Recruitment of local youth into militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir is down by 40 per cent, while infiltration from across the border has been reduced by 43 per cent, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday.
Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Reddysaid the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an improvementin the first half of this year over the corresponding period of 2018.
“Net infiltration has reduced by 43 per cent and localrecruitment has declined by 40 per cent. Militant initiated incidents havedeclined by 28 per cent. Actions initiated by the security forces witnessed anincrease of 59 per cent and have resulted in 22 per cent increase inneutralisation of militants,” he said.The Minister said the government has takenvarious measures such as strengthening of the security apparatus and strictenforcement of the law against anti-national activities.