Nirmala Sitharaman presents J&K budget in LS

Story by  ANI | Posted by  shaista fatima | Date 14-03-2022
Niramala Sitharaman presenting the J&K budget
Niramala Sitharaman presenting the J&K budget

 

New Delhi

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2022-23 in Lok Sabha on Monday.

Along with the budget, she also presented supplementary demands for grants, demands for grants and demands for excess grants for Jammu and Kashmir in the lower house of parliament today.

The annual budget of the union territory is required to be presented and approved by Parliament as there is no legislature in Jammu and Kashmir currently.

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The second half of the Budget session will conclude on April 8. The first half of the Budget session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11.