{
  "id": 289536,
  "title": "Only 3 of 6.5k Kashmiri migrant families have permanently returned to Valley: Parliamentary panel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/only-3-of-6-5k-kashmiri-migrant-families-have-permanently-returned-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T01:45:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/only-3-of-6-5k-kashmiri-migrant-families-have-permanently-returned-to-valley-parliamentary-panel-101786152589561.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A parliamentary committee has revealed that only three out of the 6,510 Kashmiri migrant families who initially agreed to return to the region have actually permanently settled in the Valley. The Department Related Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in its 260th report, has called for a thorough examination of the various factors, including security, housing, livelihood, education, and social issues, that are discouraging these families from fully returning. The committee, led by Dr Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, expressed concern over the lack of progress in facilitating a dignified and safe return for these displaced families.",
  "summary": "The panel asked the government to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the security, housing and other concerns that are holding them back.",
  "key_points": [
    "Only 3 of 6,510 Kashmiri migrant families have permanently returned.",
    "Parliamentary committee calls for examination of discouraging factors.",
    "Concern over lack of progress in facilitating safe return."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sparse return of Kashmiri migrant families signals a setback for efforts to facilitate a dignified and safe return for displaced families, prompting a deeper examination of security and social issues.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}