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In his maiden exposure, as J&K’s chief minister, to the India Inc Mr Omar has appreciably roped in the Asia’s fastest growing business conglomerate, ESSAR Group and sought its pledge for creating at least four thousand jobs in the state in first phase. <BR/><BR/>Interstingly, during their poll campaign, Mr Omar and his party had gone out of way to promise voters thousands of government jobs. But, by taking a corporate route the chief minister has dropped broader hints about his plans to genereate employment in the industry-starved state. He also appears willing to shun the policy of buying loyalities through state exchequer in the form of petty class fourth jobs and thereby rendering the whole society madly dependent on the state. The Essar Group is an India-based diversified corporation with interests in telecommunications, shipping, steel, construction, power and oil. The group has an estimated market capitalization of US$25 billion and revenues exceeding US$5.8 billion in 2007 across Asia. When Mr Omar’s father, Farooq Abdullah, took over as chief minister in 1996 the economic scenario was begging for radical measures. Back then National Conference government tried to woo Indian industry to Kashmir through a lucrative industrial policy that involves a 10-year tax holiday, free insurance and a host of plum sops and incentives. Proposals worth an estimated Rs 2000 Crore gathered dust in government chambers till National Conference lost power to PDP-Cong combine. However we saw brands like Coke and Dairy Fresh making forays into Jammu, with the pretext that the region was peaceful compared to Kashmir. Indeed the new government that assumed office in 2002 had relatively a smooth situation to work on NC’s newly formulated industrial policy but despite both Chief Ministers, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and Ghulam Nabi Azad, having been serious about the industrialisation Kashmir remained mired in controversy after controversy (Gulmarg land, sex scandal, graveyard and Amarnath) while the factories in Jammu’s industrial estates kept cranking out products and selling in rest of India besides Kashmir Valley. The old guard could forward the excuse of militancy but the present incumbent has no excuse. A huge and frenzied Azadi campaign did not see non-state violence, militants have already lowered their guns and Indo-Pak circuit is presently defined by broader security issues wherein Kashmir militancy has no place. Also, Pakistan, by not interrupting elections in 2008, has given out that it may no longer be interested to meddle in Kashmir’s administrative and local governmental issues. The chief minister, therefore, has a smooth levelplaying field. He must perform and work for an effective delivery and ending the state-dependence will be an effective start. Setting up of BPOs could be a fair beginning but the chief minister should not stop here. He should think in terms of real-time industrialization. Our power resources have the potential of delivering economic independence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172971847042807146.post-81014647615656777002009-01-18T05:03:00.000-08:002009-01-18T05:03:00.000-08:00@Anonymous:Of late, barring the latest post, I hav...@Anonymous:<BR/>Of late, barring the latest post, I have hardly posted anything of my own. These are just news reports of what your security forces have been doing to our people - hard facts u see, very difficult to refute. These are the happenings that are keeping Kashmiris aloof from India. Instead of shying away from these reports by labelling them as India bashing, better gear up yourselves and tell your security forces loud and clear to stop atrocities against hapless Kashmiris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172971847042807146.post-90583748109292581442009-01-18T02:07:00.000-08:002009-01-18T02:07:00.000-08:00on reading the other posts on this blog i realise ...on reading the other posts on this blog i realise mine was a wasted comment...<BR/>I didnt realise that this was an India bashing blog!<BR/><BR/>my badAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172971847042807146.post-80556893258070928342009-01-18T02:02:00.000-08:002009-01-18T02:02:00.000-08:00They would industrialize the state..if we would cr...They would industrialize the state..if we would create conditions conducive to businesses!!! Who is going to invest in a state where they cant even buy land???Let alone the huge saftey/security issues!<BR/><BR/>Lets all ask our politicians....the lying-opportunistic hijabi madam and her traitor daddy dearest where the money went?? or maybe the father son duo.... (thats pretty easy the last i heard on a trip home- a hotel in HongKong, some private bridges over Tawi to their palatial palaces etc etc)<BR/><BR/>U know why there is no progress in our state..sadly becuase its people like us (U and I) who dont want to let it happen...I want to know why despite the blatant misuse of funds by our politicians why are the ordinary citizens not protesting! Why is it that i find it easier to leave home and lead a life somewhere else and you to vent ur anger through this blog...Have we seriously tried to change things? Hold the politicians accountable!<BR/><BR/>There is no otehr place in the country where there is 13 hours of load shedding every day!!! With number of Hydro-electric power plans one would think there would be enough power,Why? because obviously we- the people dont want to pay for electricity..WHen the the Govt forcibly installs meters in every home...we break them at the flimsiest of excuses!!!! We burn buses, dig up roads all in the name of protest! I am sorry but its a sad state of affairs but we need to do something abt it...<BR/><BR/>I am sorry to say but before i point fingers at the Indian state i think its us who are to blame..we have no sense of civic duty<BR/><BR/>Tell me if there was a rat in ur house what would you do? Would you rather hunt the rat down and kill it or wait for the neighbors to help us out or complain that the pest control department wasnt doing their job? Its a choice we need to make and sadly it appears wat seems to be an obvious choice is one we most hesitate to make!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172971847042807146.post-43175090027318677302009-01-17T22:09:00.000-08:002009-01-17T22:09:00.000-08:00Some people argue that India has been sincere enou...Some people argue that India has been sincere enough in funding us and developing our infrastructure. I wish to ask one simple question then, where have 26000 crores showered by Manmohan Singh, 6000 crores furnished by Vajpayee and many more thousands of crores provided by previous PMs of India gone. If we sum them up, they may not add up to anything less than Rs. 50,000 crores, I guess, in total eversince India occupied us. My question is were those 50,000 crores not sufficient enough to industrialize us adequately enough to the extent of manufacturing our own required goods. Then where are the industries? <BR/><BR/>ASSOCHAM has clearly stated (as elaborated in my previous comment) that Kashmir needs just 5000 crores to brace up its resources, develop industrially and start becoming self-reliant. Even previous CM, Azad blabbered a lot about Rs. 5000 crores that he brought from central govt for building roads. But he was sad enough to announce in the University of Kashmir that he couldn't spend even 100 crores out of this mammoth 5000 crore package (due to corruption and lack of work culture). Why didn't Azad use his good books in New Delhi to reappropriate this 5000 crore package in developing the industrial sector of the state. Answer is clear, New Delhi was well aware before hand that state would never be able to utilize this big amount just on building roads owing to its meager capacities and knew well in advance that this money will ultimately come back to their own coffers. Had they been sincere enough in providing this grant, once found unutilized in the stipulated period of time, they would have reappropriated it for fostering industry and entrepreneurship in our valley to tackle the epidemic of unemployment. At the same time it is amply clear that thousands of crores of rupees pumped by India into Kashmir has not done us any good in the wake of rampant unemployment existing in the vale. Had there been sincere funding on part of New Delhi, we would surely not have been faced with such a huge army of jobless youth. They would have got absorbed in the well flourished private sector which is non-existent at present in spite of such huge inflow of deceiptful packages.<BR/><BR/>J&K Bank issued a press statement on Eid-ul-Azha that an amount of Rs. 30 crores were disbursed by their ATMs across the valley within three days. Where did we spend these thirty crores, of course on sacrifical sheep, bakery, clothes and condiments. Where did these goods come from? Of course India. That means all the thirty crores went back to India. Had we been able to rare our own cattle, manufacture our own fabric, bakery, condiments etc, these 30 crores would have stayed within our valley thus making us richer. But sadly that does not happen because India does not want that to happen. Whatever we have been earning since 1947 has gone back to Indian manufacturers through the purchases we make, consequently our net savings are nil. A govt servant's riches are not counted by the salary he earns, they are rather counted by the savings he makes and total money he has in his kitty at the end of the day (at the time of his retirement). Similarly a state's prosperity is visible by the amount of money it is able to retain within. Due to absolute lack of industrialization and manufacturing activity in our state, we have spent whatever we have earned, there is no net saving and we are not as richer than before as we should have been. Now who is responsible for all this scenario, of course India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172971847042807146.post-66144822921187461632009-01-17T05:33:00.000-08:002009-01-17T05:33:00.000-08:00FICCI MAKES FOCUSSED SECTOR-WISE SUGGESTIONS TO BO...FICCI MAKES FOCUSSED SECTOR-WISE SUGGESTIONS TO BOOST INVESTMENTS IN J&K<BR/>Srinagar: May 19, 2006<BR/><BR/>According to FICCI, Horticulture was the bulwark of rural economy in the State which produces 10 lakh tonnes of apples per annum besides other fruits like pears, cherry, plums, apricots, with an annual turnover of Rs. 300 crore and forex earnings of over Rs. 80 crore annually. To give a boost to investment in Horticulture, FICCI has suggested provision of proper marketing facilities to the cultivators to ensure sustained employment and income, setting of Export Promotion Zones to promote export of items like strawberry, mushroom & cumin seed, promotion of development of growers association that can quantify the quality of the product into Grade A, Grade B, etc, initiatives for development of new varieties of fruits like kiwi fruit, wild apricot, black cherry, broccoli and mushroom and agreement with airlines to transport cargo from Leh, Srinagar & Jammu to centers of consumption like Delhi, Chandigarh & Mumbai.<BR/>FICCI has also noted that the Handicrafts & Handloom sector has already proved its worth by its vast employment and revenue generating potential in the State. The sector does not consume scarce resources, nor does it cause pollution and is environment friendly. The investment opportunities, in this sector include setting up of spinning mills to spin bulk quantity of good quality yarn, setting up of dyeing, calendaring and finishing facilities for woolens, and marketing of haute couture items like pashmina shawls and accessories. FICCI has suggested a five-fold approach for this sector: These include improvement in the productivity of weavers through enhancement of skills, introduction of more efficient looms & other related equipment, widening of market access of the handloom products produced in the state through effective marketing, focussing on product diversification and new designs, development of a cluster approach for design development, market assistance & production processes and focusing on brand promotion of the Kashmir handicrafts, product development and holding of exhibitions in international market.<BR/><BR/>In the field of Tourism, FICCI has stated that J&K was endowed with natural beauty of snow-clad mountains, lakes, streams and rare flora & fauna. While the Hindu shrines in Jammu, the Sufi shrines in Kashmir and the Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh make J&K ideal for Pilgrim Tourism, the State offers other attractions such as adventure tourism, ski tourism, golf tourism, and eco tourism. FICCI has suggested the following:<BR/> Declare Srinagar airport as an international airport and make it a charter destination<BR/> Some of the unexplored tourist destinations like Wardwan Valley in Kishtwar, Zanskar Valley, Pangong / Tsomoriri Lakes, Nubra Valley, Gurez, Telel, Bungas can be exploited fully by using feeder air services or even helicopters<BR/> Gondolas / Cable cars & other Ropeway systems in different tourist areas should be developed as already done in Gulmarg<BR/> The Patnitop complex needs to be upgarded & refurbished given the large tourist inflows it attracts from the neigbouring states <BR/><BR/>In Information Technology, FICCI notes that the State has acquired skills in various fields, most prominently in the IT & Engineering sectors. It has over 10,000 highly trained and skilled professionals available for employment, a Software Technology park has already been developed in Srinagar with Central assistance, having adequate bandwidth & connectivity and an Electronic Industrial Estate has been set up at Rajbagh in Srinagar. FICCI’s suggestions in IT include:<BR/><BR/> The talent pool present in the state needs to be groomed – Establish a technical university on the lines of Indian Institute of Information technology (IIIT)<BR/> Encourage local youth to set up their own units by the provision of soft loans by J&K bank, SIDCO etc<BR/> Ensure uninterrupted supply of power to the IT units<BR/> To give a boost to the sector IT can be used in new areas like banking, e-commerce, e-governance etc<BR/> To attract potential investors like the NRIs, government should open websites giving information about the investment opportunities in the state, tax concessions & various incentives offered, potential markets etc.<BR/><BR/>In Biotechnology, the chamber notes that J&K was a repository of herbal plants, medicinal plants & genetic materials from high altitude herbs holds immense potential for biotechnology sector and some infrastructure in the state is already present for carrying out R&D, for example, the Agriculture University of Jammu & Kashmir, regional research laboratory & the field research laboratory, Leh. The State also possesses rich reserves of resources such as fruits, medicinal & aromatic plants, forest produce, ornamental plants, livestock etc. To attract investment, in this vital sector, FICCI suggests encouragement to private research initiatives in hybridization, micro-propagation, tissue culture and other biotechnological applications in horticulture to introduce plants which have a short gestation period, development of infrastructure for biotechnology research, promotion of Ladakh region since it provides excellent soil & climate for seed production, and encouragement to the use of biotechnology to introduce new and improved cattle breeds.<BR/>On the export front, it is suggested that promotion of exports processed foods, fruit juice concentrate, herbs and herbal products, honey, flowers, pesticides, leather products and silk and silk products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com