There has been substantial progress in J&K, significant decline in militant incidents: MoS Home Nityanand Rai

There were 229 militant-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir last year as compared to 417 in 2018 a drop of 38 per cent over three years, reported Hindustan Times.

There were also fewer deaths in the 2019-21 period (46 military personnel and 87 civilians) as compared to the 2014-19 period, when 178 troopers and 177 civilians were killed in militant-related incidents and attacks.