PDP MLA moves pvt bill seeking trauma healing
Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has moved a notice in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to introduce a private member's bill aimed at addressing trauma, reconciliation and dignity restoration for people affected by decades of violence and instability in the Union Territory.
The proposed legislation, titled the Jammu and Kashmir Reconciliation, Trauma Healing and Dignity Bill, 2026, is expected to be taken up during the Budget Session of the Assembly beginning on Monday. Along with the bill, Para has sought an initial allocation of Rs.50 crore to strengthen mental health services, train professionals, support community-based programmes and put monitoring mechanisms in place.
According to the notice submitted to the Assembly secretariat, the bill seeks to establish a statutory framework for trauma healing, psychosocial rehabilitation, dignity restoration and restorative dialogue through existing public health institutions, in line with the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017....
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