The forgotten “J” in J&K
Courtesy “Son of Devaki” by Tarun Vijay, this amazing table that provides a glimpse into how the populatoin in the Kahsmir valley has been rewarded at the expense of the citizens in Jammu.
Please read and circulate widely.
The step-motherly treatment of Jammu
|
Sr. no |
Jammu region |
Kashmir valley region |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Area |
26293 sq kms |
15948 sq kms |
|
Total revenue generated |
75 %Â |
20%Â |
|
Total voters |
3059986Â |
2883950Â |
|
Assembly seats allotted |
37Â |
46Â |
|
Voters per seat |
66521Â Â Â |
49728 |
|
Area per assembly seat |
710.6 sq kms |
346.6 sq. kms. |
|
Loksabha seats |
2Â Â |
3 |
|
Cabinet ministers(till 7th July,08) |
5Â |
14 |
|
Districts |
10Â |
10 |
|
Area per district |
2629 sq. kms |
1594 sq. kms |
|
Unemployment status |
69.70 %Â |
29.30%Â |
|
Representation in state govt. jobs |
1.2 lakhs |
3lakhs |
|
Percentage of employees from local area |
less than 25%Â |
99%Â |
|
Power generation |
22 Mega Watt |
304 Mega Watt |
|
Annual tourist traffic |
80 lakhs plus |
Less than 4 lakhs |
|
Expenditure of revenue on tourism sector |
less than 10%Â |
Plus 85%Â |
|
Rural electrification |
less than 70%Â |
100%Â |
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UPDATE:
From a recent Devil’s Advocate interiew with Arun Jaitley, some excerpts relevant to this post:
Karan Thapar: ….The truth is that if you go by the registered voters, no doubt Jammu has more registered voters but you and I know that due to militancy in the valley, there is a huge under-registration there. So instead, go by the total population. That’s how constituencies are divided.
Arun Jaitley: I find that ridiculous.
Karan Thapar: If you go by the total population, you discover that there are 46 MLAs in Kashmir and 37 in Jammu, but for every MLA, there is a total of 1,19,000 people in both regions. This means that the division has been done perfectly in accordance with the rules. It is not unfair, it is totally justified.
Arun Jaitley: Now that you have made your point, this appeared a story in Hindu. That is where you got your data. And now you must know the true facts. 1951, there was no census in Jammu and Kashmir. 1961, Kashmir had three lakh people more than Jammu, 1971 also it had three lakh people more. 1981, again it had four lakh people more. 1991, there was no census. So it was four lakhs more in 1981. But between 1981 and 2001 you had the Kashmiri pundits being pushed out, the Sikhs pushed out and even the wealthier Muslims pushed out because they found it unsafe….So the population of Jammu would have increased. Instead, the 2001 census, a rigged census, I reiterate, showed eleven lakhs more in the valley. Should have been less. So the election commission said we will go door to door and conduct a registration of voters. In militancy, you can register people in terms of population, you can also register voters and suddenly you find that Jammu has more voters. Today, you find an incongruous situation where Valley has more registered people through that census of 2001 but effectively two and a half lakh less voters.
Karan Thapar: It is very interesting that today you are raising concerns about the 2001 census, which you call rigged. You happened to be the government in power at the time. Why did you not raise any concerns when it was declared? Why did you not raise these doubts earlier? Why are you conveniently raising them today?
Arun Jaitley: When the facts belie your contentions and claim, now you ask me why I did not raise these concerns before.
Karan Thapar: The fact is your interpretation. Its your interpretation, not figures.
Arun Jaitley: I am giving you figures from 1961 to 2002.
Karan Thapar: Population can change in twenty years….
Arun Jaitley: If you have been reading the papers, people have migrated from the Valley, not into the Valley. So population should have gone down and not gone up by eleven lakhs.
*** End of Excerpts ***Â
Excellent points. Collecting taxpayer money from Jammu and spending it in Kashmir. That is the reward for being productive. I hope this news gets widely circulated.
Some excerpts from THE REAL INDICATORS – Stop the humbug called ‘Kashmir is hurt’ by Prof R Vaidyanathan
IT is fashionable for the bleeding heart liberals (BHL) in India to talk out of turn and use POTA (Pulled out of Thin Hair) data to justify their rantings.
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Why are Kashmiris hurt? The first reason given is that polls were mostly rigged in J & K…This argument is specious since the first candidate to cede from India on this ground should be Bihar since time immemorial polls were rigged in that state.
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What about Bengal? Jyoti Basu could not have lost Baranagar to a CPI candidate but for rigging by Siddhartha Ray’s Juba Congress boys. Now in every poll CPM indulges in scientific rigging according to its opponents. The Dalits of Western UP will tell horror stories of rigging by Jats till the arrival of Seshan and BSP in that order.
The second issue of hurt is regarding their socio-economic condition. In every indicator J & K stands in the top rung of all the states.
Some of the indicators are:
1. Per capita Consumption of Electricity at 759KWh (2006-2007) is much higher than in UP , MP , Rajasthan, Bihar,WB, etc. (Rajya Sabha Question No.2908-21-04-08).
2. Per Capita Central assistance at Rs.2860 (in 2000) much higher than all states; with TN at Rs.260 and UP at 385 and WB at 426 and all India figure of Rs. 395. If at all; the rest of India should be hurt about it.Even total assistance of Rs 2631 crore in 2000 is the highest among states. (Rajya Sabha Question Nb.1370 dated 0308-2000.)
3. State-wise per capita availability of Milk in India (2005-2006) at 353 gms per day for J & K is much higher than most of the states with all-India average at 241 gms per day . (Rajya Sabha Question 1801 dated 11-08-2006).
4. State-wise per capita allocation for Agriculture and Rural development (2002-2003) at Rs. 305 (Rs.245 and Rs.60) is much higher than most states including TN at Rs. 188 and AP at Rs. 125, Maharashtra Rs 202 (leave alone BIMARU states) with all-India average at Rs.152.(Lok Sabha Question 4659 dated 2304-03).
5. State-wise per capita expenditure (Current and capital) on health in India in 2001 at Rs. 363 is much higher than most states with TN at 170, AP at 146, UP at Rs. 83 and WB at Rs. 206 and a national average of 167. (Rajya Sabha question no. 756 dated 28-07-2003)
6. State-wise average monthly per capita consumption expenditure of farmers in India in 2003 at Rs. 712 for J & K is the third highest in India next to Punjab at Rs 828 and Haryana at Rs. Rs 741 with national average being Rs 502. (Rajya Sabha Question 1759 dated 08-12-2005).
7. The distribution of households in terms of ownership of dwellings at 94 per cent is one of the highest in India (Table H-5 Census of India —The StateJ&K — Census 2001).
We find that this state is among the top quartile or among the top percentile in every socio economic indicator.
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As far as India is concerned, it should conduct a referendum encompassing the entire country about the future of Kashmir and the need to keep Article 370.
That is the only referendum we should think of.
Enough of this nonsense called ‘Kashmiri is hurt.’
*** End of Excerpts ***
Thanks to Krishen-ji for alerting me to this.