering locally led solutions.
• Local Authorities will be given incentives and powers to deliver locally led
solutions to improve prosperity.
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Governance: Decentralization
• Hold elections to local bodies with deliberate speed.
• Revisit the relevant statutes relating to Panchayats and local bodies with a
view to remove deficiencies, incongruities, and to empower them to discharge
their statutory functions effectively and efficiently.
All three levels of governance will have:
• Functional roles
• Fiscal responsibilities
• Financial authority
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e-panchayats
Introduce Digital Panchayat, dynamic platform in every Panchayat in
J&K which will:
• Facilitate and improve Panchayat functioning through two way flow of information and
content.
• Improve development and governance public service delivery at Panchayat level
through information on policy programs and implementation.
Facilitate growth of Panchayat economy through promotion of:
• Panchayat tourism.
• e-commerce of local produce
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Reforms: Government• Consolidate state government ownership holdings in all non-financial enterprises
into one holding company.
Leverage the holding company ownership for financing development
through:
• Public Private Participation
• Improve Corporate Governance
• Creation of a Supervisory and regulatory structure
• Make an Initial Public Offering for J&K Power Development Corporation
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Empowering Institutions
Genuine autonomy will be given to institutions of probity, which
include:
• State Accountability Commission
• Vigilance commission
• Organization that deal with the Right to Information
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Centre State Resource Sharing
• To renegotiate all natural resource sharing agreements with Centre, in
particular water resources and the hydro-power projects.
• Seek a share in the profits of NHPC emanating from J&K waters.
• Pursue that natural resources, other than water, are made a part of the
divisible pool of the Finance Commission.
• Revise royalty agreements.
• Adapt national schemes to local conditions.
REVIVING
THE CIVIL SOCIETY
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Civil Society Institutions
• Major reason for the uneven pace of development is the relative weakness of civil society.
• The traditional society has broken down and the new order has not fully emerged. In this transition
period, there is a lack of societal vision, political direction and independent economic thinking.
• There is need to support the budding civil society which has recently begun to manifest and is now
competing with other social forces for a share of the public space.
• There is need for an independent institution for applied social-science research and sophisticated policy
advocacy in the service of positive social change which explores the relationship between civil society,
democratization and development.
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Involving & Engaging the “NRJK”
To channelizes the energy, emotion and resources of the non-resident
state subjects of J&K and make them participate in the development of
J&K by:
• Seeking knowledge inputs.
• Time volunteering.
• Subscriptions to J&K Development Fund & Dal Development Bonds.
RALLYING
THE YOUTH
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Year of the Youth• Make youth the most important resource in rebuilding J&K.
• As a tribute to their role during the recent floods, we will dedicate year 2015 to the Youth.
• Our mission is to Educate, Employ and Empower the youth.
• Will prepare young people to meet the challenges of future through a series of coordinated, progressive
programs and activities.
• Democratization of Student Politics: Allow conduct of elections to student bodies in Colleges and University.
These will help the youth to become:
• Politically empowered.
• Socially responsible.
• Ethically aware.
• Economically independent citizens.
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Youth: Respect & Safety
• De novo examination of the issues relating to notifying of “Disturbed Areas” thereby paving
the way for withdrawal of AFSPA.
• Review all the cases against youth & withdraw them after scrutiny.
• Review the use of inhuman crowd control methods like the pellet guns.
• Introduce a prescriptive drug regime: Ban on OTC sale of those medicines that are being
used for drug abuse.
• Prevent the harassment of Kashmir youth outside the state. A special toll free hotline to the
Chief Minister’s office for young state subjects who are in distress outside the state.
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Youth: Facilitations
• Passport Clearances: Have a dedicated state government cell headed by
a senior state government officer to help youth and their families facing
difficulties in getting passport.
Department of Youth Services and Sports will be upgraded to a
independent Ministry with:
• Youth Advisory Council.
• Higher Budgetary Allocations.
SPECIFIC INITIATIVES
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Regional Specializations
• Crafts & Tourism: JEHLUM VALLEY
• Hydro-power: CHENAB VALLEY
• Non Conventional Energy: INDUS VALLEY
• Biotechnology: PIR PANCHAL
• Manufacturing & Trade: JAMMU
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Regional Initiatives: Jammu
Develop Jammu as a independent tourism circuit with specific plans for:
• Suchetgarh border tourism.
• Parmandal-Utterbeni-Mansar sector.
• Chaneni-Sudh Mahadev-Mantalai sector
• Katra-Patni Top-Badarwah sector.
• Construction of an Artificial Lake.
• One time settlement for refugees from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK)
Ropeway projects:• Mubarak Mandi to Bahu
• Chaneni to Patni Top
• Allow open tariff policy for hotels.
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Regional Initiatives:
Chenab Valley• Earmarking 2 per cent of revenues from hydro-power for development of the region.
• Specialized ITI for skill development to provide trained manpower for hydro power projects.
• Mining and mineral development with focus on sapphire; set up local processing units.
• Revise the law on minor forest produce to legalize cultivation and trade of medicinal and aromatic
plants.
• Construct the Chatroo-Vailoo tunnel.
• Road safety initiatives in view of the extra ordinary high rate of accidents and mortality.
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Regional Initiatives: Pir Panjal
• Setting up of specialized IT and bio tech parks.
• Formation of Mugal Road Tourism Development Authority.
• Building of a Tunnel on Mugal Road.
• Extension of Railway line.
• Opening of new cross LoC roads.
• Expanding scope of travel and trade on Poonch Rawlakote Road.
• Veterinary Campus for promoting live stock economy.
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Regional Initiatives: Indus Valley
• Opening of the Ladakh route to Mansarovar.
• Extension of tourist access to more forward areas, especially the Siachin glacier.
• Converting Siachin into a Peace Park.
• Opening of Turtuk-Khaplu route to re-unite divided families.
• Establishment of a Silk Route Interpretation Centre at Panamic/ Taksha area.
• Establishment of a Cultural Centre in Turtuk area.
• Developing Suru valley and Rock Buddhas of Mulbek, Karsekhar as tourist attractions.
• Constructing Nubra house in Srinagar.
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Regional Initiatives: Jehlum Valley
• Developing Greater Gulmarg and making it an all weather destination.
• Water Tourism Circuit around Jehlum, Wullar and Manasbal Lakes.
• Developing Bungus valley as a biosphere and promoting it as an eco tourism destination.
• Dry fruit mandi.
• Mega fruit mandi.
• Planning and planting high density orchards.
• Expressways from Srinagar to district headquarters.
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Specific Initiatives: Srinagar City
• Srinagar to be made into a Smart City.
• Traffic Decongestion through better traffic management.
• Multi level parking facilities.
• Creation of ‘Pedestrian only Zones’.
• Street vendor registration and licensing.
Shehr-e-khas development:
• Livelihood creation projects by dovetailing craft, heritage and tourism.
• Declaring downtown as a heritage zone.
• Creating a downtown knowledge hub by rationalizing the use of the premises of MP School, Gandhi memorial college and Bagh e Dilawar Khan.
• Development of Brari nambal lagoon on the pattern of Hussein Sagar, Hyderabad.
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Specific Initiatives: Jammu City
• Resolve the drinking water and sewerage issues which is a major health
hazard.
• Ring Road around Jammu city for decongestion of traffic.
• Road widening & Flyover projects in Jammu city to be revived.
• Multi level parking facilities.
• Increase the capacity of electricity transformers.
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Initiatives: Kashmiri Pandits
• Kashmiri pandits will be reintegrated and absorbed in the kashmiri milieu.
• Reintegration has to be a process that must start within the state as well
as the civil society.
• Return with dignity will be based on a legal framework of citizenship and
their rights as state subjects.
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Initiatives: Other Minorities
• A legislative framework for empowerment of all minorities including Sikhs and Christians.
• Recommend to the Government of India to declare Sikhs as a minority in J&K under the National Minorities Act.
• Ensure equitable distribution of development across all religious and ethnic minorities.
• For Sikhs, provide option of ‘Punjabi’ being taught as an optional language in school.
• Instituting a Chair for Punjabi language in the Universities of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Create a Schedule Tribe Ministry for the welfare of Gujjars.
• Pursue the resolution passed by the State Assembly providing schedule tribe status to pahadispeaking people.
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Initiatives For Marginalized
• Register all street vendors.
• Provide all registered vendor with a license to conduct business.
• Provide kiosks and designate cluster for their operation.
• Empanel all ITI trained electricians, and plumbers.
• Form societies for skilled unemployed and make it mandatory that all labor from
outside the state is registered with these societies
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Initiatives: Children & Challenged
• For enhancing Children rights relating to education, health & nutrition,
state government shall adopt the UN Convention on Rights of the
Children
• Provide special access to physically challenged in
• All government offices
• Public building
• Public transport
THE POWER
OF
6
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6 Big Initiatives
1. Devolution and Decentralization
2. Governance Reforms
3. Skill Development
4. Public-Private partnership
5. Import substitution
6. Branding and benchmarking of products
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6 Focus Stakeholders
1. YOUTH: Skill Development.
2. WOMEN: Financial safety net.
3. ENTREPRENEURS: Enabling environment
4. TRADERS: Enhanced credit availability.
5. HORTICULTURISTS: Apple Insurance.
6. PROFESSIONALS: Better working condition for doctors and engineers.
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6 Big Steps In Focus Business Sectors
Power:
• Increasing generation.
• Privatizing distribution.
Horticulture
• High Density orchards.
• Pesticide Regulation Authority.
Manufacturing
• GST with protection of status and
exemptions.
• Extension of Industrial Package.
Trade:
• Trade to be covered brought under
Enterprises policy.
• Tax rationalization.
Crafts:
• Preserve, Propagate and Professionalize.
• Declare as “culture” Industry.
Tourism:
• Turnover based incentive policy
• Tourism infrastructure financing facility
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6 Critical Issues & Initiatives
• Corruption: Governance reforms.
• Unemployment: Employment through enterprise.
• Flood affected: Rehabilitation and restoration of livelihood.
• Power shortage: Reduce T&D losses.
• Horticulture profitability: Regulate transport tariffs.
• City Traffic: A new traffic management system.
Lets build a better
J&K together!
An Aspirational Agenda
by
J&K Peoples Democratic Party
J&K Election 2014