Senior officers of the Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs briefed Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister, and Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home, on different issues relating to the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

Some of the important issues taken up during the briefing included security situation, infiltration from across the border, strengthening of fence along the border, rehabilitation of surrendered militants, different migrant groups staying in Jammu and Kashmir and the Kashmiri migrants who have been displaced from the valley, developmental projects and the Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan taken up in Jammu & Kashmir were also discussed. Schemes such as ‘Udaan’ for skill upgradation of the youth for improving their employability were discussed in detail during the briefing.

Rajnath Singh asked the officers to ensure that the measures taken up for checking the infiltration are further strengthened and also desired the Ministry to take the Kashmiri migrants into confidence and work on the measures that should be taken up for their return to the Valley.