ISLAMABAD:
A complete of Rs74 billion growth price range has been earmarked for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) for the continuing monetary 12 months.
It was informed by the officers of Kashmir affairs ministry to Nationwide Meeting Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan throughout a briefing on Thursday.
The NA panel assembly was held underneath the chair of MNA Imtiaz Ahmed Chaudhry. The ministry officers informed the panel members in the course of the briefing that Rs40 billion have been reserved for growth tasks in AJK, together with Rs31 billion for ADP, Rs4 billion for 9 tasks of PSDP and Rs5 billion for growth tasks underneath particular package deal of the Prime Minister.
Equally, Rs34 billion have been earmarked for growth tasks in Gilgit-Baltistan – Rs21 billion for ADP, Rs9.5 billion for 17 tasks of PSDP and Rs4 billion underneath particular package deal of the Prime Minister.
The ministry officers knowledgeable the panel that the ministry for Kashmir Affairs owns agricultural, industrial and residential land in Punjab. 70 Kashmiri college students are finding out in Pakistani varsities whereas 270 college students get scholarship in AJK, the ministry officers informed the committee, including scholarships value Rs7 million have been awarded amongst AJK college students in 2024.