Conflict leads to
large-scale impacts on life, property, infrastructure, and
social and cultural relationships. It sets societies back by decades and leaves them vulnerable to physical, social and economic hardships. This may inhibit large sections of the affected
society to come back even to the base level. All the institutions and social relationships get transformed in to a sense of apprehension, fear and trauma. Corporal loss, property devastation, health problems, economic deterioration and breakdown of social fabric becomes the order of the day in
Conflict-ridden societies. All over the world there are societies which have experienced conflict of diverse form. However there are instances of proper management of conflict, which help to mitigate the severe repercussions. Apart from instant ramifications conflict also brings long term social problems and pathetic conditions. Although global communities at large are trying to get rid from the adverse consequences of conflict still there are most burning societies depicting the ugly face of human survival and sustainability.where there is conflict social order, social security and development is in danger. For this undesired social phenomena India is no exception as it experiences different forms of conflict situations in different areas affecting the social order and fabric at large. Every conflict here has a genesis based on socio-religious, ethnic and stratified segments of social structure. Taking a broader dimensional view, ramifications of conflict results in large-scale
victimization by increasing the rates of deaths, orphans, widows, disables and hapless dependants. At macro level there is surge of insecurity, moral and psychological degradation, and political and economic deprivation, which ultimately stigmatizes the very existence of society. The valley of Kashmir has been experiencing worst form of conflict victimization for many decades, genocide, homelessness, disability, disappearances, physical and mental torture, molestation and rape, political and economic exploitation have been the indexes of victimization. Since major population of Kashmir society got affected and victimized, leaving a wider scope of
rehabilitation for various governmental, non-governmental agencies, philanthropists, and huamantrarian groups. Infact various rehabilitative step and measures have been taken up by these agencies and groups, still there is need to assess the conditions of the
victims of conflict in Kashmir at operational and post–operational phases. As the prevalent efforts of rehabilitation measures taken up by the various organizations and groups are in process in different areas of society, it is essential to evaluate the viability and prospective welfare that is, whether the existing institutions/efforts of rehabilitation have been good at their end or not, is an object for inquiry. This could be ascertained only after looking at the mechanism of rehabilitation in a wider sense. Since the rehabilitation as a subject is broader in its sense therefore needs comprehensive implementation of all the basic dimensions only then there could be an effective and more accommodative rehabilitation. As such the term rehabilitation means a process of social, political and economic adjustment to, and underpinning of, conditions of relative peace in which the participants, especially those who have been disempowered and victimized by violence, can begin to prioritize future goals beyond immediate survival. Survivors not only need a stake in achieving these adjustment goals but need ultimate direction over the means to achieve them. Rehabilitation also looks at long term inputs of reinstating lost livelihoods, introducing new economic opportunities and improving land and water management processes so as to reduce people’s vulnerability and enhance capacities to handle future calamities. Society of Kashmir represents a multifaceted picture of victimization, as there is no any specificcriteria to enumerate and classify the victims. Every section and class of the society is living under the continuous conflict victimization. Therefore there is need for the systematic and analytical assessment of rehabilitative measures and programs taken up in Kashmir. This assessment and evaluation would reflect as to whether all the sections and groups of conflict victims are being rehabilitated as per the requirement. Whether the follow up and proper look after is being tendered to rehabilitative measures or not? Also whether the social dimensions of rehabilitation in Kashmir encompass and ensure the interaction between operative organizations at internal and external levels or not? And whether their operationalzation and services are focusing on the social protection and naturalistic development of human capital that remains vulnerable to every kind of victimization or not?
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