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Jammu and Kashmir: Growth surges since Article 370 abrogation
Jammu and Kashmir is a region in the north of India.
For many years, it had special rules that kept it different from the rest of the country.
In 2019, India changed those rules, and since then the region has been growing and changing quickly.
Many new roads and bridges have been built, connecting villages and towns.
A big railway line was finished in 2025 so trains can run in all kinds of weather.
In 2026, a fast train called Vande Bharat started running between Jammu and Srinagar in under five hours.
Far more tourists are coming to visit, which helps hotels, shops, and local guides.
Seven new medical colleges were opened, so more people can train to become doctors.
Companies are investing lots of money, which can create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
All of this is meant to bring Jammu and Kashmir closer to the rest of India.
More than 1,057 road and bridge projects worth over Rs 4,550 crore have been sanctioned in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019.
The 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link was completed in 2025, and the Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat service began in April 2026.
Tourist visits rose from 25.19 lakh in 2020 to 2.35 crore in 2024, with foreign arrivals climbing from 5,317 to 65,452.
Seven new government medical colleges and about 800 additional MBBS seats were added after 2019, lifting total capacity to 1,300 seats.
Investment proposals stood at Rs 1.63 lakh crore by December 2024, with 1,984 industrial units generating 63,710 jobs since 2019.
- Who
- Residents of Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India, and officials cited in the Daily Mirror Online report
- What
- A documented surge in infrastructure, tourism, education, and investment in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir, India
- When
- From 2019 through 2026, with data covering 2020-2024 and the Vande Bharat launch in April 2026
- Why
- To structurally integrate the region with mainland India after Article 370's abrogation
Key facts
- Road and bridge projects sanctioned
- 1,057 since 2019, worth over Rs 4,550 crore
- Bridges completed
- 290 completed; 338 under construction
- Roads built under PMGSY
- More than 21,400 km
- Rail link
- 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla line completed in 2025
- Tourist visits
- 25.19 lakh (2020) to 2.35 crore (2024)
- Foreign tourist arrivals
- 5,317 (2020) to 65,452 (2024)
- New medical colleges
- 7 opened after 2019; MBBS capacity now 1,300 seats
- Investment proposals
- Rs 1.63 lakh crore by December 2024; potential 5.90 lakh jobs
Quotes
Daily Mirror Online report
News portal reporting on J&K’s development
“The broader trend since 2019 has been one of dramatic recovery, with millions more visitors helping revive hotels, transport services, local handicrafts, and guiding services, it says.”
thehansindia.com
“In the larger national context, Jammu and Kashmir today appears more closely tied to India's economic and institutional mainstream than at any point in recent decades.”
thehansindia.com











