TOP STORIES Rs 30,371.14 provided to J&K, Ladakh UT's for completion of 159,371 projects since 2019 | KNO Published 171 weeks ago on February 02, 2022 By Tasaduq Hussain Srinagar, Feb 02 (KNO): The Ministry of Home Affairs Wednesday informed the parliament that an amount of rupees 30,371.14 have been provided to the Union Territory of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir for completion of 159,371 projects/ works since 2019. The Home Ministry was replying to the queries raised in the ongoing session of parliament. The queries raised in the parliament include, how many new projects have been initiated in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 2019 besides the funds allocated for such projects. The Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Nityananad Rai responded to the queries in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply the MoS as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that as per the information provided by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Government of Ladakh, 141815 and 17556 new works/ projects have been taken up under various sectors/schemes in J&K and Ladakh respectively since 2019. The Union Minister informed that funds amounting to Rs. 27274.00 crores and Rs. 3097.14 crores have been provided for completion of these works/projects in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh respectively. "Funds amounting to Rs. 19142.63 crores and Rs.1810.97 crores have been earmarked in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh respectively for areas predominantly inhabited by rural population," the MoS said in the written reply—(KNO) Up Next World Wetland Day: Encroachment, pollution, poaching main challenges, say Wildlife Dept | KNO Don't Miss In 541 militancy related incidents, 439 militants killed between Aug-2019 to Jan 2022: MHA | KNO