Jammu, 25-Mar:Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Rs 1.42 lakh annual Budget 2022-2023 will cover every section of the society to ensure equitable developmentAddressing a press conference in Jammu to highlight the main contours of J&K’s Budget 2022-23, the LG Sinha said that Rs 1.42 lakh cr budget will cover each and every sector and all sections of the society will benefit from it.”Tourism has been the backbone of J&K’s economy and we will once again ensure that the tourism sector reaches the same height where it was a few decades ago, however Horticulture and tourism will be our prime focus“, LG Sinha said.On March 17, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 1.42 lakh crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir for FY 2022-23 in the Parliament.LG said that in the ensuing year, the Power Department will install six lakh smart metres in Srinagar and Jammu cities with three lakh in each district. “This is to prevent power theft. People will also get quality and reliable power,” he said.The LG Sinha said that this year in September, world’s highest rail bridge will be ready in Chenab Valley that will connect Kashmir with Kanyakumari.“Our focus is also on the power sector that has been ailing since past many decades. In next four years, J&K is all set to become power surplus,” he said. “Since 1947, all successive regimes could generate only 3450 MWs of power and we are on the path of generating the same amount of power in the next four years only to make J&K a power surplus UT.”The LG said that the government headed by him has written to the CBI to investigate the matter regarding allegations of bribery made by former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik.“We want everything to be clear as people of a high rank have made such allegations,” LG added. (CNS)
