It will not be an exaggeration to say that Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a revolutionary change soon after the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories viz Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as not only several major development programmes were implemented successfully but numerous people-oriented welfare schemes were launched, which were earlier not applicable in J&K due to presence of controversial articles 370 and 35A. The Government accorded a focused attention to both the newly created Union Territories in every scheme and programme for bringing the people at par with those residing in other states and UTs. Moreover, effective measures were also taken for tackling the challenges like terrorism, unemployment etc which the people of J&K were facing from last several years. As the Government realized that it is not possible to provide employment to every unemployed youth in the Union Territory, accordingly they were inspired to become entrepreneurs than wasting their precious time in the wait of job. All necessary assistance and hand holding along with necessary support, guidance and financial assistance was also provided to the interesting candidates without facing any complex procedure so that more and more youngsters are attracted towards the sector than increasing the number of unemployed force, waiting for a Government advertisement regarding a job. Moreover, besides promoting entrepreneurship, carrying forward the mission of ruling dispensation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote the concept of start-ups in the country the administration of Jammu and Kashmir also paid a focused attention towards the sector and ensured every possible assistance to the interesting aspirants in this regard. It is only due to the dedicated and result-oriented efforts of the UT administration that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as a top performer among all the Union Territories and states in the ranking of States’ Exercise-2021 on Support to Start-Up Ecosystems. As per the results of third edition of ‘Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems’, Jammu and Kashmir has been clubbed with UTs and the north-eastern states including those States having less than one crore population has emerged as top performer. This excellent performance by the Union Territory on national level, that too within two years of its formation, is testimony of the fact that the government is working dedicatedly for taking J&K far-ahead on the path of progress and prosperity.
