Srinagar, June 17 -- In a historic decision, Rs. 12,600.58 Crore District Capex Budget 2021-22, which is more than double to the previous year's budget of Rs. 5134.40 Cr, has been approved on Wednesday for equitable development of J&K with active involvement of Panchayats, BDCs and DDCs.

The historic and unprecedented District Capex Budget for all 20 districts was approved during a high-level meeting, chaired by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at the Civil Secretariat.

During the marathon meeting, 20 Chairpersons of District Development Councils, and all Deputy Commissioners gave a brief overview of their respective District Plans.

Highlighting the key features of the District Capex Budget, the Lt Governor observed that the Commu...