Rs 30,757 crore for J&K in Budget 2020, Ladakh gets Rs 5,958 crore: FM Sitharaman

During Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the central government has allocated an amount of Rs 30,757 crore for 2020-21 for Jammu and Kashmir and an amount of Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh. In her speech, she said, "Northeastern region is a very high priority in Government Development Agenda. The Government is fully committed to supporting newly-formed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Accordingly an amount of Rs 30,757 crore has been provided for the financial year 2020-2021 for Jammu and Kashmir, and an amount of Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh."