Kashmir

      World’s peace loving country India is target by countries especially its neighbouring country which has envy with India since independence but whenever any country try to cross its limits then it get strong resistance, from last two decades now India emerge as second strongest economy of the world after china. Pakistan since its inception jealous towards India and often try to become source of problems like by sheltering anti Indian elements whether it is misguided youth or fugitives or fake currency and even producing terrorism to destablise India first during 1980’s to 1991 in Punjab then 1989 onwards in Kashmir by providing money, training and weapons to misguided youth, Punjab state terrorism ended with strong action by government but Kashmir is still burning under terrorism and often news keep on pouring of terrorism incidences’ in Jammu and Kashmir region. Terrorist’s activities create problems for the normal lives of regardless cast, creed and culture; no body in the valley feel safe and result of this Kashmiri Pandits in huge numbers migrate to country’s different states and majority in the Jammu province in the nineties and till date migrants families not return to their home town. Kashmir valley which was named as heaven on earth but with terrorism activities it becomes place unsafe to live. Recently from past almost three months Kashmir again starts simmering and life is under bandh and curfew after the gap of few days, normal life disrupts, business are standstill and study in school and colleges effective because of frequent close down. It is found that behind these disturbances local separatists fraction are playing the games of instability as it was capture by a Television news channel in which leader of hardliner fraction of huriyat Sayeed Ali provoke the local youth to indulge in stone pelting activities in return they get one hundred and fifty rupees per days but during demonstrations and stone pelting incidences in defence Para military forces and police fire tear gas shells and bullets. As per reports since these fresh incidences which begin from the month of June one hundred persons have lost their lives. Sayeed Ali asked shopkeepers to open shops and do business during night which become problem for local residents. Normal life is stranded in Kashmir, thus now even Muslim starts migrating to Jammu and it is equivalents migration of 1990 by Kashmiri Pandits. It is worth mentioning here that separatist leaders are living luxurious life without any problem even their child are getting education outside from country but they are becoming cause of crisis in the life of general public by doing protests and bandhs. Now even Muslim has no support for these separatist leaders. Even separatist leader ban on apple export to other parts of country but when fruits started rotten then allowed to export it. Once known as heaven on earth Kashmir is burning because of selfishness of separatist and they are trying to misled youth and making them there pawn but protest and bandh taking valley resident life full of problem. Government of India and state government are trying there level best to restore peace by lifting no stone unturned. Central Government just announced package of Rupees one billion to Kashmir valley, while declaring it Union Home Minster Mr. P. Chidambaram said Rupees five lakhs will be given to the kin of deceased in the violence, students will be release arrested for stone pelting and every charge against youth which were involve in these incidences will be taken back and bunkers not only in valley but throughout sate will be reduce. Hopefully package and some relief will work to end the disturbances in the valley and normal life will be restore in the valley.

Initiative to end Black Marketing

        For population living under poverty line Government of India runs scores of schemes but sometimes lack of proper monitoring, it often misuse by concerned officers /authorities /persons and it not reached at its full capacity to its target peoples of the country. In Punjab State one of Government policy which is for weaker section of society to give kerosene at subsidies rates under Public Distribution System at Ration Depot shops. In the open market rates of Kerosene is 30 rupees per liter but government is providing kerosene at ration depot shops at 12 rupees pre liter mean subsidies of sixty percent and Central Government has announced that it will not deregulate Kerosene and Gas cylinder because kerosene is used by weaker section of society. To control depot holder sold kerosene in the open market government almost one and half decade ago change the colour of kerosene from white to blue so that it can easily be traced but despite this depot holder sold kerosene to the big traders especially this practice is continue in the remote villages, and government is giving subsidies of rupees 225 on to each domestic gas cylinder and consider that it will keep on bearing subsidies cost as removing subsidies can put heavy burden on to the budget of mediocre section of society but yes amount of subsidies can be reduce little bit in future.
     In Punjab State families who have gas cylinder are not allowed to get kerosene from the public distribution system (ration depot shops).Food Supply department of Punjab State has recently issued new orders which give problems to the families who have gas cylinders. In the past when consumer took new gas connection then it was mandatory for the consumers to have stamp from Food Supply Department on to their ration card but as per new directive of food supply department at the time of taking delivery of refill gas cylinder then consumer has to get department stamp on to the ration card and without having department stamp by no mean customer will be able to get gas cylinder. It will help government to kill two birds with one stone because with this move drilling starts to end black marketing of domestic gas cylinder but also it won’t be easy to do black of kerosene. In first instance it appears that government’s main target is to clip the wings of allotted kota of depot holder. State Government has already started this system in some district as pilot project and under this Punjab State’s Food Supply Department will collect the consumer data, main reason of collecting records is that through this government will get information about customers who have gas cylinders but still pulling the share of weaker section by getting kerosene Under this whole process it is consideration to get list of consumers at district level and Food supply department will supervise. Two months back it was started and now it is almost completed and it is seriously considering the alternative ways to get stamp at the time of getting delivery of gas cylinder and as per speculations Food Supply Department will make some arrangements at gas agency dealers itself. It will help department to end black marketing of Gas cylinder and kerosene and will give relief to the families who deserve to get kerosene oil from Depot at subsidies rates.