Only two outsiders have purchased the property in Jammu and Kashmir in the two years since Article 370 was repealed and two Union Territories were created from the former state, according to the government.
“As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, two persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have purchased two properties in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019,”Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
The minister was asked whether the government or people from other states faced any “hardship or impediments” while buying properties in Jammu and Kashmir. “No such instance has been reported to the government,” he replied.
The Home Ministry responded to a question on whether many individuals from other states had acquired or are interested in purchasing properties in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370, which granted the state special constitutional status, was repealed.
On August 5, 2019, the central government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.
The administration established a new definition for Jammu and Kashmir’s domicile after the entire integration of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union of India.
According to that definition, a person who has lived in the Union Territory for at least 15 years is entitled to become a permanent resident.
The administration also extended residence rights to central government workers and their offspring who had worked in the state for ten years.
Previously, the Jammu and Kashmir legislature had the constitutional authority to determine who was a resident, and only such individuals may seek for jobs or own property in the former state.
Last year, the home ministry modified the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment Act) of 2010, changing the phrase “permanent residents” to “domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir.”
