12th December, 2003
Ministry of Rural Development  


ADDITIONAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO JAMMU & KASHMIR


Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 40.50 crore as additional central assistance to Jammu & Kashmir under Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana- (1st Stream) during 2003-2004. These districts are Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla, Doda, Jammu, Kargil, Kathua, Kupwara, Ladakh, Poonch, Pulwama, Rajouri, Srinagar and Udhampur.

The First Stream of the Programme is being implemented at the District and Intermediate level Panchayats. 50% of the funds are earmarked out of the total funds available under the SGRY and distributed between the Zilla Parishad and the Intermediate level Panchayats or Panchayat Samitis in the ratio of 40:60.