Srinagar, Sep 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, will meet here on September 10 to consider a range of policy and development proposals, including new Skill Development and Homestay policies.

Sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that the meeting is scheduled to be held at 4 pm at the Chief Minister's residence.
The proposed Mission Skill policy seeks to impart industry-oriented skills to youth from school to university level and create more employable and market-ready human resources, they said.

The Cabinet is also likely to consider a revised Homestay Policy aimed at simplifying procedures and encouraging more residents to participate in the tourism sector. The renewal period under the proposed policy may be extended from one year to five years.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
On the development front, the agenda includes a proposal for administrative approval of a 1.955-km flyover from Muthi Flyover to Shakuntla Theatre in Jammu to ease traffic congestion, they added.

They said that the Cabinet may also take up a proposal for an Industrial Park at Padri in Vijaypur under the BHAVYA scheme and land transfer to BSNL for extending 4G services to uncovered villages in Jammu and Kashmir.

Other items include land for a vegetable market at Sopore, promotions of J&K Accounts Service officers, flood relief compensation and post-monsoon macadamisation works.
Four Bills drafted by different departments are also expected to be placed before the Cabinet for approval and subsequent introduction in the legislature.(KNS)