J&K- No outsider has bought land in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells parliamentary panel

J&K- No outsider has bought land in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells parliamentary panel

Ajay K. Bhagat | Posted on 19th of March, 2021 09:24PM IST 

Jammu Kashmir- The Ministry of Home  had notified new land laws for the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir in October, making it possible for any Indian citizen to buy land in the region.

The Ministry told a parliamentary panel that no person from outside Jammu and Kashmir UT has purchased land in the Union Territory so far, reported on Wednesday.

The ministry had notified new land laws for the Union Territory JAMMU KASHMIR in October, making it possible for any Indian citizen to buy land in the region. The land in Jammu and Kashmir was earlier meant only for the permanent residents under Article 370, 35A which was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019.

The home ministry said that agricultural land was being protected in Jammu and Kashmir UT on similar lines as that in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. It, however, said that the land has been opened up for industries in the latter two states, Reported said.

“This has been one of the reasons why Jammu Kashmir, unlike Himachal and Uttarakhand state has not benefited from any industrial package in the past because till one has title to a land, industry cannot be set up,” the report said.