{"id":23480,"date":"2026-06-24T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=23480"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:11:00","slug":"frequent-parl-study-tours-bring-focus-on-jks-dev-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/frequent-parl-study-tours-bring-focus-on-jks-dev-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent parl study tours bring focus on J&K\u2019s dev, tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven committees visit UT in past two months; MLAs hail initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Jun 24: For Jammu & Kashmir, the past two months have felt like a revolving door of parliamentary delegations, with the seventh such group set to arrive in the Valley on Thursday (June 25).<\/p>\n

Since the conclusion of the Budget Session of Parliament, the Union Territory has witnessed a steady stream of parliamentary delegations undertaking study tours. The Parliamentary Panel on External Affairs, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, is currently visiting the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Meanwhile, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas is scheduled to begin its four-day study tour of Jammu & Kashmir tomorrow.<\/p>\n

This will mark the seventh visit by a Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee since the Budget Session ended on April 18.<\/p>\n

According to details available with the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Department-related Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, led by MP Digvijaya Singh, visited Jammu & Kashmir immediately after the Budget Session. The committee reviewed educational reforms, youth engagement, and welfare initiatives in the Valley.<\/p>\n

In the first week of May, the Department-related Standing Committee on Finance, headed by MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, visited Jammu & Kashmir to review key issues such as financial literacy, digitalisation, GST reforms, pension regulation, MSME growth, insurance coverage, and grievance redressal.<\/p>\n

Soon after, the Department-related Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, led by MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, visited Jammu & Kashmir and assessed the progress of Smart City and other urban projects.<\/p>\n

The Department-related Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal, visited Jammu & Kashmir from May 10 to May 15 to discuss various issues. The Department-related Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment also visited the Union Territory in May\u2013June as part of its study tour.<\/p>\n

Cutting across party lines, legislators are optimistic that these visits will boost development in Jammu & Kashmir and promote it on the tourism map.<\/p>\n

MLA Gulmarg, Farooq Ahmad Shah, termed the visits as positive, saying that parliamentarians can better understand the realities on the ground through firsthand experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen parliamentarians visit J&K and witness the situation themselves, they become ambassadors of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a welcome step and will help project the region in a positive manner,\u201d Shah told KNO.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce they return, they will carry good impressions of Jammu and Kashmir and encourage others to visit. We are hopeful that this will have a positive impact on tourism and development alike,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Shah, who is also head of J&K Assembly\u2019s petition committee, said that these visits also draw the attention of the Central government to the development needs of J&K.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring these visits, they also examine developmental issues concerning J&K, which are later mentioned in their reports. Once the report is tabled, the concerned ministry has to submit an action-taken report on it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Echoing similar views, MLA Udhampur East R.S. Pathania said the visits would prove beneficial for the Union Territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cJammu & Kashmir is getting positive projection through such visits, and it will certainly help,\u201d Pathania said. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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