Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Advancing Gold
Having a loan processed from a commercial bank can be both harassing and time consuming. But, banks have now started accepting gold as mortgage...
The budget business
As the state legislature is debating the grants of the individual ministries, Kashmir Life offers basics of the budget 2012-13 and the subsequent high-voltage...
READY & ABLE
The Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik, has recently stated that district employment and counseling centers in Jammu and Kashmir have registered roughly...
To Orient Education
Fayaz Ahmad DarThe successful cloning of the Pashmina (Cashmere) goat by Kashmiri scientists a few days ago is very heartening news. However, such accomplishments...
Green thumbs
Arshid MalikWhat is great about Kashmir is the natural greens that meet the eye in every nook and corner, every mountain and dale, every...
MAT for MBA, MFC
The University of Kashmir will not conduct any entrance for admission to MBA and MFC courses offered by it. Rather, it will shortlist students...
Swimming Against The Tide
A handicapped 27-year-old who had ventured into a little known business succeeded in earning a handsome living, without any help from either the government...
The Story, So Far
While the financial year which is about to close has been very rewarding as well as challenging, the ensuing year too is going to...
J&K’s Growth Story
I have laid the Economic Survey Report on the Table of this August House a few days back. It may be noted with satisfaction...
As per Advance Estimate,
The contribution of the Primary Sector, comprising Agriculture and Allied activities, to our current fiscal’s GSDP is estimated at 19.83%.
Key Developmental Projects
A fast and reliable communication network and ample energy form the backbone of any economy. As such, I have been taking stock of key communication and energy projects from time to time.
2011-12: The Revised Estimates
The total budgetary receipts are placed at Rs 31,022 crore in the Revised Estimates in comparison to the Budget Estimates of Rs 31,212 crore. The total receipts consist of Rs 25,513 crore as revenue receipts and Rs 5,509 crore as capital receipts.
Budget Estimates 2012-13
The next year’s total receipts and expenditure are estimated at Rs 33,853 crore each. The total revenue receipts are estimated at Rs 29,948 crore...
Annual Plan 2012-13
The Planning Commission of India has yet to formally determine the size of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, which, when finalized, will also give us a firm idea about the likely size of our successive annual plans for the coming five years.
Employment Generation
As the Hon’ble members are fully aware, Sher-e-Kashmir Employement and Welfare Policy for Youth (SKEWPY) is an integrated programme, which helps us in keeping the burning issue of educated unemployment in focus. As of now, the Seed Capital Scheme of ‘SKEWPY’ has resulted into approval to about 1600 DPRs, involving project costs of Rs 118 crore.
