JK Budget 2022-23: Read FM Nirmala Sitharaman Speech

SRINAGAR: Here is the detailed speech that Finance Minster, Nirmala Sitharaman made in the Lok Sabha while presenting the budget proposals for Jammu and Kashmir foe 2022-23:

Mr. Speaker Sir,

1. Hon’ble Members of this August House are aware that in accordance with “The Jammu and Kashmir Re-organization Act, 2019” with effect from 31.10.2019, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir continues to be under the President’s Rule vide Gazette Notification S.O. 3937(E) dated 31.10.2019. The powers of the legislature of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are exercised by or under the authority of the Parliament.
2. After the historic transformative changes in August, 2019, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is poised to become the latest success story among other States/ Union Territories and model of socio-economic development for the Country. The concept of One Nation, One Constitution and One Flag has been adopted in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. All unjust and discriminatory laws have been removed. Besides all the central laws as provided under “The Jammu and Kashmir Re-organization Act, 2019” have been implemented. All sections of the people in Jammu and Kashmir are treated with fairness and equality. The weaker sections of the society have been given suitable reservations in seeking government jobs. The persons discriminated since ages like Displaced Persons of Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) and Chhamb, West Pakistani Refugees, Residents of Border Areas and Kashmiri Migrants have been suitably empowered to get all the benefits.
3. The domicile rules have been notified and domicile certificates are being issued. The jobs for local youth have been protected.
4. Strengthening Grass-root Democracy: After successful implementation of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, and conduct of Panchayat/Urban Local Body, Distric Development Council & Block Development Council elections, the main focus of the Government is to empower these Local Body Institutions with 3Fs (Funds, Functions and Functionaries). The Government is providing Rs.1,000 crore as grant to 4290 Gram Panchayats , Rs.200 crore to 20 Distric Development Councils (DDCs) @ Rs.10 crore to each Distric Development Council (DDC), Rs.71.25 crore to 285 Block Development Councils (BDCs) @ Rs.25 Lakh to each Block Development Council (BDC) and Rs.313 crore to Urban Local 30 Bodies for initiating developmental activities in rural and urban areas. 27 functions have been transferred to Panchayats and functions of 7 departments to Urban Local Bodies. Nearly Rs.1,727.50 crore have been devolved under MGNREGA, 14th Finance Commission, Midday Meal Scheme and Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) to the Panchayats. Rs.1,455.62 crore have been devolved to Urban Local Bodies in last two years. 1,889 Panchayat Accounts Assistants have been recruited.
5. Transforming Governance:
   a) The objective of the government is to provide transparent, responsive and accountable governance. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is focusing on unique initiatives of “Back to Village”, “My Town My Pride”, “Jan-Abhiyan” & “Block Divas” for bringing government programmes and initiatives at the door steps of the people
   b) A massive public outreach programme was conducted across Jammu and Kashmir with as many as 73 Union Ministers and various Parliament Committees visited all the districts for public interactions and gathered grass-root level feed-back on government policies. Interactions were held with representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions, other important stakeholders from trade, industry etc., over a period of two months which is expected to improve governance and implementation of various developmental schemes and initiatives.
   c) The introduction of principles of financial prudence, transparency and zero tolerance to corruption have revolutionized the project implementation and enhanced financial inclusion and social equity. Several important reforms have been undertaken to ensure transparency and accountability in the administration. Today a fear-free, corruption-free system of governance has been established through a paperless, faceless procedural framework. No work is allotted without following tendering process and without having Administrative Approval/Technical sanction. No bill is passed without geo-tagging of photographs through PROOF (Photographic Record of On-site Facility) application and physical verification of works. Every single penny is now spent for the welfare of the people. With the help of “EMPOWERMENT”(Enabling Monitoring & Public Overview of Works being Executed and Resources for Meaningful Transparency)/JANBAGHIDARI (janbaghidari.nic.in) an Information Technology enabled programme, the common citizens of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir can overview works/projects being implemented in their areas and become a partner in the process of development.
   d) Union Territory of J&K has become the first among States/Union Territories in the country to have District Good Governance Index for assessing the efficiency of public delivery system at district level. This index is expected to foster transparency and accountability in the basicunit of governance and fulfill the aspirations of citizens. Best practices are being identified in each district for replication in others.
   e) A historic initiative “Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani” has been launched in which the scanned data of Jamabandi, Girdawari, Mutation and Musavi of all the 20 districts of the Union Territory of J&K have been made available to the common citizens. Taking another step towards empowerment of land owners, land passbooks have been issued in three languages.

6. COVID Management: Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as a model for the entire country in the management of the COVID 19 pandemic. With 100% vaccination of the eligible population, Union Territory of J&K has crossed the 20 million vaccine dose mark. The vaccination in respect of 15-17 age group has been started all across the Union Territory and 100% target will be achieved soon. Oxygen Generation Plants have increased by 87 with 90,300 Litres Per Minute (LPM) capacity addition. Two 500 bedded hospitals were setup by DRDO in Jammu and Srinagar to fight covid-19 pandemic.

Government of Jammu & Kashmir has introduced “Saksham” Scheme for the families who have lost their only breadwinner due to covid. Under the said scheme, scholarship of Rs.20,000 per annum is provided to school going children and Rs.40,000 per annum to college going students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Rs.1,000 per month to surviving spouse and eldest dependent family member is also provided under the scheme.

7. Employment: In the last one and half year, 11,000 appointments have been made in various government departments in a fair and transparent manner, which was unprecedented in the history of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time, persons from disadvantaged and poor sections have secured jobs on the basis of merit turning their dreams into reality. Further, 20,323 additional posts at various levels have been identified and referred to the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board for recruitment. Besides, 1,850 appointments have been made in J&K

Bank at various levels in a fair and transparent manner. As many as 1,37,870 youth have been provided assistance in their entrepreneurial ventures under various self-employment schemes and programmes.

8. Accelerating Development: (a) The pace of execution of projects under Prime Ministers Development Package (PMDP) has been accelerated. Expenditure has reached to Rs.36,112 crore. 25 Projects have been completed / substantially completed and another 4 projects are likely to be completed by end of the current financial year.

(b) Against 9,229 works/projects under various sectors/schemes completed in 2018-19, 12,637 works/projects were completed in 2019-20. 21,943 works/projects have been completed in 2020-21. During the current financial year 2021-22 already 25,446 works/projects under different sectors/schemes have been completed. This shows that more and more developmental works are getting completed since 2019, despite challenges of Covid-19 Pandemic and other constraints.

(c) Speaker sir, let me inform this August House that Government of India and Government of Jammu and Kashmir are taking serious efforts to accelerate the pace of development in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The road connectivity is extremely essential for the development of any region. Till the year 2018, on an average, 1,500 to 1,600 kilometers of road length used to be constructed each year, the same has now more than doubled to 3,200 kilometers. Union Territory of J&K is marching ahead with its ambition of road to every village. With the availability of better road length & opening of QazigundBanihal tunnel now travel time between Srinagar and Jammu has reduced from 10 hours to 5 hours.

(d) It is expected that Kashmir will be connected to rest of the country through rail network by the next year. Elevated Light Metro Rail in Jammu & Srinagar cities is expected to be rolled out in 2022-23. The project is likely to be completed by 2026. This will reduce the traffic congestion in Srinagar & Jammu cities.

(e) International flights have been started between Srinagar and Sharjah. Besides, two new Airport Terminals are coming up at Jammu and Srinagar. Cargo facility has been provided at Jammu and Srinagar Airports for the convenience of farmers and businessmen.

(f) Road infrastructure by way of construction of mega highways and tunnel projects is in progress. A number of highway projects are presently under execution. Work on SrinagarJammu National Highway is being completed in next 2-3 years bringing much respite for the people of the Union Territory of J&K.

(g) The work on Z-Morh Tunnel on Srinagar- Sonmarg road is going on at the brisk pace, which will provide an opportunity to tourists to visit Sonmarg in winter as well. Work on Zojila Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh road has commenced. With the construction of six-lane DelhiAmritsar-Katra Expressway, the travel time from Delhi to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine will be reduced to 6 hours only.

(h) Speaker sir, in Jammu & Kashmir only 3,500 MW of electricity has been generated since independence. By our efforts Union Territory of J&K is all set to double hydroelectric power generation in next three years. In this direction, 5 mega hydro power projects viz Ratle (850MW), Kirthai-II (930 MW), Sawalakote (1,856 MW), Dulhasti-Stage II (258 MW) and Uri-I Stage-II (240 MW) with total capacity of 4,134 MW have been taken up for execution in collaboration with NHPC. The likely investment in these projects is Rs.34,882 crore and on completion will make Union Territory of J&K power surplus. The delay in execution of the projects has been eliminated and the pace of execution accelerated. On-going Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs) Kiru (624 MW), Kawar (540 MW) and Pakaldul (1,000 MW) are being developed through the Joint Venture and by 2022-23, major civil and electromechanical works of these projects will be completed.

(i) By August, 2022 all rural Households, Community Centres, Ashramshallas and other government offices will be provided with piped water supply.

9. Industrial Development: Despite challenges, efforts are underway for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a preferred destination for industrial investment and opportunities. After implementation of the new industrial scheme, under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Home Minister, 4,226 investment proposals worth Rs.47,441 crore have been received which may further upscale with the passage of time. The land use change policy which was a major impediment for the industrial development of the region has been simplified which is likely to attract more investment. Jammu and Kashmir recently hosted the first ever historic Real Estate Summit in December 2021, in which investment proposals worth Rs.18,300 crore were received. Similarly

Jammu and Kashmir was a major attraction in Dubai Expo, held in January, 2022. Global investors exhibited keen interest for investing in Jammu and Kashmir and investment proposals worth Rs.3,000 crore were finalized. Significant steps have been taken towards ease of doing business and all required services have been made available online through single window clearance system.

10. Economic Recovery Post Covid-19 Pandemic: a) As result of wide range of measures taken for covid management, the year 2021-22 started with fervent hope of faster economic recovery although the fear of third wave loomed large, threatening to affect the economic activities. Jammu & Kashmir economy has comparatively performed better during 2020-21 as compared to other States/Union Territories. The economy is expected to grow by 7.5% on current prices during 2021-22.
    b) The SGST collection has been Rs.1,897 crore upto February, 2022 against Rs.1,389 crore upto February, 2021 which is 36.57% higher than previous year (2021) over the same period. The IGST settlement has been Rs.3,917 crore upto February, 2022 against Rs.2,921 crore upto February, 2021 which has registered a growth of 34.09% over previous year (2021) in the same period. Stamp Collection has been Rs.398 crore upto February, 2022 against Rs.236 crore upto February, 2021 which is 68.64% higher than previous year (2021) over the same period. The collection of revenue on account of sale of petrol and diesel under the “Jammu & Kashmir Motor Spirit and Diesel Oil (Taxation of Sales) Act”, upto ending February, 2022 hasbeen Rs.1,736 crore against Rs.1,320 crore for the corresponding period of previous year ending February, 2021 registering a growth of 31.51%. Excise collection has been Rs.1,444 crore upto February, 2022 against Rs.1,186 crore upto February, 2021 which is Rs.258 crore more than previous year (2021) registering a growth of 21.75% over previous year (2021) during the same period. Briefly speaking, tax collection has been showing significant growth and resilience which is pointer to the fact that Union Territory of J&K is on the path of rapid economic recovery.
    c) The tourism sector is also registering increase in footfall of tourists. Around 1.43 Lakh tourists visited Kashmir in December, 2021 which is highest in the last 7 years. From September 2021 onwards around 72.09 lakh tourists including pilgrim tourists visited Jammu & Kashmir which is much higher than the previous years. Winter season has witnessed 100% high-end hotel occupancy in Srinagar and at prominent tourist destinations particularly Gulmarg and Pahalgam.
    d) Export of dry & fresh fruits is picking up and by end of January, 2022 about 17.09 Lakh Metric Ton have been exported.

11. Financial inclusion: a) Speaker Sir, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir has taken well calibrated steps to revive economy post covid pandemic. The Economic Revival Package of Rs.1,350 crore announced in September, 2020 has been well received and so far Rs.750 crore have been provided as 5% interest subvention in case of 3.44 Lakh account holders/ borrowers for 6 months, besides implementation of other measures of the said package.
    b) Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, 60736 borrowers have been benefitted under Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line -1 (GECL-1) involving Rs.1,878 crore. Free rice was provided to 98,566 individual beneficiaries and pulses to 31,069 families. 289 borrowers have been benefitted under business support loan involving Rs.74.37 crore. Special credit facility for street vendors with an initial working capital of Rs.10,000 has been disbursed to 14,514 beneficiaries under PM-SVANidhi Scheme. Rs.5,841 crore has been disbursed to 8.27 Lakh KCC (Crop) account holders and Rs.637 crore to 1.26 Lakh KCC-Animal Husbandry & Fisheries (AH&F) account holders. Rs.3,464 crore under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) loan has been disbursed to 1,52,703 beneficiaries
    c) While 23,434 loan cases involving Rs.407 crore for the youth identified during “Back to Village” programme have been sanctioned, 19,645 youth have been already provided loan of Rs.336.79 crore through banks for starting their own business ventures among which 6,679 women entrepreneurs are included.

12. Direct Benefit Transfers:

Government of Jammu & Kashmir intends to achieve 100% coverage under all individual beneficiary schemes, particularly under various scholarship schemes during 2022-23. Union Territory administration is committed to achieving 100% saturation in respect of all beneficiary oriented schemes, besides 100% Aadhar seeding. This year more than Rs.2,017 crore has been disbursed to more than 65 lakh beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under various social security schemes. 2,72,465 beneficiaries have been added to extend benefits of social security over past few years. Assistance of Rs.1,000 per month for four months has been provided to more than 1.66 lakh workers. Over 70,000 destitutes, Slum Dwellers, Migrant Labourers were provided with ration.

13. Budget 2022-23:

13.1 The budget 2022-23 for Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir shall focus on Good Governance, Deepening Grass-root Democracy, Accelerated Development & Inclusive Growth, Facilitating Investment and Industrial growth, Infrastructure Development for Improving Quality of Life and Employment, Youth Initiatives & Women Empowerment and Broadening social inclusion.

13.2 The budget 2022-23 for Union Territory of J&K shall again cross Rs.1 lakh crore mark, an indicator of our commitment to make Union Territory of J&K a model of development. The total budget estimates for 2022-23 are Rs.1,12,950 crore (net) out of gross budget of Rs.1,42,150 crore (including ways and means advance of Rs.29200 crore), of which developmental expenditure is of the order of Rs.41,335 crore.

13.3 The capital component of the budget has increased substantially. The expected revenue receipts are Rs.1,02,322 crore whereas revenue expenditure is expected to be Rs.71,615 crore thereby making available revenue surplus for capital expenditure to the tune of Rs.30,707 crore.

13.4 The capital receipts are projected at Rs.10,628 crore and capital expenditure is expected to the tune of Rs.41,335 crore which is 37% of the earmarked budget and will be spent on infrastructure development projects.

14. Socio-Economic Development:

14.1 Agriculture, Horticulture and Sericulture Sector:

(a) Government of Jammu & Kashmir aims at doubling of the farmers income by encouraging cultivation of high yield/high density crops, use of modern technology and laboratory tested pesticides and other measures.

(b) 16,960 farmers will be benefitted by covering 15,240 hectare area by providing infrastructure facilities like 3,200 pump sets, 898 borewells and 10,000 drip and sprinkler irrigation system with a provision of Rs.55.80 crore.

(c) 8.93 Lakh farmers will be benefitted by distribution of High Yield Varieties/Hybrid seeds, with an investment of Rs.23.97 crore .

(d) 36,000 farmers will be trained for capacity building with a provision of Rs.27 crore.

(e) 33,200 farmers will be benefitted by providing farm machinery with a provision of Rs.81 crore.

(f) 44,204 farmers will be benefitted under area expansion by providing 2 crore vegetable seedlings and expansion of 45 hectare under Potato, 756 hectare under organic farming and 250 hectare under spices with a financial assistance of Rs.6 crore.

(g) 22,000 farmers will be benefitted by establishment of 11 big/ small mandies with a provision of Rs.1.60 crore.

(h) The irrigation for 8,670 hectare of land will be restored by maintenance of field channels for which an amount of Rs.30 crore has been provisioned.

(i) 12,800 farmers will be covered by way of formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) with a financial assistance of Rs.80 lakh.

(j) While Controlled Atmosphere storage capacity of around 1.70 Lakh Metric Ton has been already established, another 30,000 Metric Ton is likely to be added by the end of the current financial year. 50,000 Metric Ton Controlled Atmosphere storage capacity is targeted for completion during 2022-23. The focus will be to reach a Controlled Atmosphere capacity of about 5 Lakh Metric Ton in next three years.

(k) Government of Jammu & Kashmir in collaboration with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) is undertaking High Density Plantation over an area of 5,500 hectare in next five years. Accordingly a new scheme of High Density Plantation was launched in March, 2021 which apart from apple also includes other crops grown in Jammu and Kashmir. The target for 2022-23 is to cover 400 hectare under High Density Plantation for apple and 1,000 hectare under sub-tropical fruits plants.

(l) A Mega High Density Plantation Nursery under government sector for sub-tropical fruit plants on an area of 800 hectare at an estimated cost of Rs.12.30 crore is being established at Chakrohi Jammu, besides 10 High Density Plantation Nurseries are targeted for establishment in private sector during 2022-23.

(m) Under “PARVAZ” scheme, subsidy on anti-hail net is proposed to be taken in 2022-23 to tackle the issue of fruit crop damage due to hail.

(n) Subsidy will be provided for up-gradation of Micro Food Processing Units and also for establishing new food processing units as per One District One Product (ODOP) list.

(o) 5 Silkworm seed units & Chawki rearing centres for production of quality Silkworm seed will be up-graded with a provision of Rs.1.89 crore.

(p) 2 Cocoon Auction Markets for creation of marketing facilities will be constructed for which an amount of Rs.86.13 lakh has been provisioned.

(q) 400 farmers will be provided with rearing appliances to assist in rearing for increasing cocoon yield with a provision of Rs.1 crore.

For Agriculture and Horticulture Sectors, an allocation of about Rs.1,950.04 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.310.08 crore more than previous year’s budget allocation.

14.2 Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Sector:

(a) Around 2,000 dairy units will be established during financial year 2022-23 with creation of direct employment for around 5,000 people.

(b) Support will also be extended in milk processing sector for private entrepreneurs in the form of bulk milk coolers, milk processing/paneer making machines, marketing facilities which include milk ATMs & milk transportation vans, milking machines and dairy farm waste management. Focus will also be given to cover female entrepreneurs and other reserved category beneficiaries.

(c) In order to increase milk production/productivity in cattle and buffaloes, free of cost Artificial Insemination service at farmers doorsteps will be provided to 4.60 Lakh breedable dairy cows/buffaloes by conducting around 13 lakh Artificial Inseminations.

(d) The annual milk production is expected to increase from current 2,505 Thousand Metric Ton to 2,800 Thousand Metric Ton.

(e) Around 1,200 sheep/goat units will be established with creation of employment opportunities for around 2,400 people.

(f) 200 elite cross bread imported merino sheep will be introduced for genetic upgradation of local sheep for production of more than 8,000 elite lambs. This will lead to an increase in carcass yield from prevalent 18 kg to 21 kg besides incrementing fine wool production from existing 2 Kg to 2.5 Kg per sheep.

(g) 44 mobile veterinary clinics are proposed to be operationalized to provide doorstep delivery of veterinary health care and breeding services. Around 78 lakh livestock and 5 crore poultry birds will be vaccinated against different scheduled animal diseases.

(h) Under Integrated Poultry Development Scheme, local entrepreneurs will be encouraged by providing 50% subsidy for starting a new poultry farm along with insurance of poultry birds, purchase of poultry farm equipments/machinery, poultry processing equipments, rendering units and poultry transportation vehicles.

(i) 35,000 backyard poultry units are projected to be established during 2022-23.

(j) Fodder cultivation will be incentivized with establishment of fodder demonstration plots, distribution of improved fodder mini-seed kits, fodder mechanization and establishment of Cattle Feed Plants/Silage Plants/Fodder Block making machines and Hydroponic Fodder Production.

(k) Avian Influenza testing facility will be provided across the Union Territory of J&K for prompt testing of suspected samples.

(l) Fish production is expected to enhance from current 24,000 Metric Ton to 33,000 Metric Ton along with doubling of the trout production from 1,400 Metric Ton to 2800 Metric Ton during 2022-23.

(m) Emphasis will be laid on establishment of intensive fish rearing units based on latest technological interventions like Biofloc and Re-circulatory Aquaculture systems.

(n) To make trout accessible to consumers throughout the country and outside, focus will be laid on establishment of fish processing and packaging units across Jammu & Kashmir. This will boost the production and remuneration to fish farmers.

(o) Under “PARVAZ” scheme, subsidized air freight facility will be provided to push trout exports to various cities and Middle East Countries.

(p) Mass awareness campaign will be launched with an emphasis on branding of trout and promotion of its export. For Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Sectors, an allocation of about Rs.391.90 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.38.86 crore more than previous year’s budget allocation,

14.3 Health and wellness:

(a) A universal health coverage scheme in convergence with Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to provide free of cost insurance cover upto Rs.5 lakh per household per year is progressing smoothly. 55.56 lakh beneficiaries have been already registered. 1,592 medical packages as approved under AB-PMJAY are accessible to the beneficiaries of Jammu & Kashmir Health (SEHAT) Scheme. The pace of coverage will be accelerated during 2022-23 to achieve the desired target with objective to cover all the residents of Jammu & Kashmir under this insurance cover.

(b) Action plan has been framed to bring down the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to a single digit for which necessary provision has been earmarked under National Health Mission (NHM) budget.

(c) Government of Jammu & Kashmir intends to start first Batch of MBBS classes in both the new Medical colleges at Handwara (Kupwara) and Udhampur during academic session 2022-23, thereby increasing the overall intake capacity to 1,300 MBBS seats in Union Territory of J&K.

(d) For better patient management and reduction of referrals, availability of doctors and specialists in new Government Medical Colleges will be increased.

(e) All the remaining 7 Nursing colleges are targeted for completion during 2022-23. For Health and Medical Education Sector, an allocation of about Rs.1,484.72 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23.

14.4 Rural Economy:

(a) Under MGNREGA, 426 lakh persondays are targeted to be generated during 2022-23. 60,000 job cards are proposed to be issued based on demand and 1 lakh development works of different nature will be initiated and expected to be completed.

(b) Under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), 1,500 elected representatives will be provided exposure visit outside Union Territory of J&K. Capacity building and refresher training will be imparted to 1,12,000 participants (PRIs/Line Department Officers/Officials) in phased manner.

Internet connectivity will be provided to all the gram panchayats across Union Territory of J&K. 400 new and 300 existing panchayat ghars will be taken up for construction and renovation respectively.

(c) 54,000 houses will be constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY – G) during 2022-23.

(d) Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), 87,250 Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) and 2,500 Community Sanitary Complexes (CSC) are targeted to be constructed during 2022-23.

(e) Under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), 21,194 Self Help Groups (SHGs) are proposed to be formed during 2022-23, 20,000 revolving fund and 18,000 Bank linkage are targeted to be covered.

(f) Under Himayat (Deen Dyal Upadhyaya-Gramin Kaushalya Yojana), the skill training to 14,067 youth and 9,847 job placements are proposed to be taken during 2022-23.

(g) Construction of residential/office accommodation for members of District Development Council/Block Development Council/Panchayati Raj Institution (DDC/BDC/PRI) has been initiated. A provision of Rs.176.32 crore has been kept for 2022-23.

For Rural Sector, an allocation of about Rs.4,627.85 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.327.40 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

14.5 Power Sector:

(a) Government of Jammu & Kashmir is committed to strengthen power infrastructure with a view to making Jammu & Kashmir power surplus, remove all supply constraints and provide 24X7 quality power.

(b) The transformation capacity has been added by 150% over the last 2 years. The focus under transmission sector is on enhancing the existing capacity and also to increase the carrying capacity of vital transmission lines by way of construction of new/augmentation of existing grid sub-stations and replacement of existing Aluminum Conductor Steel  Reinforced (ACSR) cables by High Temperature Low Sag (HTLS) conductors.

(c) The transmission capacity is expected to reach 12,655 MVA by March, 2022 and the transmission capacity at 220/132 KV level and 132/33 KV level is expected to be increased by 520 MVA and 580 MVA respectively in 2022-23.

(d) About 160 Circuit kilometers of existing ACSR is being replaced by HTLS Conductor to increase the carrying capacity by 1.75 times besides installation of towers at various locations for ground clearance.

(e) Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) a new reforms based and results linked scheme introduced by Ministry of Power (GoI) aimed at reduction of Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, 100% pre-paid metering, reduction of Average Cost of ServiceAggregate Revenue Realized (ACS-ARR), developing modern DISCOMs and Leveraging Artificial Intelligence besides focus on operational efficiency will be rolled out and made operational in Union Territory of J&K during 2022-23.

(f) Reliable and Quality power supply will be provided to consumers by way of creation/ augmentation of 11/0.33 KV critically overloaded sub-stations and improvement/ modernization of HT/LT lines.

(g) Enforcement drive against power pilferages will be further intensified and made a regular feature to reduce losses and also ensure revenue realization.

(h) To increase billing efficiency and revenue realization, thrust would be laid on IT & On-line billing/collection. Moreover, the process of Digitizing Database of Distribution Transformers and on-boarding of remaining feeders on the National Power Portal (NPP) will be completed during 2022-23.

(i) 6 lakh Smart pre-paid meters (3 lakhs each for Jammu and Kashmir Divisions) will be installed for preventing human intervention in billing/collection and subsequent reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses. For Power Sector, an allocation of about Rs.2,457.58 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23.

14.6 Tourism and Culture:

(a) Tourism sector plays a very pivotal role in the economy of Jammu & Kashmir. The Union Territory administration is focusing on promotion of tourism by vibrant campaigning and holding of national and international events for showcasing the tourism avenues available in Jammu & Kashmir.

(b) 75 off-beat destinations have been identified across Union Territory of J&K. These destinations will be developed under run-up to 75th “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” with proper infrastructure and requisite facilities for tourists.

(c) The unexplored Tourist destinations will be explored through Public and Private Investment model.

(d) The potential of water based tourism activities will be capitalized by promoting adventure tourism.

(e) Golf tourism will be promoted by holding national and international events to attract high revenue generating tourists.

(f) World class wayside amenities and facilities will be provided besides tourism related assets will be renovated and upgraded to increase and attract the high end tourists.

(g) Rich cultural heritage will be showcased through local film/cinema/theatre, besides promotion of local festival activities as a step towards preservation and conservation of the heritage sites of Jammu & Kashmir.

For Tourism and Culture sectors, an allocation of about Rs.604.77 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.78.61 crore more than previous year’s budget allocation.

14.7 Jal Shakti Department:

1. PHE Sector:

(a) Financial year 2022-23 is the final year for achieving the objective of 100% piped water supply to each and every rural household of the Union Territory of J&K under Jal Jeevan Mission. As of now, the coverage of households with tap water Connections has reached 56.36% which is expected to touch 81% by end of the current financial year.

(b) The coverage of households with Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) under the flagship programme “Jal Jeevan Mission-Har Ghar Jal” has reached 10.34 lakh out of 18.35 lakh households. The remaining households (8.01 lakh) are targeted to be completed by August, 2022.

(c) 1,589 water supply schemes are targeted to be completed during 2022-23.

(d) In order to ensure availability of quality water 2.50 lakh water quality tests are planned to be conducted in 2022-23. Besides National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation of all 20 district water testing laboratories will be achieved and all sub-divisional laboratories will be registered during 2022-23.

1. Irrigation & Flood Control Sector:

(a) 43 ongoing minor irrigation schemes under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme – Prime Minister’s Krishi Sinchai Yojana (AIBP-PMKSY) will be physically completed during 2022-23.

(b) 28 thousand hectare of Irrigation Potential is targeted to be created/ stabilized during 2022-23.

(c) Balance portion of work on Tawi Barrage costing Rs.73.34 crore is expected to be completed during 2022-23.

(d) Flood protection works costing Rs.27.91 crore for safeguarding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) site at Vijaypur, Jammu are targeted to be completed by 2022-23.

(e) The work on Ujh Multi-Purpose Project (UMPP) is expected to start during 2022-23 for which Detailed Project Report (DPR) stands redesigned. For Jal Shakti Department, an allocation of Rs.9289.15 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for 2022-23, which is Rs.6412.71 crore more the previous year’s budget allocation.

14.8 Housing and Urban Development Sector:

(a) Under AMRUT-1.0, 76 projects are likely to be completed during the current financial year and the remaining projects will be completed during 2022-23 which include construction of multi level car parking facility at Panjtirthi Jammu, construction of 5 Nallahs of Tawi River Phase-II, Green Space at Roop Nagar etc.

(b) Under AMRUT -2.0, City Water Action Plan will be implemented for all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for providing 100% secure water tap connections to each household left out in urban areas. Besides, all water bodies in urban areas will be rejuvenated in phased manner.

(c) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (U), 16 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have achieved Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF+) status and the target of 25 ULBs will be accomplished by the end of current financial year. Remaining ULBs will achieve ODF+ status in 2022-23.

(d) With the roll out of Solid Waste Management projects, nearly 70% source segregation is likely to be achieved during 2022-23.

(e) All the uncovered areas of Srinagar, Jammu & Anantnag will be covered with sewerage/septage treatment facilities in phased manner during 2022-23 under SBM(U)-2.0.

(f) The establishment of Solid Waste Management Plant at Srinagar and Jammu will help in scientific disposal of about 850 Metric Ton of waste per day and also eliminate the vulnerable garbage points in both the cities besides generation of energy and production of compost/Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), benefitting nearly 20 Lakh souls.

(g) The establishment of decentralized processing facilities in 76 ULBs will be completed during 2022-23 and 690 Metric Ton of waste generated in these ULBs will be scientifically treated benefitting a population of nearly 14 Lakh.

(h) Under Smart City Mission, out of 270 projects, 95 projects are likely to be completed by the end of current financial year and 80 more projects will be completed in 2022-23. These projects once completed in both the smart cities will improve the quality of life of the people by way of providing Wifi facilities, Smart health centres, installation of river vending machines, smart classrooms, TV charging stations, development of cycle tracks/hawkers zone, development of parking and space under flyovers etc.

(i) 9 major sewerage schemes at an estimated cost of Rs.1,131.07 crore will be executed during 2022-23 and these projects are likely to be completed during 2023-24 benefitting a population of 6,20,565 souls.

(j) 2.15 lakh LED lights in 76 ULBs, in collaboration with M/s Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) are expected to be replaced and nearly, 14 Lakh souls in these ULBs will be benefitted.

(k) Under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (Day-NULM), 15,000 beneficiaries will be covered under self employment Component during 2022-23.

(l) Western Foreshore Road along Dal lake will be constructed. More indigenous lake cleaning machines will be procured for dredging and cleaning of Dal Lake. 1.5 Square kilometer area will be cleared from lilly pads during 2022-23. Deweeding and Dredging will be conducted

along shore line of 1.5 Square kilometer area during 2022-23. Dredging of acquired land near western side of the lake for 60,000 square meters will be achieved and subsequently converted into water bodies.

For Housing and Urban Development Sector, an allocation of about Rs.3,112.88 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.230.94 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

14.9 Education Sector:

I – School Education:

(a) The gross enrolment ratio has shown significant improvement. The intensive enrolment drive has been initiated under “Aao School Chalein”.

(b) About 8.30 lakh eligible students at elementary level (I-VIII) under Midday Meal Scheme will be served with fortified rice for improving nutritional health of students.

(c) Software application developed by CBSE will be utilized for monitoring implementation of Midday Meal Scheme.

(d) NGO Akshaya Patra will be involved in serving hot cooked meal to students enrolled in schools located in urban areas of Jammu and Samba districts on a pilot basis .

(e) 500 Kindergartens will be established in government schools for increasing enrolment, providing early child care education and enhancing numerical and foundation literacy.

(f) 518 smart/ virtual classrooms will be established in higher secondary schools for imparting quality education to students.

(g) 200 Vocational laboratories will be established and 40 schools having vocational laboratories will act as hubs for imparting vocational/ skill education.

(h) 37 girls hostel buildings and 12 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) buildings will be completed for improving residential facilities for girls and bringing about desired gender parity in education.

(i) 8,000 meritorious tribal students will be given tablets.

(j) Construction of two residential schools for tribals each in district Rajouri and Shopian will be taken during 2022-23.

(k) Survey of out of school children will be conducted using “TALASH” application developed by UNICEF and appropriate steps will be taken for mainstreaming them.

(l) Sports infrastructure will be developed in 100 schools (5 schools per district).

II – Higher Education:

(a) 7 college buildings will be completed during 2022-23.

(b) Centers for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) will be established at Jammu and Srinagar in collaboration with Tata Technologies during 2022-23 for skill development of students.

(c) Higher education e-governance system will be developed in all the colleges within Jammu & Kashmir.

(d) NAAC accreditation of 59 colleges will be completed.

(e) Two high level Research Institutes for providing opportunity to students and faculty for high end research and innovation will be set up in 2022-23.

(f) Nearly 20,000 undergraduate students will be covered under Skill enhancement training during 2022-23.

For School and Higher Education Sector, an allocation of about Rs.1,806.66 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.249.17 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

14.10 Road Connectivity, (Roads & Bridges):

(a) Overall 6,000 Kilometers of black-topping of roads is expected to be achieved during 2022-23 under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)/ Cities & Towns/Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF)/National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)/ Pothole Free Roads.

(b) 543 new projects at an estimated cost of Rs.2,237 crore to be sanctioned with NABARD funding will be taken for execution during 2022-23.

(c) Maintenance of existing Road Infrastructure will get focused attention during 2022-23 in terms of Road Maintenance Policy 2021 approved by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir.

(d) Government of Jammu & Kashmir has rolled out 3rd party inspection mechanism in Public works (Roads & Bridges) Department. All ongoing works will be brought under the purview of 3rd party inspection mechanism from financial year 2022-23.

(e) Upgradation of 1,750 Kilometer road length is likely to be taken up after receiving sanction of PMGSY-III during 2022-23.

(f) 50 bridges will be completed under Central/ Union Territory Sector schemes during 2022-23.

For Road and Bridge Sector, an allocation of about Rs.5,217.87 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23.

14.11 Industries and Commerce:

(a) The focus of the Jammu & Kashmir Industrial Policy 2021-30 is to attract new investment, creation of employment opportunities for youth, development of backward regions and nurturing of existing industrial units. Adequate provision has been kept for providing of incentives to prospective entrepreneurs as per Jammu & Kashmir Industrial Policy 2021-30.

(b) The Government of Jammu & Kashmir is providing an enabling environment for investors to start their ventures in the Union Territory.

(c) Rs.25 crore have been provisioned for organizing Jammu & Kashmir Global Investor’s Summit including domestic/ international road shows.

(d) Rs.150 crore have been provisioned for development of New Industrial Estates during 2022-23.

(e) Rs.42.60 crore have been earmarked for development of new Industrial Estates at Budhi Kathua, Mearth Ghatti, Rakh Rara Swankha Morh Samba & Katli Dhaini (Samba) in Jammu division and Khonmoh, Sempora, Chandgam Tahab, Hardoo Dahruna Dooru and Hassan Noor in Kashmir division.

(f) Rs.3.91 crore have been provisional for construction of 7 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in the existing Industrial Estates.

(g) 1,354 units under Jammu & Kashmir Rural Employment Generation Programme (J&K REGP) will be established in 2022-23 involving margin money of Rs.25 crore with employment to 8124 persons.

(h) 2,000 Cooperatives/Self Help Groups will be covered under Credit Card Scheme benefiting directly/indirectly 20,000 persons. 7% interest subvention is available for availing loan upto Rs.2 lakh by artisans under Artisan Credit Card (ACC) Scheme. For Industries and Commerce Sector, an allocation of about Rs.555.80 crore has been made under

Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.139.84 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

15 Social Security Sector:

(a) 8,88,359 beneficiaries were provided pension benefits at Rs.1,000 per mojth under Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). There has been increase of 59% of beneficiaries under social security and pension schemes.

(b) Transgender have been for the first time included for pension benefits under Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS).

(c) Distribution of dietary items and supplementary nutrition items are being made at the door step of beneficiaries in all districts.

(d) Old Age Homes will be established in all districts.

(e) Geo-tagging of all the Anganwadi Centers is being done in collaboration with Information Technology Department.

(f) Motorized tricycles will be provided to all handicapped persons thereby achieving 100% saturation level for which Rs.25 crore have been provisioned. For Social Security Sector, an allocation of about Rs.198.07 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.4.93 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

16. Tribal Welfare:

(a) 100% coverage of pre-matric and post-matric scholarship to Gujjar and Bakerwal students and Scheduled Tribe students with 100% disbursement through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is expected to be accomplished in 2022-23.

(b) Establishment of 14 Milk villages will be taken up in 2022-23.

(c) 29 Cluster Model Villages are being established and are at different stages of implementation.

(d) Seven number of transit accommodations/shelter sheds with an estimated cost of Rs.3.50 crore each will be taken up in 2022-23.

(e) Six Eklavya Model Residential Schools for Scheduled Tribe students are being established. For Tribal Affairs, an allocation of about Rs.282.23 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is same as the previous year’s budget allocation.

17. Relief & Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants:

(a) Under PM Package/ PMDP-2015, 1,025 transit accommodation units have been already completed/substantially completed. 1,488 units are at different stages of completion and the work on 2,744 units of transit accommodation have been initiated and are expected to be completed in 2022-23.

(b) Out of 6,000 posts created for Kashmiri Migrants under PM Package/PMDP-2015, 4,678 posts have been already filled and remaining posts are being filled.

(c) Providing of food grains, cash assistance, etc will continue under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) in 2022-23. For above package, an allocation of about Rs.1,188.15 crore has been made for the year under

Revenue & Capital Expenditure 2022-23, which is Rs.466.89 crore more than the previous year.

18. Youth Empowerment, Employment and Entrepreneurship:

(a) Financial support will be provided to youth for undertaking self employment.

(b) Employment/job portal at par with National Career Service (NCS) portal will be developed for providing single platform for employer and job seekers.

(c) Overseas Employment Corporation will be revitalized.

(d) To empower and provide self employment opportunities to youth, Rs.200 crore have been provisioned under “Mission Youth Programme”.

(e) Job fairs will be conducted for facilitating jobs in private sector and training to be imported to build entrepreneurship capacities for self-employment.

(f) More youth will be covered under MUDRA/GECL and other financial inclusion schemes through bank finance for raising their own livelihood.

(g) As a self employment measure under Youth Start-up/Seed Capital/Women Employment Programme, Rs.60 crore have been provisioned.

(h) Adequate provision has been kept for establishing Incubation/Innovation centres.

19. Skill Development:

(a) Construction of hostel blocks in different Government Polytechnic Colleges for providing better residential facilities to students will be taken during 2022-23.

(b) Construction of workshop blocks /classrooms in different Government Industrial Training Institutes for creation of infrastructure facilities for trainees will be taken in 2022-23.

20. Sports initiatives:

(a) Government of Jammu & Kashmir is laying main focus on sports activities for engagement of youth. Over 17 lakh youth participated in diverse sports activities and 1.26 lakh youth received coaching in different sports activities.

(b) National Events in 17 Sports disciplines will be hosted for providing exposure to the talented athletes and interaction with the reputed players of the country.

(c) Special programme will be initiated for involvement of mass youth in sports activities with a target of 7.50 lakh participants in different sports disciplines.

(d) National Level competitions will be hosted in Badminton, Volleyball, Soft Tennis, Handball, Thang-Ta, Kayaking & Canoeing, Baseball and Gymnastics.

(e) Snow & Ice based Sports Competitions through respective sports associations will be held at Gulmarg & Pahalgam.

(f) 221 playfields/ playgrounds will be constructed in all the 20 districts.

(g) 157, Sports court constructions/upgradation of stadiums/buildings will be taken during 2022-23.

For Youth Empowerment, Employment, Entrepreneurship, skill Development and Sports Activities, an allocation of about Rs.312.57 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.19.72 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

21. Forestry & Environment:

(a) 1.35 crore plantations are targeted during 2022-23, out of which 26.50 lakh plants will be planted with active involvement of Village Panchayat Plantation Committees (VPPCs) to create green assets in Gram Panchayats.

(b) Under low cost mode of greening and increasing the forest and tree cover, more than 50 lakh seeds/grass-slips are likely to be planted during the year 2022-23.

(c) Under “One Beat Guard One Village” programme 1,500 villages will be taken up for greening of lands outside forests in 2022-23 by providing free saplings, seeds balls and grass slips to Village Panchayats for planting on village common land, kahcharai and other wastelands.

(d) As an effort for conservation and promotion of Chinar, more than 20,000 Chinar trees will be planted in 2022-23.

(e) A non-motorable walkway is proposed to be developed all around Wular lake which will add scenic beauty to the water body and help in preventing encroachment. For Forest, Ecology and Environment Sector, an allocation of about Rs.200.76 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.9.01 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

22. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs:

(a) 100% of Aadhar seeding of ration cards has been achieved, besides 99.60% Aadhar seeding at beneficiary level has been registered, which is targeted for 100% completion in 2022-23.

(b) For better public distribution and delivery system, 100% Fair Price Shops / Government Ration Depots have been installed with 6736 Point of Sale (PoS) machines.

(c) Construction of new stores at Chandanwadi (Anantnag), Kanil Bagh (Baramulla), and Sangal Dan (Ramban) will be taken up during 2022-23, which will strengthen the storage grid in far flung and remote areas and will enhance the storage capacity of approximately 1,000 Metric Ton.

For Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, an allocation of about Rs.306.26 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.3.40 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

23. Science and Technology:

I- Science Awareness Initiatives:

(a) 15 Science Popularization events will be conducted in 2022-23.

(b) Award of 150 scholarships to students at +10, +12 and Post Graduate (PG) levels will be taken up during 2022-23, besides Young Scientist Awards/Fellowships to be initiated.

(c) Aroma cash crops will be introduced in the districts of Anantnag, Bandipora, Budgam in Kashmir division and Rajouri, Kathua and Doda in Jammu division during 2022-23.

(d) The work on construction of Sub-Regional Science Centre, Srinagar is likely to be commenced in 2022-23.

II – New & Renewable Energy:

(a) Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme, 375 number of Solar Water Pumps will be installed in 2022-23 providing electricity benefit to 47,159 souls, direct agriculture benefit to 18,750 souls and indirect agriculture benefit to 1,60,000 souls.

(b) Under Jammu Solar City Mission, Grid tied Rooftop Solar Power Plants of aggregate capacity 200 MW in residential sector will be provided to 50,000 households in 2022-23 benefitting a population of 2 lakh souls.

(c) Under Jammu Smart City Project, Grid tied Rooftop Solar Power Plants of aggregate capacity 12 MW will be provided to 200 number of government buildings in 2022-23 absolving hydropower sector of 48,000 KWh.

(d) Under Srinagar Smart City Project, Grid tied Rooftop Solar Power Plants of aggregate capacity 4 MW will be provided to 70 number of government buildings in 2022-23 absolving hydropower Sector of 16,000 KWh.

For Science & Technology, an allocation of Rs.127.91 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23 which is Rs.22.00 crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.

24. Financial Reforms/e-governance Initiatives:

(a) e-Office has been implemented in Civil Secretariat including Raj Bhavan. It will be implemented in all offices of Jammu & Kashmir in 2022-23.

(b) Online system has been created for uploading of Annual Property Returns by all the employees.

(c) Online Annual Performance Report system in respect of all employees will be created.

(d) E-Audit will be introduced with strengthening of Virtual Inspection Systems.

25. Security Related Activities:

(a) 10,109 Community/Individual bunkers are being constructed in border districts.

(b) Short-term security related works and short term basic facilities to CRPF/Jail Staff have been taken under Security Related Expenditure (SRE).

(c) Construction of Trauma Centre at Srinagar will be initiated in 2022-23.

(d) Adequate provision has been kept for digitization of police stations and installation of CCTVs in police stations.

26. Supplementary Grant for the current financial year 2021-22:

(a) The original grant for the financial year 2021-22 was Rs.1,08,621 crore. During the course of year from 1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2022 an amount of Rs.18,860.3234 crore shall be withdrawn in excess of grant under the relevant Demands out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to defray expenses on services and purposes required during the period. This had been largely necessitated due to expenses on account of increase in salaries due to hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and other revenue expenses including pension and other retirement benefits, World Bank aided scheme for completion of projects, increased capital allocation under Border Area Development Programme (BADP),

PMGSY, NABARD loan component, PMAY-U, Tribal sub-plan, National Horticulture Mission and for meeting increased expenditure towards internal debt / ways and means advance and overdraft.

(b) The Supplementary Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill No (01) is proposed to be presented to authorize payment and appropriation of Rs.18,860.3234 crore from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the period with effect from 1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

27. BUDGET ESTIMATES OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 FOR THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR:

(a) The total receipts for financial year 2022-23 are estimated at Rs.1,12,950 crore. Of which, Rs.1,02,322 crore are revenue receipts, Rs.10,628 crore are capital receipts and Rs.29,200 crore are Ways & Means Advances. The own revenues (both tax and non-tax) are estimated to be Rs.25,314 crore. In addition to this, Rs.35,581 crore are to flow as Central Assistance and Rs.29,750 crore under CSS/ PMDP to Union Territory of J&K.

(b) Given these receipts, the total expenditure is estimated to be Rs.1,12,950 crore. Of this, capital expenditure will be Rs.41,335 crore and revenue expenditure to the tune of Rs.71,615 crore.

(c) The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill No (02) is proposed to be presented to authorize payment and appropriation of Rs.1,42,150.0987 crore from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the period with effect from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 2023.

28. Fiscal Indicators:

(a) The tax/GDP ratio is projected at 8.18% for 2022-23 which is higher than the previous year of 8.17%.

(b) Debt/GDP ratio for 2022-23 is estimated at 50.84%.

(c) GDP for the year 2022-23 has been projected at Rs.2,03,716 crore which shows a growth of 7.5% over the previous year.

29. Mr. Speaker Sir, with these words, I commend the Supplementary Budget (for 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2022) and Budget for the financial year 2022-23 of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to this August House for further consideration.