<h1>Land investment safeguards urged to protect agricultural land and ensure local employment, with streamlined clearances encouraged.</h1> Investments in Jammu and Kashmir should require land investment safeguards protecting agricultural land and ensuring jobs for local youth, modeled on Himachal Pradesh restrictions. Complementary measures include monitoring business viability beyond ten years, implementing a genuine single-window clearance system to address forest and environment clearance impediments, and incorporating stakeholder suggestions into the forthcoming budget to align land protection with sustainable, industry-friendly growth.