Modi govt’s Budget proposes Rs 30,757 crore allocation for Jammu & Kashmir
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Modi govt’s Budget proposes Rs 30,757 crore allocation for Jammu & Kashmir

Allocation for Ladakh is Rs 5,958 crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said the government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for hosting the G-20 Summit.

   
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2020 | Screengrab from PIB video

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has proposed allocation of Rs 30,757 crore for Jammu and Kashmir, and Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh for fiscal 2020-21.

Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman also said the government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for hosting G-20 Summit in the country.

She also said a national policy on statistics will be brought in and added that data must have credibility.

The finance minister also proposed major reform in recruitment of non-gazetted staff.


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