{"id":60469,"date":"2025-03-21T04:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T04:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=60469"},"modified":"2025-03-21T04:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T04:43:39","slug":"legislators-demand-hike-in-cdf-power-amnesty-and-development-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/legislators-demand-hike-in-cdf-power-amnesty-and-development-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislators Demand Hike in CDF, Power Amnesty, and Development Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"439\">Cutting across party lines, several legislators in the Jammu &amp; Kashmir Legislative Assembly urged the government to increase the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and grant a one-time power amnesty for domestic consumers, particularly benefiting poor and marginalized sections.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"478\"><strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"476\">Key Demands Raised by MLAs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"1905\">\n<li data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"654\"><strong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"514\">CDF Increase &amp; Power Amnesty<\/strong>: Multiple MLAs, including those from BJP and National Conference, emphasized the need for higher CDF to address local issues effectively.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"864\"><strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"707\">Regularization of Daily Wagers &amp; NHM Employees<\/strong>: MLAs, including BJP\u2019s Rajiv Jasrotia and D.K. Manyal, criticized delays in the regularization of daily wagers and NHM employees, urging immediate action.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1149\"><strong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"917\">Tourism Promotion &amp; Infrastructure Development<\/strong>:\n<ul data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1149\">\n<li data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1027\"><strong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"943\">Sajjad Shaheen<\/strong> called for developing Ghoda Gali as a heritage site and Chenab for water rafting.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1149\"><strong data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1054\">Sharifuddin Shariq<\/strong> highlighted the untapped hydroelectric and tourism potential of Doodh Pathri and Tosamaidan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1594\"><strong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1194\">Reforms in Administration &amp; Governance<\/strong>:\n<ul data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1594\">\n<li data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1328\"><strong data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1226\">Mohd Yousuf Tarigami<\/strong> demanded implementation of SRO-17 and minimum wages for daily wagers at par with central standards.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1465\"><strong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1347\">Riaz Ahmed<\/strong> sought reforms in the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Recruitment Board (SRB) to expedite recruitment.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1594\"><strong data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1492\">Dr. Narinder Singh<\/strong> emphasized accountability in governance and called for a Refugee Board to address refugee concerns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1905\"><strong data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1638\">Concerns Over Regional Discrimination<\/strong>:\n<ul data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1905\">\n<li data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1806\"><strong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1665\">Choudhary Akram<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1693\">Ghulam Mohiddin Mir<\/strong> alleged development disparities in their constituencies, particularly in border areas like Poonch and Rajouri.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1905\"><strong data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1828\">Shabbir Ahmed<\/strong> raised concerns over the lack of financial assistance for Muslim migrants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"2084\">The MLAs stressed that urgent action on these demands would ensure equitable development, efficient governance, and better living conditions for the people of Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cutting across party lines, several legislators in the Jammu &amp; Kashmir Legislative Assembly urged the government to increase the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and grant a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4601,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60469","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-jammu","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60471,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60469\/revisions\/60471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}