JK govt has undertaken 1.4 lakh projects since 2019 post abrogation of Article 370: Centre
India Today
JK govt has undertaken 1.4 lakh new projects since 2019 with funds worth 2.7 crore post abrogation of article 370, says the Central government.
Article 370’s revocation has opened the roads for development in Jammu and Kashmir, which for years witnessed zero activity in the sector due to insurgency and lack of efforts by the previous governments to improve the situation.
The progress of projects being implemented in the UT of J&K under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) -2015 has been accelerated. 53 projects pertaining to 15 Ministries are being implemented at a cost of Rs 58,477 crores in various sectors such as Roads, Power, Health, Education, Tourism, Agriculture, Skill Development etc., out of which 25 projects have been completed.
Under the languishing projects programme, 1,193 projects worth Rs.1984 crores were completed, including 5 projects which were incomplete for more than 20 years, 15 projects for more than 15 years and 165 projects for more than 10 years.
2 New AIIMS, 7 New Medical Colleges, and 2 State Cancer Institutes and 15 Nursing Colleges have been taken up.
Intake Capacity of 854 seats was added which Includes 600 MBBS, 50 PG Courses, 26 BDS, 38 MDS, and 140 DNB.
