J&K Assembly Clears Rs 6,714 Cr Grants for Key Ministries

• Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed ₹6,713.59 crore in grants
• Focus on road connectivity, MSMEs, startups, and ₹14,292 crore in registered investments
• Mining reforms advanced; 36.28 lakh workers registered under e-Shram with ₹1,000 crore disbursed

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has recently approved grants totaling ₹6,713.59 crore for multiple departments following extensive deliberations. The voice vote approved the allocations after officials presented detailed information about the infrastructure, industry, mining and employment needs of the organization.

J&K Assembly approved the Jammu and Kashmir budget with ₹6714 crore grants, boosting PWD funding, strengthening the industries ministry and labour ministry, supporting the mining sector, and expanding overall state government spending.

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who oversees the concerned portfolios, showed how the government supported its goal to improve road links throughout the Union Territory. He explained that the region needs better transport systems because its difficult landscape requires better access to remote areas, which will boost economic growth.

“More than 40,000 km of road network has been developed so far, while 18 major projects of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways are in the pipeline this fiscal. Also, 22 key projects, mainly bridges, have been inaugurated to enhance connectivity and defence mobility”, Choudhary stated.

The administration of the industries and commerce sector dedicates its efforts to three main objectives, which include establishing approved investments, developing MSMEs, supporting startups and protecting traditional industries that include handloom and handicrafts.

The Deputy Chief Minister added, “Investments worth ₹5,349 crore have been grounded in 2025-26 till January, the highest in a single fiscal and nearly 12 times the annual average prior to 2020”.

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The Central Industrial Development Package, which has a budget of ₹28,400 crore, has received 971 investment proposals that will result in a total investment of ₹14,292 crore.

“J-K secured 5th rank nationally in the Business Reform Action Plan in November 2025. The number of registered startups has risen from 69 in 2020 to 1,342 in 2025-26, including 490 women-led ventures, with 853 new startups added this year”, said Choudhary.

The J&K Industrial Policy 2021-30 requires amendments to existing regulations because the NCSS program needs to create new incentive structures for businesses.

The government develops mining reforms which focus on two main areas such as sustainable resource management and clear development regulations.

“Under SASCI 2025-26, key reforms have been completed and the Ministry of Mines has sanctioned ₹100 crore as incentive. Funds of ₹244.64 lakh have been spent on labour sarais in Rajouri and Kathua. As many as 1.35 lakh entrepreneurship units are being created to generate employment for 4.5 lakh youth over five years”, Choudhary noted.

The e-Shram portal has registered 36.28 lakh unorganized workers in labour and employment, while enterprises that received approval have received ₹1,000 crore through the portal.