Mehbooba Mufti launches ‘Scooty for College Girls’ scheme in Jammu

In Indian Affairs
September 13, 2016

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. Mufti distributed Scooties at two colleges for women, Women’s College Parade and Women’s College Gandhi Nagar. Both colleges have been allotted 150 scooties each.

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.

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”. College going girl students will be given a 50 per cent subsidy on purchase of a Scooty.”

Facts About Jammu and Kashmir:

jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains. It shares border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with China in the north and east.

The Line of Control separates it from the Pakistan-controlled territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and northwest respectively. The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Jammu and Kashmir consists of three regions: Jammu(25.93%), the Kashmir Valley(15.73%) and Ladakh(58.33%). The Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape, and Jammu’s numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year.

Ladakh, also known as “Little Tibet”, is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture.

Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch Valley, Sind Valley and Lidder Valley. Because of Jammu and Kashmir’s wide range of elevations, its biogeography is diverse.

The Jhelum River is the only major Himalayan river which flows through the Kashmir valley. The Indus, Tawi, Ravi and Chenab are the major rivers flowing through the state. Jammu and Kashmir is home to several Himalayan glaciers.