Under the scheme, a scholarship of Rs 20,000 per annum is being provided to school-going children and Rs 40,000 per annum to college-going students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). JAMMU โย In the recent budget, Central Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1,484.72 crore for Health and Medical Education sector to be expended under Capital…
The budget 2022-23 is a blend of sophistry, wordplay, saying it has left stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir excluded and ignored. SRINAGAR โ The political parties and the trade bodies on Tuesday said that most sections of the society have been ignored in the budget 2022-23. The Budget was presented by the Finance Minister of…
โThe government is decorating the cart but the horse is hungry.โ SRINAGAR โ Deprived of their retirement benefits including gratuity and leave benefits, the retired Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) employees have been running from pillar to post to get relief. Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, who served as a driver for the corporation…
โThe highest unemployment rate manifests the after-effects of deliberately induced economic shocks to J&K’s economy post special status abrogation.โ SRINAGAR โ Despite the governmentโs claims of increased job possibilities following the revocation of Jammu and Kashmirโs special status, a recent poll by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has revealed that the rate of…
Shopkeepers urge people to shop locally to help keep Kashmir businesses afloat. Srinagar โ As the business establishments in Kashmir valley struggle to stay afloat due to three years of the crisis caused by political upheaval and pandemic, the traders in the region are grappling with evolution in spending habits of people, something they find…