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| Finance Minister’s promise on Shahpur Dam project revives hopes of farmers in Jammu’s Kandi belt | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has pledged to change the destiny of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kandi belt by ensuring the completion of the Shahpur Kandi Dam project. This ambitious project, situated on the river Ravi, is set to transform 32,000 hectares of barren land in 76 Kandi villages of the Jammu province into fertile farmland.
presenting the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Sitharaman highlighted the significance of the Shahpur Kandi Dam project. She stated, “The Shahpur Kandi Dam project is likely to be commissioned, which will benefit Jammu and Kashmir with 1,150 cusecs of irrigation water facilities for 32,186 hectares of land in Kathua and Samba.” Additionally, she announced the completion of the ba... | |
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| Sitharaman introduces J&K Budget in Parliament | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced the Budget of Jammu & Kashmir for 2024-25 in Parliament on 23rd July, 2024. The Appropriation Bill on the Regular Budget for 2024-25 will be considered by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in this regard.
Finance Department of the UT Government had drafted the Regular Budget for the current year. For this, the Department had assessed the revenue receipts of the UT Government from GST, motor spirit tax, ... | |
| | | | J&K gets Rs 42,277.74 crore | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced the Budget of Jammu & Kashmir for 2024-25 in Parliament on 23rd July, 2024. The Appropriation Bill on the Regular Budget for 2024-25 will be considered by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in this regard.
Finance Department of the UT Government had drafted the Regular Budget for the current year. For this, the Department had assessed the revenue receipts of the UT Government from GST, motor spirit tax, ... | |
| | | | Major outlays under Budget | | | | 1. Rs. 9400 crore for subsidy and budgetary support for purchase of power from the National grid and the Power purchase agreements with power generation companies.
2. Rs. 3983 crore for Construction of roads & bridges under PMGSY, CRIF, NABARD loan schemes& Bridge scheme.
3. Rs. 1875 crore for rejuvenating school education infrastructure and services through funding of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), career counselling services, and setting up of modern schools for quality education with PM SHRI funding
4. Rs. 1808 crore for strengthening
decentralized governance by providing for local area development works of PRIs, ULBs, BDCs and DDCs.
5. Rs. 1714 crore provisioned for tap-water conn... | |
| | | | Budget highlights | | | | Competitiveness Improvement of Agriculture and Allied Sectors project in Jammu and Kashmir (JKCIP) at an estimated value of USD 100 million loan from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD to be implemented.
8 Implementation of all 29 projects approved under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme for Rs 5013 crore over five years.
8 25,000 MTs of Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage capacity to be added.
8 Development of Chrysanthemum theme Park at Cheshmashahi, Srinagar.
8 60,000 backyard poultry units in rural areas.
8 Establishment of Micro Food Processing Units for creating employment opportunities, especially in rural areas.
8 Construction of 6 Grain storage unit... | |
| | | | LG hails budget, says it will empower middle class | | Expresses gratitude to PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman for the visionary budget | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has expressed gratitude to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman for the visionary Budget for 2024-2025.
The Lt Governor said the Budget-2024 will intensify economic growth, facilitate far-reaching reforms for ‘Viksit Bharat’ and increase the ‘Ease of Doing’ Business’ and the ‘Ease of Living’.
“This budget with focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs and the middle class, seeks to translate the vision of empowering all sections of the population. Nine priorities for generating ample opportunities for all as envisaged in the budget... | |
| | | | Budget heralds better growth, bright future: PM Modi | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget for its measures for every section of society, asserting that it has heralded better growth and a bright future.
The budget will act as a catalyst in making India the third-largest economy in the world and will lay a solid foundation for a developed India,” he said in his televised remarks after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget in Parliament.
Modi lauded the ... | |
| | | | FM pledges to assign ULPIN to all land in rural areas | | | | New Delhi, Jul 23: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, while presenting the Union Budget in Parliament, announced a slew of land-related reforms and action proposals, including assigning Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) to all land in rural areas.
The 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identi?cation Number is part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) and is accorded to a land parcel based on its longitude and latitude coordinates.
Its allotment depends on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps.
According to the Department of Land Resources (DOLR) under the Ministry of Rural Development, ULPIN is a single, authoritative source... | |
| | | | Congress to contest assembly polls on statehood plank | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Congress has decided to contest the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on the statehood plank to counter the BJP in Jammu region.
Apart from promising to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Congress would also include job and land rights for the people of this region.
Although Congress has constituted an election manifesto committee headed by former Union Minister and ex-Pradesh Congress Committee chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, the party has already decided to make job and land rights its main poll plank to take on BJP in Jammu region.
Sources said that during an internal survey conducted by a private agency, it ca... | |
| | | | NEET-UG Row: SC rules out cancellation, re-test | | | | NEW DELHI, July 23: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024, holding that there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question paper and other malpractices.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard submissions from a battery of lawyers, including
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), and senior advocates Narender Hooda, Sanjay Hegde and Mathews Nedumapra for around four days.
The bench dictated the operative part of the judgement keeping in mind the future of over two million stud... | |
| | | | Water scarcity sparks protest in Mirgund | | Traffic comes to halt at Sgr-Baramulla Highway, demonstrators disperse after assurance from officials | |  Early Times Report
Mirgund (Pattan), July 23: Scores of people blocked the Srinagar-Baramulla National highway at Mirgund Pattan in North Kashmir on Tuesday to protest against the scarcity of drinking water.
The traffic on the highway came to a standstill due to the blockade.
“We have been facing immense hardships due to shortage of drinking water.
Our pleas to redress the water shortage have fallen flat,” protesters told Early Times. Protesters, including men and women, said: “If the J... | |
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