Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched the “Scooty for College Girls” Scheme . As part of the launch function, Mufti took a a ride on a Scooty in a bid to popularise its use.

• Under this scheme, 312 applications were received from Women’s College Gandhi Nagar but only 150 were selected.

• Eligibility for a Scooty was based on minimum percentage and the annual family income of 65 per cent and Rs.4 lakh respectively.

• This comes after posters had appeared in Srinagar that warned girls not to ride two-wheelers.

• In May this year, the state government announced that it is in the process of taking many women specific initiatives, and among them was the “CM Scooty Scheme“.

• According to a statement attributed to state finance minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu in May, “College going girl students will be given a 50 per cent subsidy on purchase of a Scooty.”

• He had said then that “The idea is to make them independent in (terms of) mobility.”

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The state of Jammu and Kashmir grants special autonomous status of an Article 370 of the Indian constitution. The article is drafted in Part XXI of the Constitution, which relates to Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions.

• Founded: October 26, 1947

• Capitals: Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)