J&K is passing through a crucial period. Though an elected government and opposition parties exist, people from all walks of life still feel alienated. On a daily basis, newspapers carry press statements from political parties and their spokespersons, but most of the political activity seems to be for sustaining their political identity and not to address the grievances of people and work for their welfare. 

Unemployment is increasing day by day, leading to several socio-economic problems. Many parents cannot marry off their children owing to unemployment and lack of resource. Simultaneously, some youth have fallen prey to open as well as hidden activities. “Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir” is the slogan of the political class, but no remedy has been offered to this growing social problem yet. Several drug paddlers have been arrested; FIRs have been lodged, and property of the alleged drug paddlers has been confiscated. Nevertheless, the administration has failed to check this menace effectively.

Late marriages in the Valley have also posed challenges of fertility and reproductive health problems. There are thousands of cases wherein couples have no other option but to shift from one healthcare institution to another in order to receive treatments related to fertility problems. The situation in the healthcare sector in Jammu and Kashmir is equally disturbing. In spite of the fact that the private healthcare system has become very lucrative, the public healthcare system has had a lot of difficulties. Even with the establishment of new........

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