As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Government of Ladakh, 1,41,815 and 17,556 new works/ projects have been taken up under various sectors/schemes in J&K and Ladakh respectively since 2019.

Funds amounting to Rs. 27,274.00 crore and Rs. 3,097.14 crore have been provided for completion of these works/projects in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh respectively.

Funds amounting to Rs. 19,142.63 crore and Rs.1,810.97 crore have been earmarked in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh respectively for areas predominantly inhabited by rural population.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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