Cabinet announces special package of Rs. 520 Crore for J&K, Ladakh under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

The Union Cabinet has approved special package worth Rs. 520 crore rupees for Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a period of five years till 2023- 24 under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission. Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said it is also in line with Central Government’s aim
to universalize all centrally sponsored beneficiary-oriented schemes in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in a time bound manner. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission is a centrally sponsored programme that aims at eliminating rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for the rural poor households across the country.