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25/12/22 08:07 AM IST

J&K LG Manoj Sinha announces 3 New Schemes for J&K Union Territory

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  • Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha today announced three New Schemes- Holistic Development of Agriculture & Allied Sectors, Aspirational Towns, and Aspirational Panchayat for J&K Union Territory.
About the Schemes
  • Over the next five years, these projects would transform the agriculture economy of J&K putting it on a new trajectory of growth with doubling the output of the sectors and making them sustainable and commercially viable. Lt. Governor said, this will herald a new phase of farmer prosperity and rural livelihood security in J&K.
  • The agricultural output which stands at Rs 37,600 crore shall increase by over Rs 28,142 crore to reach more than Rs 65,700 crore per year, with a resultant increment in sectoral growth rate to 11 per cent.
  • The interventions shall create employment opportunities for over 2.8 lakh youths and establish around 19,000 enterprises.
  • On the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme, Jammu and Kashmir is going to select the most backward 285 panchayats — one panchayat in each block — for their holistic development.
Source- India Today

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