46,631 migrant families from J&K registered with UT's relief body

The government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that 46,631 Kashmiri migrant families comprising 157,967 individuals, who had to migrate from the Valley due to security reasons, are registered with the Relief Organisation (Migrants) in the Union Territory. Union MoS for home Nityanand Rai provided the information in a written reply to questions from Lok Sabha MP Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar of the Shiv Sena.

In addition, there are several Kashmiri families who have migrated to other parts of the country, the minister said.