Economic Survey 2017

Content
Chapter Page No.

Section 1 : Overview From to
1 Introduction 1-2
2 Macro Economic Outlook 2018-19 3-12
Section 2: Policy Choices
1 Incentives Vs Infrastructure 14-18
2 Public Expenditure Policy: Actuals Vs Norms 19-32
Section 3: New Initiatives
1 Implementation of GST in J&K State 34-36
2 Ease of Doing Business 37-38
3 Introduction of Pay & Accounts Office System 39-40
4 Public Financial Management System (PFMS) 41-44
5 Budget Estimation Allocation Monitoring System (BEAMS) 45-51
Section 4: Key Policy Concerns
1 Employment 53-59
2 Poverty 60-62
3 Prices and Food Management 63-74
Section 5: Sectoral Review
1 Economic Sectors
1.1 Agriculture 77-90
1.2 Horticulture 91-97
1.3 Tourism 98-103
1.4 Industries 104-137
1.5 Environment & Forests 138-141
1.6 Livestock 142-151
2 Infrastructure & Development Sectors
2.1 Roads and Buildings 153-161
2.2 Transport and Communication 162-168
2.3 Power 169-191
2.4 Public Health Engineering 192-201
2.5 Housing & Urban Development 202-209
3 Social Sectors
3.1 Social Welfare 211-221
3.2 Education 222-249
3.3 Health 251-260
3.4 Rural Development 261-268
3.5 Labour 269-279
3.6 Culture 280-281
4 Financial Sectors
4.1 State Finances 283-290
4.2 Budgetary Policy 291-298
4.3 Banking and Finance 299-310
4.4 Cooperatives 311-319
Selected Indicators 321-324

Section 1
Overview
Chapter 1
Introduction
The current document of Economic Survey 2017 is being presented at a time when the whole
country has gone through two major structural reforms namely 1) Demonetisation and 2)
introduction of single Tax regime of GST. The state of J&K has also gone through these
structural reforms along with rest of the country.
Economic Survey 2017 takes stock of the developments having taken place during the last
financial year 2016-17 and current financial year 2017-18 upto Nov, 2017 in J&K economy.
The survey highlights progress made in major developmental programmes launched in 2016-17
and 2017-18 and also showcase the policy initiatives of the Government. In the current edition
of the Economy Survey, the initiatives taken by the Government to streamline and improve
Financial Management Systems are prominently discussed. The Government has transformed
the budget into four main sub-groups which are:
1. Economic Sector
2. Infrastructure sector
3. Social sector and
4. General service sector
Similarly, Budget Estimation, Allocation & Monitoring System (BEAMS) has also been
introduced by the Government to put the whole financial system on IT platform. The initiatives
of the Government to shift from traditional Treasury System to Pay and Accounts Office System
is also showcased and discussed. The initiatives of the Government to introduce Public Finance
Management System (PFMS) is also prominent to showcase the progress.
The progress made by the state on the front of Ease of Doing Business which has now improved
from 29th to 22nd place is discussed in the report. The document also highlights the investment
made by the Government in major developmental and welfare sectors vis-a-vis Gross Domestic
Product of the State (GSDP). This will surely give new direction to the Government while
assigning priorities by making decisions on development of overall economy of the state.
With detailed statistical data covering all aspects of the economy-macro as well as sectoral-the
report provides an overview of the following issues: -
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Economic Survey 2017
1. Macro-Economic Outlook
2. Policy Choices
3. New Initiatives
4. Key Policy Concern
5. Sectoral Review
This document would be useful for policy makers, economists, policy analysts, business
practitioners, government agencies, students, researchers, the media and all those interested
in the development of J&K economy. The current issue of Economic Survey 2017 would also
provide a window to the policy makers, decision making authorities and others at the helm of
affairs to take factual economic scenario into account while making decisions regarding
development of the state.
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Chapter 2
Macro Economic Outlook 2018-19
The figurative description of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and its related aggregates
are perhaps the only indicators of the state economy that showcase whether the state has
made any progress in economic terms over a period of time. It highlights the economic
progress made by individuals of the state by indicating the per capita income which reflects
changes having taken place in standard of living of the people of the state. GSDP is generally
termed as State Income which is grouped into three main sectors namely i) Agriculture and
allied activities, ii) Industries sector and iii) Services sector. Updating the data from time to
time and shifting the base year to 2011 under the directions and guidance of GoI
undertaken by Directorate of Economics & Statistics reflects the structural and sectoral
shifts that are likely to take place in a developing economy that could be properly gauged
and captured. The shifting of base removes the wide gaps between Base year and the
Reporting year caused due to inflation over a period of time.
The SDP estimates of economy over a period of time reveal the extent and direction of the
changes in the levels of economic development. GSDP estimates when studied in relation to
the total population of the state indicate the level of per capita net output of goods and
services available or standard of living of the people of the State.
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant (2011-12) prices for the year 2017-18
is estimated at Rs. 109136.52 crore, as against the estimate of Rs 100597.57 crore for 2016-
17, indicating growth of 8.49 per cent during 2017-18. At current prices, GSDP for 2017-18 is
estimated to be Rs 140886.76 crore as against the estimate of Rs. 126230.91 crore for 2016-
17, showing an increase of 11.61 per cent during the year.
The projected estimates for the year 2018-19 at constant (2011-12) prices and current
prices of GSDP is Rs 116637.44 crore and Rs 157383.77 crore.
The estimate of State Income (i.e. Net State Income) at constant (2011- 12) prices for 2017-
18 is Rs. 90902.60 crore, as against the estimate of Rs 83717.39 crore for 2016-17,
suggesting a rise of 8.58 per cent during 2017-18. At current prices, the State Income for
2017-18 is estimated at Rs. 119294.71 crore as compared to the estimate of Rs. 106326.40
crore for 2016-17, showing a rise of 12.20 per cent during the year.
The Net State Income at constant (2011-12) prices and current prices are roughly estimated
at Rs 97352.75 crore and Rs 133596.72 crore respectively for the year 2018-19.
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The per capita real income, i.e. per capita net state income at constant (2011-12) prices, for
2017-18 is estimated at Rs. 65615 as against the estimate of Rs 61349 for 2016-17. This
indicates a growth of per capita real income of about 6.95 per cent during 2016-17. The per
capita income at current prices during 2017-18 is estimated at Rs. 86108 as compared to
Rs.77918 in 2016-17 showing a rise of 10.51 per cent.
The roughly estimated per capita income at constant (2011-12) prices and current prices of
J&K state for the year 2018-19 is Rs 69221 and Rs 94992 respectively
The state economy is expected to register growth of 8.49% (Advanced) during the financial
year 2017-18 at constant prices of 2011-12 as compared to growth rate of 3.29% achieved
during 2016-17. The projected growth for the year 2018-19 is roughly estimated at 6.87%.
The share of product taxes in total Gross State Value Added (GSVA) at basic price for the
year 2016-17 and 2017-18 is 10.50% and 11.02% respectively. The share of product
subsidies in total Gross State Value Added (GSVA) at basic price for the year 2016-17 and
2017-18 is 2.10% and 1.95% respectively.
The projected trend in share of product taxes and product subsides for financial years 2011-
12 to 2018-19 is given below:-
Projected trend in share of product taxes and product subsides
Base
2018-
S. year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 19(rough
No 2011-12 (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
est.)
(P)
Total GSVA
1 at basic 74760.73 77015.87 80735.50 77787.15 90865.00 92805.63 100058.97 105999.14
prices
Product
2 5515.20 6114.26 6515.12 6462.00 8495.81 9744.34 11029.95 12590.70
Taxes (+)
Product
3 2020.38 2355.19 2163.39 1987.00 1971.00 1952.40 1952.40 1952.40
Subsides (-)
GSDP(GSVA
4 + Taxes- 78255.55 80774.94 85087.23 82262.15 97389.81 100597.57 109136.52 116637.44
Subsides)
Share of
Product
5 7.38 7.94 8.07 8.31 9.35 10.50 11.02 11.88
Taxes in
GSVA (%)
Share of
Product
6 2.70 3.06 2.68 2.55 2.17 2.10 1.95 1.84
subsidies in
GSVA (%)
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Per capita income

The per capita income during 2017-18 at constant 2011-12 prices (NSDP) is estimated at
Rs.65615 while the per capita income of Rs. 61349 was registered in financial year 2016-17.
The per capita income during 2017-18 at current prices is estimated at Rs. 86108 while per
capita income during 2016-17 stood at Rs. 77918 at current Prices. The projected per capita
income at current and constant 2011-12 prices for the year 2018-19 are roughly estimated
at Rs. 94992 and Rs.69221 respectively.
Trend of per capita income (Figures in Rupees)
Year Constant Prices Current Prices
2011-12 53173 53173
2012-13 52413 56834
2013-14 54066 61108
2014-15 50641 61185
2015-16 59824 73054
2016-17(1R) 61349 77918
2017-18 (A) 65615 86108
2018-19(crude) 69221 94992
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Agriculture & Allied Sector

At constant 2011-12 prices, agriculture & allied sector is likely to grow at 8.37% in the year
2017-18(A) as compared to growth rate (-)4.24% in 2012-13, 3.99 % in 2013-14, (-
)10.91% in 2014-15, 24.74% in 2015-16 and 2.49% in 2016-17.The sector is expected to grow
at 6.81 % as per the rough estimates for the year 2018-19.
Progress trend in 3 major sectors of the economy (at constant 2011-12) Prices (Rs in Crore)
Base 2018-
S. year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 19(rough
No 2011- (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
est.)
12(P)
Agriculture 13063.47 12509.32 13008.74 11588.97 14455.73 14815.93 16056.00 17148.98
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& Allied - (-4.24) (3.99) (-10.91) (24.74) (2.49) (8.37) 6.81
20996.73 21559.38 22597.26 20018.59 25254.24 26120.35 27899.41 29571.01
2 Industry
- (2.68) (4.81) (-11.41) (26.15) (3.43) (6.81) (5.99)
40700.53 42947.17 45129.49 46179.59 51155.04 51869.34 56103.56 59279.15
3 Services
- (5.52) (5.08) (2.33) (10.77) (1.40) (8.16) (5.66)
Total 74760.73 77015.87 80735.50 77787.15 90865.00 92805.63 100058.97 105999.14
(GSVA) - (3.02) (4.83) (-3.65) (16.81) (2.14) (7.82) (5.94)
Note: Figures in brackets indicate growth rate (%) over the previous year
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At current 2011-12 prices, agriculture & allied sector is likely to grow at 9.37% in the year
2017-18(A) as compared to growth rate 20.08% in 2012-13, 8.75 % in 2013-14, (-)11.62% in
2014-15, 39.45% in 2015-16 and 8.47% in 2016-17.The sector is expected to grow at 10.63 %
as per rough estimates for the year 2018-19.
Progress trend in 3 major sectors of the economy at current prices (Rs in Crore)
Base 2018-
S. year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 19(rough
No 2011- (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
est.)
12(P)
Agricultu 13063.47 15686.04 17057.91 15075.39 21022.42 22802.34 24938.87 27588.74
1 re &
- (20.08) (8.75) (-11.62) (39.45) (8.47) (9.37) (10.63)
Allied
20996.73 21491.67 22264.74 23518.84 25800.47 26781.25 29289.80 31748.90
2 Industry
- (2.36) (3.60) (5.63) (9.70) (3.80) (9.37) (8.40)
40700.53 45918.88 51299.20 54485.72 63120.96 67454.65 75811.43 85207.21
3 Services
- (12.82) (11.72) (6.21) (15.85) (6.87) (12.39) (12.39)
144544.8
Total 74760.73 83096.59 90621.85 93079.95 109943.85 117038.24 130040.10
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(GSVA)
- (11.15) (9.06) (2.71) (18.12) (6.45) (11.11) (11.15)
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Among sub sectors “crops” expect a growth rate of 9.86 % while as “livestock” 8.52%,
“forestry and logging” 1.41 % and “fishing and aquaculture” 1.64 % in the year 2017-18. The
corresponding figures for these sub sectors for the year 2016-17 (advance est.) were (-)
0.16%, 8.30%, (-) 0.88 % and 1.54% respectively. The growth rate for the sector at constant
(2011-12) prices for the year 2018-19 is roughly estimated at 6.81 %.
Growth trend of the sector at constant (2011-12) price (Rs. in Crore)
S. Base 2018-
year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
N Sector 19(roug
2011- (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
o h est.)
12(P)
7953.39 7349.92 7903.22 5796.44 8020.91 8007.89 8797.50 9396.61
a Crops
- (-7.59) (7.53) (-26.66) (38.38) (-0.16) (9.86) (6.81)
3441.25 3426.55 3321.48 3962.37 4595.11 4976.48 5400.35 5865.32
b Livestock
- (-0.43) (-3.07) (19.30) (15.97) (8.30) (8.52) (8.61)
Forestry and 1345.36 1408.88 1460.93 1502.25 1505.45 1492.14 1513.15 1536.15
c
logging - (4.72) (3.69) (2.83) (0.21) (-0.88) (1.41) (1.52)
Fishing and 323.48 323.97 323.11 327.91 334.26 339.42 345.00 350.90
d
aquaculture - (0.15) (-0.27) (1.49) (1.94) (1.54) (1.64) (1.71)
Agriculture, 13063.4 12509.3 11588.9 14815.9 16056.0 17148.9
13008.74 14455.73
forestry and 7 2 7 3 0 8
fishing - (-4.24) (3.99) (-10.91) (24.74) (2.49) (8.37) (6.81)
Industry
Industry is likely to grow at 6.81% during the year 2017-18 (Adv. est) as compared to 2.68%
in 2012-13, 4.81% in 2013-14, (-)11.41% in 2014-15, 26.16% in 2015-16 and 3.43% in the
year 2016-17 at constant ( 2011-12) prices.
Among the sub sectors, “mining & quarrying sector” expects a growth rate of 82.96%, while
as ”manufacturing” 6.25%, “construction “ 4.65% & “electricity, gas & water supply” 6.28%
during 2017-18 (Adv. est). The corresponding figures for these sub sectors for the year 2016-
17 were (-) 44.42%, 5.46%, 4.62% and 3.79% respectively. The projected growth rate for the
sector for the year 2018-19 is roughly estimated at 5.99%.
The following table shows the growth of industry sector by sub sector-wise at constant price
(2011- 12):-
Growth trend of the sector at constant (2011-12) price (Rs. In Crore)
Base 2018-19
S. year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector (rough
No. 2011- (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
est.)
12(P)
329.31 405.71 358.76 269.56 615.02 341.82 625.39 680.61
1 Mining and quarrying
(23.20) (-11.57) (-24.86) (128.16) (-44.42) (82.96) (8.83)
7975.60 7438.51 7607.05 7840.25 8751.66 9229.35 9805.90 10442.30
2 Manufacturing
(-6.73) (2.27) (3.07) (11.62) (5.46) (6.25) (6.49)
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Electricity, gas, water 6162.33 7315.23 7559.85 5174.33 8808.97 9143.27 9717.52 10331.67
3 supply & other utility
(18.71) (3.34) -31.56 70.24 3.79 (6.28) (6.32)
services
6529.49 6399.93 7071.60 6734.45 7078.59 7405.91 7750.60 8116.43
4 Construction
(-1.98) (10.49) (-4.77) (5.11) (4.62) (4.65) (4.72)
20996.73 21559.38 22597.26 20018.59 25254.24 26120.35 27899.41 29571.01
Total Industry Sector
(2.68) (4.81) (-11.41) (26.15) (3.43) (6.81) (5.99)
Services sector
Services sector, the major contributor to the state economy, is likely to grow by 8.16%
during the current year 2017-18 (Adv. est) as compared to 5.52% in 2012-13, 5.08% in 2013-
14, 2.33% in 2014-15, 10.77% in 2015-16 and 1.40% during the previous year 2016-17.
Among the sub sectors, “trade, repair, hotels and restaurants” expects a growth rate of
14.55%, “transport, storage, communication & services related to broadcasting” 7.88%,
“financial services” 7.08%, “real estate, ownership of dwelling & professional services”
2.33%, “public administration and defence” 9.58% and “other services” 8.16% during 2017-
18 (Adv. est). The corresponding figures for these sub sectors for the year 2016-17 (1R) were
-10.30%, 2.35%, 4.35%, 1.17%, 6.90% and 3.77% respectively. The projected growth rate for
the sector for the year 2018-19 is roughly estimated at 5.66%.
The following table shows the growth trend of the sector at constant (2011-12) prices:-
Growth trend of the sector at constant (2011-12) price (Rs. In Crore)
Base
S. 2018-
year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 19(rough
No 2011- (P) (P) (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
est.)
12(P)
Trade, repair, 6670.74 7517.09 7874.73 7652.91 8933.53 8013.12 9179.00 9732.50
1 hotels and
(12.69) (4.76) (-2.82) (16.73) (-10.30) (14.55) (6.03)
restaurants
Transport, storage, 4717.47 5189.21 5790.17 6447.27 7170.37 7338.69 7917.25 8436.62
communication &
2
services related to (10.00) (11.58) (11.35) (11.22) (2.35) (7.88) (6.56)
broadcasting
2260.52 2584.93 3130.41 3575.80 3750.21 3913.46 4190.45 4407.52
3 Financial services
(14.35) (21.10) (14.23) (4.88) (4.35) (7.08) (5.18)
Real estate, 10376.4 10685.0 10937.2 11065.6 11323.2
9483.48 9858.41 11626.72
ownership of 6 3 3 6 6
4 dwelling &
professional (3.95) (5.25) (2.97) (2.36) (1.17) (2.33) (2.68)
services
Public 11274.7 11357.6 10605.9 10549.1 13028.8 13927.3 15261.3
16347.96
5 administration and 0 6 9 9 1 4 5
defence (0.74) (-6.62) (-0.54) (23.51) (6.90) (9.58) (7.12)
6293.62 6439.87 7351.73 7269.39 7334.89 7611.07 8232.25 8727.83
6 Other services
(2.32) (14.16) (-1.12) (0.90) (3.77) (8.16) (6.02)
Total Services 40700.53 42947.17 45129.49 46179.59 51155.04 51869.34 56103.56 59279.15
Sector (5.52) (5.08) (2.33) (10.77) (1.40) (8.16) (5.66)
Sectoral contribution in J&K economy
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The sectoral composition of the state income has undergone considerable changes over a
period of time. Over the last five decades, the share of primary sector has declined steadily
from 17.47% in 2011-12 to 16.05% in 2017-18 (Adv. est.) and the share of secondary sector
has declined from 28.09% in 2011-12 to 27.88% in 2017-18 (advance estimates), while as
the share of services sector has increased from 54.44% in 2011-12 to 56.07% (Adv. est) in
2017-18.
Sectoral percentage contribution to GSDP at constant (2011-12) prices:-
GSDP estimates at constant(20011-12) prices (percentage distribution)
Base
2018-
S. year 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 19(roug
No 2011- 13 (P) 14 (P) 15 (P) (2R) (1R) (A)
h est.)
12(P)
Agriculture, forestry
1 17.47 16.24 16.11 14.90 15.91 15.96 16.05 16.18
and fishing
1.1 Crops 10.64 9.54 9.79 7.45 8.83 8.63 8.79 8.86
1.2 Livestock 4.60 4.45 4.11 5.09 5.06 5.36 5.40 5.53
1.3 Forestry and logging 1.80 1.83 1.81 1.93 1.66 1.61 1.51 1.45
Fishing and
1.4 0.43 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.37 0.37 0.34 0.33
aquaculture
Mining and
2 0.44 0.53 0.44 0.35 0.68 0.37 0.63 0.64
quarrying
3 Manufacturing 10.67 9.66 9.42 10.08 9.63 9.94 9.80 9.85
Electricity, gas,
4 water supply & 8.24 9.50 9.36 6.65 9.69 9.85 9.71 9.75
other utility services
5 Construction 8.73 8.31 8.76 8.66 7.79 7.98 7.75 7.66
Industry 28.09 27.99 27.99 25.74 27.79 28.15 27.88 27.90
Trade, repair, hotels
6 8.92 9.76 9.75 9.84 9.83 8.63 9.17 9.18
and restaurants
Transport, storage,
communication &
7 6.31 6.74 7.17 8.29 7.89 7.91 7.91 7.96
services related to
broadcasting
8 Financial services 3.02 3.36 3.88 4.60 4.13 4.22 4.19 4.16
Real estate,
ownership of
9 dwelling & 12.69 12.80 12.85 13.74 12.04 11.92 11.32 10.97
professional
services
Public
10 administration and 15.08 14.75 13.14 13.56 14.34 15.01 15.25 15.42
defence
11 Other services 8.42 8.36 9.11 9.35 8.07 8.20 8.23 8.23
Services 54.44 55.76 55.90 59.37 56.30 55.89 56.07 55.92
Total GSVA at basic
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
prices
The comparative growth rates of J&K States vis a vis All India are given in the following
table:-
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Comparative growth – J&K state vis-à-vis country

GSDP GDP
Year
Constant 2011-12 prices Current prices Constant 2011-12 prices Current prices
2012-13 3.22 11.36 5.46 13.82
2013-14 5.34 9.72 6.39 12.97
2014-15 -3.32 2.84 7.51 10.79
2015-16 18.39 19.44 8.01 9.94
2016-17 3.29 7.48 7.11 10.98
GSDP OF J&K State in comparison with neighbouring states is given in the following table:-
GSDP OF J&K State vis-à-vis other neighbouring states

GSDP (2015-16)-(Rs in Growth GDP/GSDP GSDP (2016-17)-(Rs in Growth GDP/GSDP
crore) (2015-16) crore) (2016-17)
State Constant Constant Constant Constant
Current Current Current Current
2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12
prices prices prices prices
J&K 97390 117451 18.39 19.44 100598 126231 3.29 7.48
Himachal 97207 112852 9.14 8.78 103914 125227 6.9 10.97
Punjab 328973 391543 5.43 10.32 348487 427870 5.93 9.28
Uttrakhand 152175 176171 7.71 9.13 162824 195192 7 10.8
Haryana 399646 485184 9 10.91 434608 547396 8.75 12.82
Chhattisgarh 209012 260776 6.63 10.98 223932 290140 7.14 11.26
All India (GDP) 11381002 13682035 8.01 9.94 12189854 15183709 7.11 10.98
Comparison of Per capita income (NSDP) of J&K state with some other neighbouring states in the
following table:-
Per capita income (NSDP) of J&K state vis-à-vis other neighbouring states
2015-16 Growth (2015-16) 2016-17 Growth (2016-17)

(Fig. in rupees) over previous year (Fig. in rupees) over previous year
State Constant Constant Constant Constant
Current Current Current Current
2011-12 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12
J&K 59824 73054 18.13 19.40 61349 77918 2.55 6.66
Himachal
114478 134376 8.87 8.78 121843 146073 6.43 8.70
Pradesh
Punjab 99372 119261 4.00 9.52 103726 128821 4.38 8.02
Uttrakhand 126562 146826 6.54 8.06 133534 160795 5.51 9.51
Haryana 133591 162034 7.47 9.13 143211 180174 7.20 11.19
Chhattisgarh 67185 84767 3.62 8.67 71214 91772 6.00 8.26
All India 77803 94130 6.78 8.88 82269 103219 5.74 9.66
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Section 2
Policy Choices
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Chapter 1
Incentives Vs Infrastructure
The state of Jammu and Kashmir located far away from the market, and the major raw
material source base, has historically remained isolated from the major industrial
development action happening in the plains. The geographical isolation has restricted
state’s industrial activity to a selected few sectors in which it either had impressive expertise
or had raw material locally available. At one point of time, forests were the main wealth-
making resources till the sector was nationalised and new conservation norms took over.
Historically, most of the manufacturing activity in the state has remained restricted to the
state’s inherent capacities in agriculture and handicrafts. Both the areas remained, and
partly still are, restricted to unorganised cottage sector. This has helped the non local
corporate houses in respective sectors gradually takeover. The fall of various local dairy
products and their takeover by the branded products from the plains and the takeover by
Punjab machine made products of the heritage handicrafts sector triggered crises for the
local unorganised sector.
In order to help local investors, and in certain cases, major business houses, to set up some
manufacturing facilities in the state, the state government provided incentives to introduce
industrialisation in J&K state. It started with the offer of developed land for setting up of
enterprises, which was followed by concessional power. Since most of the industrial units
were relying heavily on the raw material from the plains, the long haul from the railhead
would make the production costlier . This necessitated the transport subsidy. The net power
deficit encouraged a free alternative system to generate current.
With the passage of time, the policy makers and the industry continued cobbling many
other relaxations that led to a variegated basket of industry incentives. At one point of time,
state government was offering a set of as many as 14 different incentives to the industry.
But the delay in sanctioning of the incentives and the disbursement process would not
create the desired results. In certain cases, certain products coming from the plains would
still be cheaper in comparison to the local produce simply because the local investors lacked
the economies of scale. This made sustaining the incentive basket all the more important for
the state government.
It was in this backdrop that the central government announced a comprehensive industry
specific package that offered a new set of concessions to the industry. The idea was to make
states like North East, Himachal and Jammu & Kashmir attractive for new investments. The
package was a major game-changer from the point of view of the state because it offered an
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additional window for the policy makers to see some possibility of getting best industrial
practices, help exploit local raw material, add to the modest GSDP, and more importantly,
help manage part of the unemployment problem.
The central package attracted major manufacturing houses to the state, mostly to Jammu,
Samba and Kathua because of its proximity with the market, rail head and the raw material.
The overall investment in the small, medium and large sectors was Rs 8070 crore by the end
of March 2016. This also encouraged some of the local investors to set up plants in areas
which were un-attractive for the major houses.
The Industry got a boost when the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November
14, 2002 announced a ten year package aimed at helping state manage its massive
unemployment and manage its infrastructure deficit. Apart from 100 percent excise duty
refund for new ventures and substantial expansion of the existing ones (25% additional
expansion); the package offered capital investment incentive of 15 percent within rupees
three million; full reimbursement of insurance premium on capital investment; and three
percent interest subsidy on capital investment. Besides, the investments were exempted
from income tax for five years with concessions for further five years as well.
At one point of time, the central government revisited the incentives packages and made
certain corrections. This triggered some judicial interventions as well. On March 27, 2008,
an amended notification devoured part of the excise refund and permitted it to the level of
value addition only. It reduced the refund off take from an average 10-14% to 0.5 to 1.5%.
Despite the amendment, it continued to be an attraction. By the end of 2015-16, Central
Excise had refunded about an amount of Rs 5963.47 crore in J&K, mostly to the industrial
sector.
State government has offered around Rs 700 crore of concession on VAT front alone.
In 2016, the state government for the first time, revisited the twin incentive packages and
created a comprehensive new policy. Various shifts were affected in areas where incentives
were flowing from two ends.
As J&K embraced the new tax system after the GST was introduced across the country, the
industry started exhibiting tensions. The GST does not permit any takeaways as a system per
se. The state government took the case to the GST Council where a new system got evolved
on the sharing of the incentives.
GST is a sort of level player in the industry sector. Without concessions, the sector offers the
same set of concessions and privileges to manufacturers and the consumers which is the
hallmark of a common market. Setting up an industrial unit in Srinagar or Kanyakumari
makes no big difference, given the basics of the GST system that works on linkages on
production as well as consumption side.
For any state, extending incentives to industry may remain a temporary phase but cannot
be continued in perpetuity because concessions are in clash with the GST structure. Since
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most of the manufacturing base that is listed for various concessions, their produce is
supplied to the main market in the plains which essentially mains while the state
government makes investments, its in-put credit goes to the consumers somewhere else.
Almost ninety percent of the products manufactured in J&K move out, some to even off
shore markets.
There is an urgent need to initiate a serious rethink on certain issues: What will be the
output from the industry for the state government for continuing the concessions set-up?
Will it produce for the local market without compromising its viability? Or will the
concessions be linked to the quantum of local employment and jobs it will offer? Should the
state government start creating a negative list for investment and prefer areas which are
close to its market and raw material? These are some of the questions that need to be
looked into for answers.
The State government on its part will have to justify the off take from the public exchequer
for manufacturing things which are otherwise available to the consumer at a slightly lesser
cost. In order to help the government explain its existing systems of takeaways from the
system, the industry will have to come forward and link the concessions with certain key
things that it will willingly offer in return.
The scene on the jobs front has not been very impressive. When the central package was
announced, the main focus was that, new investments will reduce the joblessness. But it did
not help much because the industry said it is not getting the people with the requisite skill
sets that it requires.
Though most of the ITIs and other training institutions are linked with the industry, it still is
not offering a positive outcome. There are serious issues on the wages front as well.
Besides, welfare issues also have certain huge questions marks both on the industry front
and the systemic side.
This crisis has led to the amendments in the industrial policy permitting investors to get the
skilled manpower from outside the state. Though the package is in play for more than one-
and-a-half-decade, it has not still triggered the change, it was targeted at. That is the
question that needs to be answered by all.
Now the issue is that if Rs 1 crore investment from public kitty, creates X number of jobs in
the industry sector, is it more, less or equals the rational expectations. If it falls much below
that, then whole policy may require a rethink. If public investment of the state in private
sector does not help it manage part of the unemployment load, then planners will have to
rediscover another strong reason to keep the concessions intact.
One possibility is to encourage the industry that secures its raw material from outside and
supplies within the state. Another possibility is to add to the incentives to the units which
have more local employment. Yet another possibility could be preventing certain goods into
the state so that local manufacture retains the market without competition. Since the GST
has given a level playing field to entire industry, apparently to the disadvantage of the
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smaller players like J&K, there is a possibility of improved investment in overall

infrastructure by debit to the huge kitty that the two governments have been setting aside
for industry, over the years. A strong probability is to identify the requirement of the state
market and invite industry to help substitute imports.
Estimated Revenue forgone on account of Remission under VAT and exemption under central CST
(Rs. In Crore)
No of SSI Units availing benefits of Tax
Year Estimates Revenue Forgone
Remission/ Exemption
2007-08 2118 261.29
2008-09 3266 342.77
2009-10 3372 368.01
2010-11 3507 418.33
2011-12 3689 486.80
2012-13 4946 660.40
2013-14 3041 661.18
2014-15 3368 787.79
2015-16 3491 822.83
2016-17 3794 761.99
Estimates Revenue Forgone on account of remission under VAT and

exemption under central CST
900 822.83
787.79 761.99
800
660.4 661.18
700
600
Rupee in crore
486.8
500 418.33
400 342.77 368.01
261.29
300
200
100
0
Estimates Revenue Forgone
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Estimated Revenue forgone on account of allowing of exemption from payment of VAT under
J&K VAT Act 2005 and CST under Central Sales Tax Act 1956 (Rs. In Crore)
No of SSI Units availing Estimates Revenue Estimates Revenue
Year benefits of Tax Remission/ Forgone under VAT Forgone under CST
Exemption ACT 2005 ACT 1956
2007-08 2118 143.57 117.72
2008-09 3266 215.67 127.10
2009-10 3372 238.69 129.32
2010-11 3507 286.54 131.79
2011-12 3689 360.73 126.07
2012-13 4946 450.11 210.29
2013-14 3041 434.18 227.00
2014-15 3368 539.93 247.86
2015-16 3491 553.18 269.65
2016-17 3794 572.38 189.61
Estimated Revenue forgone on account of exemption from payment of VAT

and CST
572.38
553.18
539.93
600
450.11
434.18
500
360.73
400
286.54
Rupee in crore
269.65
247.86
238.69
227.00
215.67
210.29
300
189.61
143.57
131.79
129.32
126.07
117.72
127.1
200
100
0
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Estimates Revenue Forgone under VAT ACT 2005 Estimates Revenue Forgone under CST ACT 1956
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Chapter 2
Public Expenditure Policy: Actuals Vs Norms
This chapter, reviewing the Sector wise Public Expenditure in relation to total expenditure of
J&K State and Gross State Domestic Product. The total expenditure (Revenue + capital) of J&K
State has increased by 53% from Rs. 28645 crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 43845 crore in 2015-16. The
Revenue expenditure has increased by 61% from Rs. 22680 crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 36420 crore
in 2015-16 whereas the Capital expenditure including loans & advances has increased by 25%
from Rs. 5965 crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 7425 crore in 2015-16
Total expenditure (Revenue + Capital) from 2011-12 to 2015-16 (Rs in Crore)
Fiscal Aggregate 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Revenue Expenditure 22680 25117 27058 29329 36420
Capital Expenditure including Loans
5965 5317 4628 5221 7425
and Advances
Total 28645 30434 31686 34550 43845
Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital ) from 2011-12 to 2015-16

38800 36420
33800 29329
27058
28800 25117
22680
23800
18800
13800
7425
8800 5965 5317 5221
4628
3800
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Revenue Expenditure Capital Expenditure including Loans and Advances
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Sectorwise Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital)

The table given below reveals that expenditure in “Economic Services” has increased by 41%
from Rs 10661 Crore in 2011-12 to Rs 15036 Crore in 2015-16 whereas expenditure under
“Social Services” increased by 78% from Rs. 7861 Crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 14005 Crore in 2015-
16 and expenditure under “General Services” increased by 46% from Rs. 10123 Crore in 2011-
12 to Rs. 14804 Crore in 2015-16. The total Expenditure has increases by 53% from Rs 28710
Crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 43911 Crore in 2015-16.
Sector wise Total Expenditure( Revenue + Capital) from 2011-12 to 2015-16
Sector/Services 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
10661 10665 10506 11788 15036
Economic Services
(37.22%) (35.04%) (33.16%) (34.12%) (34.29%)
7861 8507 9126 10110 14005
Social Services
(27.44%) (27.95%) (28.8%) (29.26%) (31.94%)
10123 11262 12055 12652 14804
General Services
(35.34%) (37.01%) (38.04%) (36.62%) (33.77%)
28645 30434 31686 34550 43845
Total all Services
(100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
Service wise Total Expenditure Percentage (revenue + Capital ) from 2011-12 to 2015-16
100%
90%
80% 35.34 37.01 38.04 36.62 33.77
70%
60%
50% 27.44 27.95 28.8 29.26 31.94
40%
30%
20% 37.22 35.04 34.12 34.29
33.16
10%
0%
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Economic Services Social Services General Services
Sector wise total Expenditure( Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP
The total expenditure as %age of GSDP under “Economic Services” in the year 2015-16 stood at
12.82% as compared to 13.62% in the year 2011-12. “Social Services” at 11.92% as compared
to 10.05% in the year 2011-12, “General Services” showed decline from 12.94% to 12.60%
during 2011-12 to 2015-16 respectively. The total expenditure as %age of GSDP stood at
37.33% in 2015-16 whereas it was 36.60% in 2011-12.
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Sector wiseTotal Expenditure( revenue + Capital) as per centage of GSDP ( at Current Prices)
Sector 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Economic Services 13.62 12.24 10.99 11.99 12.80
Social Services 10.05 9.76 9.54 10.28 11.92
General Services 12.94 12.92 12.61 12.87 12.60
Total 36.60 34.92 33.14 35.14 37.33
Service wise Total Expenditure (revenue + Capital ) as percentage of GSDP( at Current

Prices) from 2011-12 to 2015-16
100%
80%
36.60 34.92 33.14 35.14 37.33
60%
40% 12.94 12.92 12.61 12.87 12.60

10.05 9.76 9.54 10.28 11.92
20%
13.62 12.24 10.99 11.99 12.80
0%
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Economic Services Social Services General Services Total
Sector wise total expenditure (Revenue+Capital) as percentage to total expenditure

The share of percentage share of Energy Sector in total expenditure was 15.02%, 16.01%,
14.78%, 14.83% and 16.27% in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16 respectively,
“Agriculture and Allied Activities” 6.39%, 5.55%, 5.65%, 5.71% & 5.59% and “Transport
Sector” 4.53%, 2.55%, 1.91%, 3.21%, 1.95% during the said period. The share of percentage
expenditure of “General Economic Services” in total expenditure showed decline from 3.01% in
2011-12 to 2.28% in 2015-16.
During 2011-16, the share of “Education, Sports, Art and culture sector” in social services
ranged from 12.67% to 15.06% during 2011-12 to 2015-16, “Health & Family Welfare sector”
from 5.33% to 5.95%, “Water Supply, Sanitation/H&UDD sector” from 5.09% to 6.59% , “Social
Welfare” from 2.66% to 4.90% and “Industries and Minerals” form 1.41% to 1.19 % during the
said period.
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Sector wise total expenditure ( revenue+ Capital) of the state

2012- 2013- 2014- 2015-
Various items 2011-12
13 14 15 16
Economic Services A
Agriculture and Allied Activities 6.39 5.55 5.65 5.71 5.59
Rural Development 1.94 1.77 1.7 3.11 3.16
Special Areas Programmes 1.83 2.4 2.21 1.76 1.74
Irrigation and Flood Control 2.91 2.59 2.36 1.91 1.99
Energy 15.02 16.01 14.78 14.83 16.27
Industries and Minerals 1.41 1.36 1.39 1.24 1.19
Transport 4.53 2.55 1.91 3.21 1.95
Science, Technology and Environment 0.17 0.14 0.15 0.12 0.13
General Economic Services 3.01 2.68 2.99 2.23 2.28
Total A 37.22 35.04 33.16 34.12 34.29
Social Services B 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Education, Sports, Art and Culture 13.16 12.67 13.52 13.06 15.06
Health and Family Welfare 5.38 5.33 5.63 5.83 5.95
Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD 5.74 6.18 5.09 6.59 5.54
Information and Broadcasting 0.13 0.12 0.16 0.11 0.12
Social Welfare 2.66 3.14 3.83 3.35 4.90
Others Social Services 0.37 0.51 0.55 0.33 0.37
Total B 27.44 27.95 28.8 29.26 31.94
General Services C 35.34 37.01 38.04 36.62 33.77
Total ( A+B+C) 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Sectorwise Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP( Current Prices)
The below given table reveals that expenditure as percentage of GSDP in respect of “Energy
Sector” was 5.5% in 2011-12 and 6.07% in 2015-16, “Agriculture and Allied Activities” 2.34%
in 2011-12 and 2.09% in 2015-16, “Rural Development” 0.71% in 2011-12 and 1.18% in 2015-
16), “Industries & Minerals” 0.52% in 2011-12 and 0.45% in 2015-16 and “Irrigation and Flood
Control” 1.06% in 2011-12 and 0.74% in 2015-16, “Transport Sector” 1.66% in 2011-12 and
0.73% in 2015-16. In case of “General Economic Services” the %age of expenditure as GSDP
declined from 1.10% in 2011-12 to 0.85% in 2015-16.
In “Social services”, %age expenditure of GSDP in respect of “Education, Sport, Art and
Culture” was 4.82% in 2011-12 and 5.62% in 2015-16), “Health & Family Welfare Sector”
1.97% in 2011-12 and 2.22% in 2015-16) and “Water Supply , Sanitation /H&UD Sector” 2.10%
in 2011-12 to 2.07% in 2015-16.
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Sectorwise Total Expenditure ( Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP( Current Prices)

Various items 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Economic Services C
Agriculture and Allied Activities 2.34 1.94 1.87 2.01 2.09
Rural Development 0.71 0.62 0.56 1.09 1.18
Special Areas Programmes 0.67 0.84 0.73 0.62 0.65
Irrigation and Flood Control 1.06 0.9 0.78 0.67 0.74
Energy 5.5 5.59 4.9 5.21 6.07
Industries and Minerals 0.52 0.48 0.46 0.43 0.45
Transport 1.66 0.89 0.63 1.13 0.73
Science, Technology and Environment 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.05
General Economic Services 1.1 0.94 0.99 0.78 0.85
Total C 13.62 12.24 10.99 11.99 12.8
Social Services B
Education, Sports, Art and Culture 4.82 4.42 4.48 4.59 5.62
Health and Family Welfare 1.97 1.86 1.87 2.05 2.22
Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD 2.1 2.16 1.69 2.31 2.07
Information and Broadcasting 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.04
Social Welfare 0.97 1.1 1.27 1.18 1.83
Others Social Services 0.14 0.18 0.18 0.11 0.14
Total B 10.05 9.76 9.54 10.28 11.92
General Services A 12.94 12.92 12.61 12.87 12.6
Total ( A+B+C) 36.60 34.92 33.14 35.14 37.33
Sector wise Revenue Expenditure as %age to total revenue expenditure

The expenditure under “Economic Services” has increased from Rs 6663 crore in 2011-12 to Rs
11415 crore(71%) whereas expenditure under “Social Services” increased from Rs 6293 crore
in 2011-12 to Rs 11331 crore in 2015-16(80%) and “General Services” increased from Rs 9725
crore in 2011-12 to Rs 13675 crore in 2015-16(41%).
Total Revenue expenditure form 2011-12 to 2015-16 Rs in Crore
S.no Sector/Services 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
6663 7583 7759 8789 11415
1 Economic Services
(29.38%) (30.19%) (28.67%) (29.97%) (31.34%)
6293 6908 7896 8501 11331
2 Social Services
(27.74%) (27.50%) (29.18%) (28.99%) (31.11%)
9725 10626 11403 12039 13675
3 General Services
(42.88%) (42.31%) (42.14%) (41.05%) (37.55%)
22680 25117 27085 29329 36420
Total
(100%) (100%) (100.00%) (100.00%) (100.00%)
Note: - Figures in brackets indicate expenditure as %age to total expenditure
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Sector Wise Revenue Expenditure as % to total Expenditure from 2011-12 to 2015-16
42.88
42.31
42.14
41.05
50
37.55
31.34
31.11
40
30.19
29.97
29.38
29.18
28.99
28.67
27.74
27.5
Economic Services
30
Social Services
20
General Services
10
0
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Sector Wise Revenue Expenditure as percentage of GSDP

The revenue expenditure as %age of GSDP under “Economic Services” in the year 2015-16
stood at 9.72% while as it was 8.51% in the year 2011-12. “Social Services” stood at 31.01% in
2015-16 as compared to 26.98% in the year 2011-12. The expenditure as percentage of GSDP
under “General Services” showed decline during 2011 to 2016 from 12.43% to 11.64%. The
total revenue expenditure as %age of GSDP stood at 31.01% in 2015-16 and 28.98% in 2011-12.
Sector wise Revenue Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current prices) from 2011-12 to 2015-16
Sector/Services 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Social Services 28.98 28.82 28.3 29.83 31.01
Total all Services 28.98 28.82 28.3 29.83 31.01
Sector wise Revenue Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current Prices) from 2011-12
to 2015-16
31.01
29.83
28.98
28.82
28.3
35
30
25
Economic Services
12.43
12.24
12.19
11.93
11.64
20
Social Services
9.72
8.94
8.51
8.11
15
8.7
10 General Services
5
0
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
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Sector wise Capital Expenditure

The total Capital expenditure of the state has increased from Rs 5965 crore in 2011-12 to Rs
7425 crore in 2015-16 thus registering an increase of 24% during the same period. The
expenditure on “Economic Services” has decreased from Rs 3997 crore in 2011-12 to Rs 3622
crore( -9%) in 2015-16 where as Social Services increased from Rs 1569 crore in 2011-12 to Rs
2674 crore in 2015-16(70%) and General Services from Rs 398 crore in 2011-12 to Rs 1129 crore
in 2015-16 (184%).
Total Capital Expenditure of J&K State from 2011-12 to 2015-16 Rs in Crore
S.no Sector 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
3997 3082 2747 2999 3622
1 Economic Services
(67.02%) (57.96%) (59.35%) (57.44%) (48.78%)
1569 1599 1229 1609 2674
3 Social Services
(26.30%) (30.06%) (26.56%) (30.81%) (36.01%)
398 636 652 614 1129
4 General Services
(6.68%) (11.98%) (14.08%) (11.75%) (15.21%)
5965 5317 4628 5221 7425
Total
(100.00%) (100.00%) (100.00%) (100.00%) (100.00%)
Note: - Figures in brackets indicate expenditure as %age to total Capital expenditure
Sector wise Capital Expenditure as %age to Total Capital Expenditure from 2011-12 to
2015-16
67.02
80.00 General Services

59.35
57.96
57.44
48.78
60.00
36.01
30.81
30.06
Social Services
26.56
26.30
40.00
15.21
14.08
11.98
11.75
6.68
20.00 Economic Services

0.00
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
The above table also reveals that share of “Economic Services” in total capital expenditure in
2011-12 was 67.02% which declined to 48.78% in 2015-16. The share of “Social Services” in
total capital expenditure in 2011-12 was 26.30% which rose to 36.01% in 2015-16. The share of
“General Services” in total capital expenditure in 2011-12 was 6.68% which rose to 15.21% in
2015-16.
Capital Expenditure as percentage of GSDP
The Capital expenditure as %age of GSDP in “Economic Services” in the year 2015-16 stood at
3.08% as compared to 5.11% in the year 2011-12, “General Services” was 0.96% in 2015-16 as
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compared to 0.51% in the year 2011-12 whereas “Social Services” was 2.28% in 2015-16 as
compared to 2.00% in the year 2011-12. The total capital expenditure as %age of GSDP was
6.32% in 2015-16 as compared to 7.62% in 2011-12.
Sector wise Capital Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current prices)
Sector 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Social Services 2.00 1.83 1.29 1.64 2.28
Total all sectors 7.62 6.10 4.84 5.31 6.32
Sector wise Capital Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current prices)

from 2011-12 to 2015-16
7.62
8 Economic Sector
6.32
6.1
5.31
5.11
4.84
6
Social Sector
5
3.54
3.08
3.05
2.87
2.28
General Services
2.00
1.83
3
1.64
1.29
0.96
2
0.73
0.68
0.62
0.51
1 Total all sectors

0
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
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Graphical Representation of sector wise expenditure as percentage of total expenditure and

as percentage of GSDP
Sector wise expenditure as percentage of Sector wise expenditure as percentage of
GSDP total expenditure
Economic Services
Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

(Current prices) expenditure
2.34 6.39
2.4 6.5
2.3
2.2 2.09 6 5.71
5.65 5.59
2.1 2.01 5.55
2 1.94 5.5
1.87
1.9
1.8 5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Agriculture and Allied Activities Agriculture and Allied Activities

1.3 1.18 3.5 3.11 3.16
1.09
1.1 3
0.9 2.5
0.71 1.94
0.62 2 1.77 1.7
0.7 0.56
0.5 1.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Rural Development Rural Development
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0.84 2.4
0.9 2.5
2.21
0.8 2.3
0.73
0.67 2.1
0.7 0.65 1.83
0.62 1.9 1.76 1.74
0.6 1.7
0.5 1.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Special Areas Programmes Special Areas Programmes

1.06 2.91
1.1 3
2.59
1 0.9 2.36
2.5
0.9
0.78 1.99
0.8 0.74 1.91
0.67 2
0.7
0.6 1.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Irrigation and Flood Control Irrigation and Flood Control

16.27
6.5 6.07 16.5 16.01
6 16
5.5 5.59
15.5 15.02
5.5 5.21 14.78 14.83
4.9 15
5 14.5
4.5 14
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Energy Energy
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0.55 0.52 1.5
1.41 1.39
1.36
1.4
0.5 0.48
0.46 1.3 1.24
0.45
0.43 1.19
0.45
1.2
0.4 1.1
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Industries and Minerals Industries and Minerals

1.9 1.66 5.5
4.53
4.5
1.4 1.13 3.21
0.89 3.5
2.55
0.9 0.73
0.63 2.5 1.91 1.95
0.4 1.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Transport Transport

1.2 1.1 3.2 3.01 2.99
1.1 3
0.99 2.68
0.94 2.8
1
0.85 2.6
0.9 2.23 2.28
0.78 2.4
0.8 2.2
0.7 2
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
General Economic Services General Economic Services
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Social Services

6 5.62 15.5 15.06
15
5.5
14.5
4.82 14 13.52
5 4.59
4.42 4.48 13.5 13.16 13.06
4.5 12.67
13
4 12.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Education, Sports, Art and Culture Education, Sports, Art and Culture

5.95
2.3 2.22 6 5.83
2.2 5.8 5.63
2.05 5.6
2.1 5.38
1.97 5.33
2 5.4
1.86 1.87
1.9 5.2
1.8 5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Health and Family Welfare Health and Family Welfare

2.5 2.31 7 6.59
2.3 2.16
2.1 2.07 6.5 6.18
2.1
6 5.74
1.9 5.54
1.69
5.5 5.09
1.7
1.5 5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD
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2 1.83 5.5 4.90
1.8 5
1.6 4.5
3.83
1.4 1.27 4
1.18 3.35
1.1 3.14
1.2 0.97 3.5
3 2.66
1
0.8 2.5
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Social Welfare Social Welfare

13 12.94 12.92 40 38.04
12.87 37.01
12.9 38 36.62
35.34
12.8 36
33.77
12.7 12.61 12.6 34
12.6 32
12.5 30
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
General Services A General Services A
Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current prices)

38.00 37.33
36.60
37.00
36.00 34.92 35.14
35.00
34.00 33.14
33.00
32.00
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Total Expenditure
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Sector wise total expenditure (Revenue+Capital) of the state (Rs in crore)

Various items 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Economic Services A
Agriculture and Allied Activities 1830 1689 1792 1972 2450
Rural Development 557 540 540 1074 1385
Special Areas Programmes 525 729 702 608 764
Irrigation and Flood Control 833 788 747 661 871
Energy 4302 4872 4684 5125 7134
Industries and Minerals 405 414 442 427 523
Transport 1299 776 606 1109 855
Science, Technology and Environment 49 42 48 42 55
General Economic Services 861 816 946 769 999
Total A 10661 10665 10506 11788 15036
Social Services B
Education, Sports, Art and Culture 3771 3856 4285 4512 6603
Health and Family Welfare 1540 1623 1785 2015 2610
Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD 1644 1881 1614 2275 2428
Information and Broadcasting 38 35 52 39 51
Social Welfare 762 956 1215 1156 2149
Others Social Services 106 156 176 113 164
Total B 7861 8507 9126 10110 14005
General Services C 10123 11262 12055 12652 14804
Total (A+B+C) 28645 30434 31686 34550 43845
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Section 3
New Initiatives
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Chapter 1
Implementation of GST in J&K State
The Central GST Act 2016 was passed by the Parliament in the present form and was
notified by Government of India on 12th April 2017 which was applicable to whole of India
except state of Jammu and Kashmir. The GST regime was implemented in the whole of India
w.e.f 1-07-2017 except Jammu And Kashmir State. The Central GST Act 2016 was not
applicable to Jammu & Kashmir as the powers to tax in J&K State are enshrined under
Section 5 of J&K state constitution.
After thorough analysis of the issue and taking into account all safeguards, the Govt. of
Jammu & Kashmir tabled a resolution in State Assembly on 06-07-2017 whereunder it was
unanimously resolved that only those Articles/Clauses of 101 st Constitution Amendment
will be assented to be extended by GoI to J&K state which were extremely necessary to
implement Central GST/IGST/ITC in the state of J&K under Article 370 of Constitution of
India while keeping intact the powers of J&K state to Tax in the state under section 5 of J&K
State constitution. The powers to tax are enshrined in section 5 of constitution of J&K State.
The draft presidential order that could be passed by GoI was also analyzed critically and
discussed in the State Assembly in its special session on 06.07.2017. Accordingly, with the
assent of J&K State by way of passing of resolution in the State Assembly on 06-07-2017, the
presidential order under Article 370(1) of the Constitution was issued by President of India
on 6th July 2017 with the concurrence of Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The
Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order 2017 was published on
6/07/2017. The powers of J&K State of Jammu & Kashmir to impose tax under section 5 of
the constitution of J&K State shall remain intact.
Another two Presidential order were passed on 08-07-2017 whereunder CGST and IGST
were made applicable to J&K State w.e.f 8-07-2017. The State of J&K also passed SGST Act
2017 in Jammu & Kashmir State Assembly which has been notified on 06-07-2017. The State
GST Council of J&K State stands also constituted in terms of SGST Act 2017.
Thus came GST regime into force in J&K State w.e.f 08-07-2017 after fully safeguarding
section 5 of J&K state constitution
In J&K state, GST was implemented w.e.f. 8th of July, 2017 and the existing dealers· of VAT
are being migrated to GST system. Till date, a total of 45,000 VAT dealers stand migrated to
GST Portal. New registration process is also in full swing and till date, a. total of 26,400
dealers stand registered on GST Portal. Out of this count of 26,400, while 13, 700 dealers
pertain to Central jurisdiction and 12, 700 dealers pertain to J&K State jurisdiction. As of
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now, 71,400 dealers (migrated+ new registration) stand registered on the GST Portal taking
the tax base count of dealers also to 71,400. Further, in order to make smooth functioning
of GST application and hassle free connectivity with tax payers, the Commercial Taxes
Department has switched over to MPLS mode of connectivity.
Commercial Taxes Department J&K is proactively assisting taxpayers in the process of
transition to new tax regime. The department has taken following initiatives wherein ICT
platform is being harnessed in line with our vision:
I. Establishment of facilitation centers in Jammu and Kashmir divisions
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has set up facilitation centers in both divisions of Jammu
and Kashmir that act as the first line of contact for taxpayers in raising their issues.
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has deployed its own resources in these facilitation
centers. It is pertinent to mention that taxpayers are given hand on support for registration
and filling of returns in these facilitation centers.
II. Assisting dealers through social media accounts
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has launched official social media accounts like
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jkgst and Twitter handle
https://www.twittr.com/jkgst. These social media account are being used to share the
relevant information of GST from time to time and the same social media accounts are
being used by taxpayers as first level of contact for raising their queries. CTD J&K through its
designated officials try to reply with authentic information.
III. SMS alerts to Taxpayers
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has utilized the media of communication to reach out to
the taxpayers of GST by sending them SMS for sharing the schedules of various programs
that are being live webcasted through social media accounts. These SMS alerts are being
sent to all the registered taxpayers of GST in the state.
IV. Conducting live interactive webcasts
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has launched a massive drive of interactive live
workshops cum demonstration sessions on GST in the state of Jammu & Kashmir on social
media accounts. We have already held live interactive sessions for Drawing & Disbursing
Officers of the State wherein they were made aware about the registration, returns and GST
guidelines. CTD J&K also held live interactive session at IMPA for various government
officials of State. Social Media account (Facebook) is being used to make the stakeholders of
GST aware about filling of returns like GSTR 3B and GSTR 1. Hands on live demonstrations on
GSTR 3B and GSTRl were shown in these live webcasts for the references of taxpayers.
V. Establishment of Helpdesk
Commercial Taxes Department J&K has established a state of the art GST helpdesk with web
based ticketing solution which envisions the capability to raise tickets for various issues
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faced by taxpayers related to GST, using a centralized solution. The system is being hosted
on a robust server which is capable of dealing on real time basis. The system is able to
generate tickets and once the ticket is resolved the system reverts back with resolution to
the user.
Revenue Collections on account of SGST /IGST
The State of Jammu and Kashmir together with other States has joined the Goods and
Services Tax Regime with effect from July, 2017. The returns for the first quarter in case of
VAT and other subsumed taxes are filed together with payment of taxes in the month of
July, 2017. So revenue collected during the month of July, 2017 is revenue pertaining to the
first quarter of the year 2017-18. Since the revenues for the last quarter of the proceedings
year are collected in the month of April, the collections up till July, 2017 are virtually
collection for two quarters. From August, 2017 onwards apart from the residual amounts
out of the subsumed taxes, the tax collections would be accounted for by the Accounting
Authorities. As per the information extracted from the GSTN server and the information
received from the GSTN through e-mail, following amounts have been received in the State
for the months of August, September and October, 2017:-
Details of Amount received (Rs in crore)
Month SGST IGST(transfer) Total
August 103.16 83.00 186.16
September 136.54 143.00 279.54
October 113.18 196.00 309.18
November 120.23 119.00 239.23
Total 473.11 541.00 1014.11
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Chapter 2
Ease of Doing Business
Ease of Doing Business is an index published by the World Bank and it is an aggregate figure
that includes different parameters which define the Ease of Doing Business. The ranking on
the index is based on the average of 10 sub-indices. The Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry is in partnership with the
World Bank Group. Earlier this year it released the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)
under Ease of Doing Business initiative for the current financial year 2017-18. The Action
Plan with a total of 372 recommendations was offered for implementation by all the States
and Union Territories including Jammu and Kashmir. The report shows that Ease of Doing
Business ranking has improved significantly during the current performance on the part of
several key departments in J&K state.
Out of total 372 recommendations, J&K state has successfully implemented 270
recommendations and uploaded 262 replies. As per the dynamic ranking by the Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), J&K stands at 22nd rank with 12.71 points as on
date moving up seven places from previous year’s ranking of 29. There are fair chances that
by the end of the year, with further improvement in performance. While most of the
departments have shown improvement in performance yet at least departments namely
Power Development Department, Revenue and Forest Departments have not shown the
desired results. In particular, the Power Development Department has not performed
according to expectations and owing to its slackness it has adversely impacted the growth of
industries which could have been a good avenue for employment of the youth in the state,
which otherwise has immense potential to check growing unemployment among the youth.
Department -Wise Reform Action Points 2017 Implemented/Yet To Be Implemented
Total Reform Yet to be
S.No. Department Action Implemented
Action Points Implemented
1 Industries & Commerce 58 58 Nil
2 Labour 117 106 11
3 PDD 18 1 17
4 Commercial Taxes 20 20 Nil
5 JKSPCB 47 40 7
6 Health (Drug Controller) 12 8 6
7 Fire & Emergency Services 6 6 Nil
8 All Departments 11 4 7
9 Law & Parliamentary Affairs 23 14 9
10 Common to Law & Revenue 8 Nil 8
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11 Revenue 3 Nil 3
12 Common to Forest & Revenue 5 2 3
13 Common to Law & SPCB 4 Nil 4
14 PHE 3 Nil 3
15 PWD 2 Nil 2
16 Forest 13 Nil 13
Food, Civil Supplies and
17 Consumer Affairs (Legal 13 11 2
Metrology)
18 H&UDD (Municipal Bodies) 9 3 6
Total 372 270 (262 Uploaded) 102
There is significant change for betterment in the business sector and that the Government is
responding to the reform points by implementing these so that the Ease of Doing Business scheme
becomes responsive in the State. Consequently, it is also important that the departments who have
not shown desirable improvement have to gear up and come in line with other departments to
ensure that their contribution to the industrial development of the State does not lag behind.
The issue before the Government is unemployment among the educated youth. The
improvement in industry sector is bound to provide opening for employment to the youth of
the State. The efforts of Government in making reforms are meant to improve industrial
culture and atmosphere in the State so that bright opportunities of employment are
available. The reforms that have been suggested and have also been implemented, though
some remain still in the pipeline, are all in the direction of improving job opportunities in
industrial sector and Government in the right direction of handling the problem of
unemployment.
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Chapter 3
Pay & Accounts Office System
Introduction
A major restructuring initiative, PAO system is an alternative to archaic system of Treasuries.
Huge bundles of budget documents detailing the expenditure of different departments
would lose part of the weight, courtesy to the new model being adopted by the
government.
The new system will completely change the way government pays its bills of contracts and
services. The onus of getting the bill cleared within a specific time is with the official for
whom you worked. The new system has devoured the very famous ‘drawing and disbursing
authority’ of almost all, including the Deputy Commissioner’s who will now be assisted by
Payment Advisers.
The PAO system will help manage better ratios. State government spends its entire budget
under 29 grants. In order to see where the public expenditure is being made, the 29 grants
are being grouped into five: Administrative Service, Social Service, Infrastructure Service,
Economic Service and Financial Service. Corresponding to this structure, there will be
administrative structure. The 29 grants would survive for administrative purposes. The
social sector grants will include Social Welfare, Health, Education. Infrastructure grant will
include Power, Roads & Buildings and Public Health Engineering.
The treasury is a central point for every government department where revenue is
deposited, payments are made and even salary disbursed. Gradually, most of this activity
has shifted to banks making Treasury Officer to pass bills only. Treasury, a household name
is going to be a history.
Specific to geography, an official in particular treasury would deal with all kinds of bills
related to different departments. The larger question is: If work is same, why should a
payment officer be restricted to a particular geography? The PAO would check if the bill is
right, fulfilling all the codal procedures, and will make the payment.
In the new system, “payment will be done by the unknown face” on basis of the submissions
made by the officer who is mandated to carry out the work and not the contractor. An
officer will receive the bill, check it, converted it into GPF file and upload on the system and
the competent authority will check it for all the procedures, and credit the liability to the
bank account.
The Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech has announced that the Finance
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Department is going to shift to Pay & Accounts System instead of present Treasury system
so far as Government payments are concerned.
The overall technological revolution in banking & financial system call for reforms in
Government payment system. It was therefore felt that the present Treasury System which
is geographically demarcated shall be replaced functionally aligned by PAO system for all
receipts and disbursement for the Government. The PAO offices would be departmentally
aligned and would deal with those Heads of accounts which are related to the function of
their concerned departments only. This would be unlike the current system of
geographically defined treasuries dealing with the multiple functional heads of accounts of
all the departments instead of receiving the receipts and disbursing the payments of
numerous departments in the Treasury system, the PAO system would deal with just one
department. This will ensure better understanding of the department resulting in better
forecasting, budgeting, accounting and reporting.
The PAO system shall be equipped with a pre-Check system which will help in monitoring
and controlling the purpose and objective of payments, budget sanctions, ceilings and
proper classifications.
In the present system bills/vouchers are physically carried to a network of treasuries which
are within the radius of 5-10 kilometers from the DDO’s. This will be replaced by
computerized Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS). In the IFMS, bills will be
processed online at all levels viz generation of financial sanctions by the competent
authority, generation of bill and passing and payment by the PAO. Besides making the
payment faster it would bring more transparency and accountability in the system.
The PAO system is in the final stages of implementation and the software is also in
the final stages of development and is likely to be rolled out in the very near future. The
system has already been explained to all the stakeholders including
HOD’s/contractors/traders etc who have appreciated the same and assured their full
cooperation. Their suggestions have also been taken care of by the department.
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Chapter 4
Public Financial Management System
Introduction
The Public Financial Management System (PFMS), earlier known as Central Plan Schemes
Monitoring System (CPSMS), is a web-based online software application. PFMS was initially
started during 2009 as a Central Sector Scheme of Planning Commission with the objective
of tracking funds released under all Plan schemes of GoI, and real time reporting of
expenditure at all levels of programme implementation. Subsequently the scope was
enlarged to cover direct payment to beneficiaries under all the schemes. The latest
enhancement in the functionalities of PFMS commenced in late 2014, wherein it has been
envisaged that digitization of accounts shall be achieved through PFMS and the additional
functionalities would be built into PFMS in different stages. The primary objective of PFMS is
to facilitate sound Public Financial Management System by establishing an efficient fund
flow system as well as a payment cum accounting network. PFMS provides various
stakeholders with a real time, reliable and meaningful management information system and
an effective decision support system, as part of the Digital India initiative of Government of
India. There are various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) which are implemented by the
State Governments and funded by Central Government. For these schemes, the PFMS
facilitates instant availability of sanction orders, credit advice and date of payments to State
Governments. This supports the administrative Secretaries of State Ministries and to the
Finance secretary in the authorization and release of the funds to the executing agencies.
PFMS captures payment at each level and transmits the information to the parent agency/
Ministry on real time basis. Till now the process has been dependent on the physical
authorizations but due to enhanced technological interventions it has become now more
feasible at Central Ministry and at the State Government levels to carry out certain
processes under e-governance ecosystem. The link between the Central Ministry and the
State Government is now established through exchanging Data electronically. The interface
and data exchange process between Central Government Ministries and the State
Government Ministries is termed as Public Financial Management System (PFMS). PFMS
help for tracking and monitoring fund disbursement and utilization under Central or
Centrally Sponsored Schemes on a real time basis. PFMS is a financial management platform
for all CSS schemes under which a Data base of all the recipient agencies, integration with
core banking solutions, integration with State treasuries and tracking of fund flow efficiently
and effectively can be established leading to better monitoring of the schemes implemented
by the agencies of the State or Central Government. A real time access to information on
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resource availability and utilization can be administered by each executing agency at all the
levels of executive management in the Department. PFMS has been implemented across
J&K in all the Ministries. The fund flow of various CSS is now being monitored through PFMS
portal.
Objectives of PFMS
The scope and extent of PFMS is very vast. State Government can instantly receive details of
funds devolved from Government of India. The utilization can be monitored by State
Departments for the Schemes where Funds received from Government of India is further
transferred to Implementing Agencies. The information on releases will be known to each
Department. The scope of work varies from monitoring at the top level of management to
removal of ghost beneficiaries at the bottom level through online validation of bank
accounts and other online available verification tools.
Few of the objectives of PFMS are enlisted below:
• Tracking of flow of funds to the lowest level of implementation.
• On line information of bank balances to facilitate “just-in-time” provision of funds to
implementing agencies.
• E-Payment to ultimate beneficiaries.
• Decision Support System for all levels of programme managers.
• Dissemination of relevant information to citizens.
• Enhance transparency and accountability in public expenditure.
Modules of PFMS
There are various modules of PFMS developed for the user agencies which are discussed
below:
Fund Flow Monitoring Module
This module contains various processes given hereunder:
a) Agency Registration
This is a registration process under which each agency has to register in the PFMS portal.
Each agency is assigned its login for further creation of Management Information System
(MIS) scheme wise which is electronically mapped with the CSS or CS scheme of the
Government of India.
b) Expenditure-Advance-Transfer (EAT) module
This is an extremely important functional module of PFMS for monitoring the ultimate
utilization of funds. After completion of registration process, the Agencies can create Maker
and Checker type users to use Expenditure-Advance-Transfer (EAT) module for transferring
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funds or advances to lower level Agencies and e-payments to vendors, employees and
beneficiarie. This is the real time financial Management Information System (MIS).
c) Fund tracking system for State schemes
The flow of funds from Central Ministry to each State Department can be tracked online
under this module and a reporting system can be generated for monitoring utilization of
Funds under fund tracking system. This is an efficient fund flow monitoring and decision
support system for effective management of the available resources with less chances of
wasteful expenditure and wedge on the diversion of funds.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Module
The DBT schemes are under process of implementation in the State for making payments
directly to the beneficiaries. The use of PFMS, DBT module enables payment, accounting
and reporting under Direct Benefit Transfer. DBT schemes are processed for electronic
transfer by creating an e-file in the PFMS payment module.
Bank and Treasury Interface Module
Treasury Interface enables sharing State Treasury data with PFMS for tracking utilization of
funds for all Central Schemes and CSS. PFMS – Core Banking Solution (CBS) interface helps
tracking of funds transferred from Central Ministries at each successive stage, starting with
the initial release to the level of actual realization. PFMS-Core Banking Solution Interface
facilitates online validation of beneficiaries, and Agencies bank account details. Electronic
payment files are generated through PFMS for three modes of payments, viz. Print payment
Advice (PPA), Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) and Corporate Internet Banking (CINB).
Administrative Structure for the implementation of the PFMS in the State
PFMS has multi tiered project organizational structure explained hereunder;
State Advisory Committee (SAC) at apex level
The State Advisory committee is headed at the apex level by the Chief Secretary of the State.
The State Advisory Body has been formulated to monitor progress under implementation of
PFMS in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
State Project Management Unit (SPMU) at State level
State Project Monitoring Unit has been created in the State and manpower to administer
the SPMU has been provided by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance and also rest
of the staff is augmented by the State Government.
District Project Management Unit (DPMU) at district level
District Project Management Units are small group of people positioned at the District level
to oversee training and co-ordination. Personnel required for the DPMU need to have skill-
sets in the areas of training, handholding. SPMU is empowered to provide the manpower
through outsourcing as the need arises to DPMU.
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Conclusion
The PFMS is under implementation in the Jammu and Kashmir State and almost all the
Centrally Sponsored Schemes are covered within the ambit of online PFMS monitoring
platform. The funds are now transferred to State Government under all the schemes by
Central Ministries through PFMS web application software. However various impediments
are coming forth in the expenditure monitoring part due to classification and mapping
issues which are under process of rectification and shall be impassive in the coming years.
The State Government is focused to have 100 % fund allocation, expenditure monitoring
and tracking system in vogue in the coming years so as to have a transparent, efficient and
effective financial management system.
With the complete implementation of the PFMS in the State, it is visualized that it will
ensure better cash management for government, transparency in public expenditure and
real-time information on resource availability and utilization across schemes.
The implementation in right perspective will also result in improved programme
administration and management, reduction of float in the system, direct payment to
beneficiaries and greater transparency and accountability in the use of public funds. The
proposed system will be an important tool for improving governance.
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Chapter 5
Budget Estimation Allocation Monitoring System
(BEAMS)
Introduction
In a bid to have paperless budget, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has introduced
Budget Estimation Allocation Monitoring System (BEAMS) with the objective of facilitating
easy co-ordination among the Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Head of Departments,
respective Departments, Finance Department and State Treasuries/PAO offices through
Electronic Platform. This system owes its origin from one of the core infrastructure
components introduced by the Government of India under National e-governance Plan
(NeGP) to support budgeting process more efficiently, improve cash flow management,
promote real time reconciliation of accounts, and strengthening management information
systems. Improved accuracy and timelines in preparation of accounts, bring transparency
and efficiency in public delivery systems and for better financial management along with
improved quality of governance in the State.
The BEAMS is an online computerized system to distribute the budget and to authorize
expenditure. As soon as the budget is released, the Administrative Departments can allocate
funds to their Controlling Officers / Drawing and Disbursing Officers through this system. All
the expenditure is thereafter not only checked for budget availability before the bills can be
submitted, but also the monthly cash flows are controlled against pre-determined targets.
This system permits the withdrawal/surrender of budget grants. The system provides
limited facility to modify cash flows. Management Information System (MIS) within the
reporting module gives various reports on budget authorizations, cash flows, fund transfer
transactions and authorization slips generation.
Scope of BEAMS
BEAMS application has a wide scope in comparison to the manual budgeting process which
lacks transparency and is construed with difficulties due to time delay in authorizations,
ineffective monitoring and budget control mechanism. The new system offers greater
flexibility of inputs and in return process for greater emphasis on outputs and performance.
The BEAMS application enables to view budget allocation instantly without any time delay
just at the click of the button. The flow of information is very reliable, accurate and fast
enabling better monitoring, control and sustainable decision support system for better
planning and expenditure audit. The BEAMS has inbuilt tools enabling internal budget
control and external interface in following manner:
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Internal Monitoring and Budget control tools

Following are the functional tools available within the application which augment internal
control mechanism
 Budget Estimation
 Budget Allocation
 Withdrawals and Re-allocation
 Excess/Surrender
 Re-appropriations
 Budget Control Register
 Monitoring of the CSS and other resources
 Budget Release order, Discussion Sheets
External Interface Support System
BEAMS enable following external interface mechanisms
 Integration with Treasury/PAO system
 Interface between functional DDO and Payment system
 Reporting and expenditure reconciliation system with AG/Accounting authority
Objectives of BEAMS
Objectives of the BEAMS application can be summed up as under:
 To automate the workflow process of Budget Estimation and Budget Allocation
functioning and carry out the processes, defined in a systematic manner.
 To enable exchange of Data between BEAMS and TreasuryNet.
 To generate data for Budget Expenditure monitoring.
 To provide interface for exchange of information with AG/accounting authority.
 To keep the checks and balances on diversion / blockage of funds.
 To monitor the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and the generation of utilization
certificates.
Budgeting Structure levels
There are various levels of Budget Estimation and Data exchange. The information flows
from one level to another in a bidirectional manner. Each level is defined as under:
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Drawing and Disbursing (DDO) level

DDO is the basic expenditure incurring level in the overall budget allocation, monitoring and
control system. BEAMS application enables each DDO to frame online Budget Estimates
which are approved by the budget controlling officer (BCO) and information flow in upward
direction as well as downward direction.
Budget Controlling Officer (BCO) Level
At this level the Budget is scrutinized which is furnished by each DDO under the jurisdiction
of one BCO and the scrutinized Budget after made necessary changes if any are forwarded
online by the BCO to the next higher authority which is the Budget Controlling Authority
(BCA), most probably Head of the Department.
Budget Controlling Authority (BCA)
At the level of BCA the Budget of the Department is prepared which comprises of, the
budget furnished by each subordinate BCO and the corrections made at each subordinate
levels are scrutinized at the level of BCA and the whole Budget Estimates of the Department
are furnished by the BCA in the application to the next higher authority which is the
Administrative Department (FDA) and ultimately it is the FDA which formulate budget of the
whole Department at the State level.
Finance Department (FD)
The Budget formulated by the BCAs at the State Level is consolidated thereafter at the
Finance Department in tandem with the availability of the resources. The FD level in the
application has access to the whole budget of the State and Management Information
System (MIS) is developed in the application at FD level. The flow of Information from FD
level to down the DDO levels is bidirectional.
The matrix below shows the role of each Functional authority and their nomenclature in the
BEAMS Software Application.
Matrix of role of functional authority and their nomenclature
S No Role Functional Job Profile
defined in Authority Distribution Estimation
BEAMS
1 FD Finance Fund Allocation starts from
Final authority to finalize the
Department this point. The FD release
estimation received from
the funds for HOD various department and
forward to Budget
Preparation authority
2 FDA Administrative Receives the Allocation Finalize the estimation of the
Secretaries from the FD and forward Department and forward to
to the Heads of the the Finance Department
Departments
3 BCA Heads of the Receives the Allocation Compiles the estimation of
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Department and further allocates the District / Sectoral officer and

funds to District Level forward to the administrative
Officers or to DDO’s secretaries
4 BCO District / Zonal Receive the Funds Compiles the estimation
Officer Allocation from the BCA received from DDO / Lower
and further distribute the level BCO under his
Funds among lower level jurisdiction and forward to
BCO or DDO BCA
5 DDO Drawing and Receive the Funds either Prepare the Estimation of the
Disbursing from BCA or BCO and book office and forward it to the
Officer the expenditure against BCO or BCA.
the allocation.
The Budget formulation involves from the actual base unit of expenditure incurring
authority to the highest level which authorizes the expenditure that is Legislature of the
State. The structural module of BEAMS is shown diagrammatically a under:
Legislative
Finance Department (FD) Assembly
Administrative Secretary (FDA)
Head of Department (BCA)
BUDGET ESTIMATION,
ALLOCATION &
Controlling Officer (BCO) MONITORING SYSTEM
DDO
Treasury Office / Pay & Account Office
BEAMS Modules
The descriptions of various modules of BEAMS application are given as under:
Estimation Module
Under this module, budget estimates in the prescribed formats are formulated. The
estimation module involves two modes of processing systems, one is the estimate
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formulation by the maker system and another is the scrutinisation/checking of the

estimates by the checker system. The two processes in the Budget Estimation Module are:
a) Budget Estimation Proposals / Compilation
b) Budget Estimation Approvals
Allocation Module
The budget formulated in the Estimation Module after proper approval is allocated to
various Departments through this module. All the levels from the FD to DDO level is involved
in the Budget allocation part. The various processes involved in this module involve:
a) Budget Allocation
b) Additional Allocation
c) Common Scheme Allocation
d) Resources Allocation
Expenditure Module
Under this module expenditure can be monitored on real time basis directly from treasury
system. The expenditure progress can be monitored on monthly basis under all the head of
accounts from detailed head to the major head of account department-wise. This is an
important tool for top management level for ensuring better fund utilization management
and liquidity management.
The processes involved in this module include;
a) Bill Entry
b) Authorization Slip Generation
c) Treasury Interface
Budget Cut Module
This module of BEAMS gives position of anticipated excess/ surrender position so that
appropriate decision is taken whether to withdraw funds or re-allocate under different head
of account. This module involve following three processes:
a) Withdrawal
b) Surrender
c) Re-allocation/re-appropriation
Reporting Module
BEAMS application enables to generate various statements which are vital from the
management’s perspective and facilitates building a constructive Management Information
System which could be explored for effective performance appraisal and valuable for
implementation of zero-based Budgeting and performance based Budgeting system. The
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reporting module of the BEAMS application generate following reports relevant for effective
governance and upto date information which can be utilized for calculation of various
developmental indices. These reports are as under;
a) Budget Release Orders
b) Budget Allocation and Expenditure Reports
c) DDO Budget Register
d) Discussion Sheets
e) Resources Funds Position
f) Re-appropriation Orders
Interfacing Module
The BEAMS application can be interfaced with other systems to take mutual benefits of each
sub-system in the overall Integrated Financial Management System. The BEAMS application
can be integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) application to
obtain information of each Centrally Sponsored Scheme and its corresponding State Share
to be adopted for distribution through BEAMS. The BEAMS has to be integrated with the
Treasury/PAO system to ensure adherence to proper accounting standards under relevant
heads of accounts as per the allocations made by the Finance Department. The expenditure
shall be booked in the Treasury/PAO only under the proper classification which shall be
easily accessed from the BEAMS application. The BEAMS application shall in due course be
also integrated with the Pay-Sys/DDO application to get the exact estimates from the DDOs
including Salary Budget as well. Following are the three systems with which BEAMS
integration is under progress and shall be a major step forward to develop an efficient and
effective Integrated Financial Management System in the State for better public delivery
and governance system.
a) Public Financial Management System (PFMS)
b) Treasury/PAO System
c) Pay-Sys/DDO Application.
Conclusion
As soon as the budget session concluded during last financial year, funds to each
department under revenue component were released through BEAMS. The departments
further allocated funds through this route only. In furtherance to it budget estimates for the
next financial year 2018-19 and revised estimates for the current financial year 2017-18
were also received online using BEAMS application. No hard copies of budget proposals
were received in Finance Department. All the proposals were received online through
BEAMS. The Jammu &Kashmir State has joined elite group of only few States in India who
have transitioned from documentary budgeting to paperless budgeting process. Way
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forward in this aspect shall be to capture capital budgeting process also within the ambit of
BEAMS and monitoring of expenditure upto the lowest level of expenditure incurring
authority which is upto the level of the Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs).
The path breaking initiative shall facilitate the Government to set into motion the
developmental process in a time bound manner and will be a windfall to vindicate system
inefficiencies and shall ensure better cash management, allocation, accounting and effective
monitoring at all the levels to enforce better public finance management policy for the
betterment of the people of the State.
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Section 4
Key Policy Concerns
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Chapter 1
Employment
The comprehensive employment policy launched by J&K State in December, 2009 envisages
a holistic programme to tackle un-employment problem laying emphasis on employment in
private sector, self- employment and skill development for enhancing employability of the
youth.
The Department has District Employment & Counseling Centers which are functioning at
district level. The District Employment & Counseling Centers had been conceived to have a
dynamic and proactive approach in dealing with the changing scenario of unemployment at
each level. The existing staff pattern stands overhauled to meet the requirements of a
dynamic organization. More executive staff with well-defined responsibilities has been put
in place. The District Employment and Counseling centers encourage the unemployed youth
to voluntarily register themselves by offering facilities built in with the registration center
and the quarter wise breakup ( Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4) for the year 2016-17 and Q1, Q2 & Q3
for year 2017-18 is as under:
Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
2016-17 104140 103278 103894 101969 413281
2017-18
(upto October 100040 96060 92770 - 196100
2017)
In nutshell, registration process has to be incentivized so that every unemployed educated
young person is attracted to register himself with the concerned DE&CC to form a database
for policy making. The Department has proposed already to incentivize registration process
of unemployed educated youth to obtain exact data for policy making.
The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) is a Society of
Government of Jammu and Kashmir established with an objective of fostering inclusive
economic growth through development of entrepreneurship culture in the State. In line with
its mandate, the Institute strives to develop entrepreneurial culture through
entrepreneurship education, skill up-gradation, knowledge dissemination, consultancy
services and developing linkages with national and international organizations to make
entrepreneurship the mainstay of the State economy.
Currently youth unemployment is one of the major challenges faced by the state of Jammu
& Kashmir. With the number of educated unemployed youth running in lakh, the need for
employment creation through youth entrepreneurship is undeniable. While hindered by the
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overall employment situation in the state, this challenge has its own specific dimensions &
therefore requires specific targeted responses.
In addition to the already existing framework of efforts & strategies by the state Government
to boost employment & job creation for educated unemployed youth, entrepreneurship is
undeniably accepted as an important means & a pivotal strategy to create jobs & improve
livelihood with an aim to foster an inclusive economic environment in the overall state.
The crucial role played by the youth entrepreneurship in driving state’s economic
development & job creation is well understood & with the passage of time efforts are been
increases to nurture & foster youth entrepreneurship through specific & well designed
framework which need further consolidation. The institute has implemented the following
schemes:
a) Seed Capital Fund Scheme: The scheme provides for counseling, guidance and training in
entrepreneurship to the willing candidates of the age group of 18-37 with minimum
qualification of 10+2 for starting self employment ventures. The scheme has a provision for
non-refundable seed money up to 35 % of the project cost, up to a maximum of Rs. 3 lakh in
respect of undergraduates and Rs. 5 lakh in respect of post-graduates and in respect of
technically qualified persons such as Engineers, Doctors and Computer Science &
Technology graduates, the maximum limit of Seed Money is Rs. 7.50 lakh and in individual
cases where costlier technology is involved, the maximum limit of Seed money is Rs. 10.00
lakh.
Physical/Financial Progress of Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS) during financial year 2016-
17 and Q1, Q2, Q3 (oct.) of the year 2017-18.
Physical/Financial Progress of Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS)
Total
Total Total Total
No. of Approved No. of
Approved Released Released
S.No Quarters Approved Project Released
Seed Money Project Seed
Cases Cost (Rs. Cases
(Rs. In lakh) Cost Money
In lakh)
1 2016-17 486 5296.87 1596.55 377 4234.71 1250
(2017-18)
2 (ending 1425 13219.71 4327.99 878 8057.4 2671.56
October)
Achievements under Seed Capital Fund Scheme

No. of Released Total Released Project Total Released Seed
S.No Sector
Cases Cost (Rs. In lakh) Capital (Rs. In lakh)
2016-17
1 Agri-allied 37 395.93 123.74
2 Manufacturing 29 621.68 119.91
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3 Services 311 3217.1 1006.35

Total 377 4234.7 1250.00
2017-18 (upto 3rd Quarter)
1 Agri-allied 148 1493.1 476.11
2 Manufacturing 34 462.69 144.72
3 Services 696 6101.61 2050.73
Total 878 8057.4 2671.56
b) Youth Start-up Loan Scheme: Under the Scheme, soft loan @6% interest (simple) is
being made available to the prospective entrepreneurs in an off –bank mode for the
projects up to Rs 8.00 lakh. The pattern of funding is 90% as Loan component and 10% as
Beneficiaries contribution with minimum qualification of 10+2 , within the age group of 18-
37 years.
Physical/ Financial Progress of Youth Start Up Loan Scheme (YSLS
Year No. of Total Approved
Approved Project Cost (Rs. In No. of Released Total Released
Cases lakh) Cases Project Cost
2016-17 101 715.00 228 1731.50
2017-18
(upto Oct., 2017) 85 571.50 67 469.80
Achievements under Youth Start Up Loan Scheme (YSLS)

Total Released Project Cost
S. No Sector No. of Released Cases
(Rs. In lakh)
2016-17
1 Agri-allied 25 180.00
2 Manufacturing 5 36.00
3 Services 208 1515.50
Total 238 1731.50
2017-18 (upto October)
2 Manufacturing 3 24.00
3 Services 49 342.00
Total 67 469.80
c) National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Schemes: JKEDI is

also functioning as an additional State Channelizing Agency for National Minorities
Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Schemes, Ministry of Minority Affairs,
Government of India. Presently, the Institute is implementing the Educational and Term
Loan Schemes of the said Corporation. Under these Schemes, credit facility is being
provided to the targeted beneficiaries of the State belonging to the Minority Communities
as per the following details:
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Education Loan
Income Level Term Loan
Domestic Course Foreign Course
Income level of Rs. upto Rs. 20.00 Lakh @ Upto Rs. 15.00 lakh @ Upto 20.00 lakh @ 3%
1,03,000/- for Urban 6% interest (simple) 3% (simple) per annum interest (simple) per
areas and Rs. 81,000/- per annum annum
for Rural areas
Income level of upto Upto Rs. 30.00 lakh @ Upto Rs. 20.00 lakh @ Upto Rs. 30.00 lakh @
6.00 lakh per annum 8% interest per 8% of interest per 8% interest per
annum for male annum for male annum for male
beneficiaries and 6% beneficiaries and 5% for beneficiaries and 5%
interest for female female beneficiaries interest for female
beneficiaries. beneficiaries
The quantum of finance under the Schemes is 90% as NMDFC Share, 5% as State Share and
5% as beneficiary contribution. The Institute has, till ending March 2016 financed 2206
beneficiaries including 85 beneficiaries under Education Loan Scheme.
Physical/Financial Progress of NMDFC scheme
Years No. of Released Cases Total Released Project Cost (Rs. lakh)
2016-17 828 2345.79
2017-18( upto october2017) 1166 4207.68
Notable Achievements under NMDFC during 2016-17

S. No. of Cases Project Cost (Rs. In Total Amount Released
No Sector Disbursed lakh) (Rs. In lakh)
1 Agri-allied 129 443.85 367.95
2 Artisan 12 33.95 27.45
3 Small Business 590 1890.45 1630.45
4 Technical Trade 83 288.38 262.68
5 Transport 14 61.11 57.26
Total 828 2717.74 2345.79
Notable Achievements under NMDFC during 2017-18 (upto Oct)

S.No. Sector No. of Cases Disbursed Project Cost (Rs. In lakh)
2 Artisan 7 24
3 Small Business 893 3158.4
4 Technical Trade 86 321.5
5 Transport 9 36.06
Total 1166 4207.7
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Impact of Schemes
All the schemes implemented by the Institute primarily focus on providing sustainable
livelihood opportunities to the educated unemployed youth of state. The Institute guides &
mentors young aspiring entrepreneurs by providing them diverse entrepreneurial training &
later on provides them access to finance under various Government sponsored schemes.
JKEDI has conducted 71 EDP under SCFS/YSLS during the year 2016-17 and has trained 2935
candidates in four quarters of the financial year under reference as per the following
breakup:
Training Achievements under SCFS, YLSL/Himayat
Year Number of Entrepreneurship Development
No. Of Candidates Trained
Programmes (EDP's)
2016-17 71 2935
2017-18(ending oct.) 51 2037
No candidate has been trained in the month of April & May, 2017 under SCFS/YSLS.
A total of 377 cases were released under Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS) during the four
quarters of 2016-17 with a total project cost of Rs 4234.71 lakh & seed money of Rs 1250.00
lakh.
In addition to that a total of 833 cases were released in the year 2017-18 ending October
with a total project cost of Rs 8057.40 lakh & seed money upto the tune of Rs 2671.56 lakh.
The overall employment generation both direct & indirect, under SCFS in the year 2016-17
including & the year 2017-18 ending October is up to the tune of 6050 people with an
average of 5 people employed in each business unit sponsored by JKEDI under SCFS.
Similarly, a total of 238 cases were released under Youth Start Up Loan Scheme (YSLS)
during the four quarters of 2016-17 with a total project cost of Rs 1731.50 lakh.
In addition to that a total of 67 cases were released in the year 2017-18 ending October
with a total project cost of Rs 469.80 lakh.
The overall employment generation both direct & indirect, under YSLS in the year 2016-17
& the year 2017-18 ending October is up to the tune of 1525 people with an average of 5
people employed in each business unit sponsored by JKEDI under YSLS.
In addition to the above mentioned schemes JKEDI also trained 1458 candidates in the year
2016-17 under Himayat scheme which is a flagship program of Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD), Government of India. In the year 2017-18 ending October, 2037
candidates have been trained under the same scheme.
Major Initiatives Undertaken
Among the major initiatives that were undertaken by the institute in FY 2016-17 included
establishment of Centre for Women Entrepreneurship (CWE), an exclusive centre which will
focus on skill development & enhancing entrepreneurial acumen among women. The
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setting up of a dedicated women entrepreneurship centre was the need of the hour & the
dedicated centre was inaugurated at Jammu by Hon’ble Minister for Industries &
Commerce, Government of Jammu & Kashmir. A similar centre is envisioned for Kashmir
region where it will operate from the present premises of Directorate of Industries and
Commerce in Srinagar.
The second major initiative taken by the Institute is setting up of a full flagged EDI campus
at Jammu. For all these years, the Institute was running its operation from Jawahar Lal
Nehru Udyog Bhawan at Jammu & the need of a full operational campus at Jammu was
much felt over all these years. The new state of art EDI Campus will come up with at Bari
Brahmnana Jammu which was recently approved by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir.
Lastly, the Institute intends to start a first of its kind 6 months diploma course in
entrepreneurship development for the youth of state who want to pursue entrepreneurship
as their career goal.
Analysis of Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)
Strength
 Growing trend in choosing entrepreneurship as a career goal among the youth.
 Access to customized schemes like Seed Capital Fund Scheme/Youth Start-up Loan
Scheme and other schemes which provide a fillip to entrepreneurship development.
 Presence of Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI)
and other Institutes/Departments of the government which are dedicated towards
promotion of entrepreneurial culture in the state.
 The existing infrastructure can be further built up to promote entrepreneurship in
the state.
 Recognition of entrepreneurship by the Centre and State governments as an
important step towards tacking the menace of unemployment.
 Presence of large untapped resources in the state, which can be utilized by the
budding entrepreneurs to create more avenues.
Weakness
 Unsupportive administrative and regulatory framework and lack of transparency.
 Cumbersome business registration procedures and costs.
 Lack of business assistance services.
 Lack of specialized entrepreneurship courses at school and college level.
 Lack of mentoring and incubation facilities.
 Absence of single clearance window system.
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 Lack of exchange networks, forums and meeting places.

 Lack of expert and trained counselors and entrepreneurship development officers
for proper guidance and counseling.
 The social legitimacy and acceptance of entrepreneurship as a career option.
Opportunities
 Improvement of access and provision of startup finance and business capital.
 Grant of soft loans and introduction of other financing mechanisms like micro credit
guarantee scheme, angel investors and equity financing for start-up businesses.
 Improved regulatory framework with complete transparency, minimization of
documents and other registration procedures.
 Promoting entrepreneurial culture among the youth via promotion of role models,
success stories, PR campaigns, competitions and youth business events.
Threats
 Uncertain economic and political environment.
 Hostile weather/terrain conditions.
 Lack of infrastructure and information communication tools.
 Absence of expert counselor and trainers with respect to entrepreneurship
development.
 Social stigma associated with choosing entrepreneurship as a career option.
 Outdated and unsupportive Industrial policies which inhibit prospective
entrepreneurs to take entrepreneurship as a career goal.
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Chapter 2
Poverty
Poverty may be defined as a social condition where an individual does not have financial
resources to meet the bear requirements of the life. As per World Bank definition, poverty is
interconnected with the notion of poverty line/ threshold that may be defined as the
minimum figure of income that is required in a particular country for maintaining the socially
acceptable quality of life in terms of nutritional, clothing, and sheltering needs.
Poverty scenario in J&K as per Tendulkar Methodology
In its annual report of 2012, the Reserve Bank of India on the basis of Tendulkar poverty line
named the state of Goa as having the least poverty of 5.09% and the state Chhattisgarh with
the highest %age of poverty. The state of J&K was having a poverty ratio of 10.35% against the
national average of 21.92%. The monthly per capita income of J&K State for 2011-12 in rural
areas was Rs 891 while it marks 988 in urban areas.
Socio economic and caste census (SECC -2011)
Poverty line is used for the measurement of poverty and is not the basis of identification of the
poor. Instead, it is the BPL Census which is used for identification of poor. The last BPL census
in 2002 generated criticisms across three major categories, methodological drawbacks in
identification, data quality and data content.In an effort to address all these concerns and
reduce inclusion/exclusion errors, the Ministry of Rural Development launched the Socio-
Economic and Caste Census (SECC) — a door-to-door enumeration across both rural and urban
India collecting household-level socio-economic data. The SECC marked a shift from previous
censuses by ranking households in three stages (a)Households meeting exclusion criteria (like
motorized vehicle, kisan credit card, etc) are automatically excluded,(b)Households satisfying
inclusion criteria are included viz, manual scavengers, households without shelter etc.(c)The
remaining households are identified through a seven-item binary scoring criteria, using
deprivation indicators like households with only one room, female-headed households with no
adult male member between 16 and 59, etc.Significantly there is no specific indicator (like
income) that suggests a family is BPL, so there is no single number that captures all the below
poverty line population. Rather, households are categorized according to a deprivation
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indicator (like not having a proper roof). This allows schemes to be targeted for each of the
inclusion criteria or deprivation indicator
As per Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, conducted by Ministry of Rural
Development Government of India, the number of households in J&K State having no houses is
2518 with 2318 households in Rural area and 263 households in Urban area. The
corresponding figure at All India level is 254505 households with 157475 households in Rural
area and 97030 households in Urban area.
At All India Level, 73296 households are houseless with shelter and 23684 households without
shelter. In J&K State, the corresponding figure is 189 households and 74 households
respectively. The State wise comparative position of type of households in Rural and Urban is
given in the following table.
Type of Households (Rural And Urban) Secc-2011
Houseless without Shelter Urban

Houseless with Shelter Urban
Total Urban Household
Total Rural Household
S.
Institutional Urban
Institutional Rural
Total Households
Houseless Urban
No
Houseless Rural
Normal Urban
Normal Rural
State Name
156763656
179787454
178850331
65133952
64758891
1
All India
467365
272632
157475
97030
73296
23684
2
Jammu &
1802854
1601606
1597021
Kashmir
492475
491166
2755
1042
2318
263
189
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In the state of J&K 67.44 % (1080174) rural households with monthly income of the highest
earning member is less than Rs 5000 per month and 14.35 % (232753) households with
monthly income of the highest earning member is between Rs5000 per month and Rs10,000
per month besides 18.02% (288670) households with monthly income of the highest earning
member is higher than Rs. 10000 per month. The Same is shown in the table below.
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Monthly Income of highest earning household member in all category households Rural
Income of highest earning household


member w.r.t Total HH 5000 - 10000
No. of Households with monthly
member w.r.t Total HH > 10000

% of Households with monthly

member w.r.t Total HH < 5000
member 5000 - 10000
Total Households
member > 10000

District/ Country
member < 5000

179787454
133985215
30894589
14828438
All India
74.52%
17.18%
8.25%
J&K State
1601606
1080174
232753
288670
67.44%
14.53%
18.02%
The Government of India advised states to use SECC data to identify poor households under
the National Rural Livelihoods Mission and Pradhan Mantri Aawaas Yojana (PMAY) both in
urban and rural areas. For example, in PMAY, the beneficiary family cannot own a properly
constructed house to be eligible for the scheme. The rationale for shifting to SECC data is
ensuring that schemes are targeted better through deprivation indicators.
Poverty elevation measures
As the economy grows, poverty diminishes faster when growth is strong, slower when it is not.
For this, the values of the development indicators like literacy rate, per capita income, infant
survival rate, per capita foodgrain production, per capita net value added by manufacture, etc.
is being improved through appropriate and adequate investment in the sectors like education,
agriculture, health, industry and transport and communication. To improve the living
conditions of the people of the State, inter-district disparity in the levels of living of the people
is being reduced to the minimum level and for this more emphasis is laid for the development
of backward districts To reduce the higher concentration of rural poverty in the State,
adequate funds are being diverted to the rural sector in the form of poverty alleviation
programmes viz., MGNREGA/Rural livelihood Mission/PMAY and other rural developmental
programmes and at the same time, efforts are being to rectify the present loopholes and
problems in the rural developmental programmes.
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Chapter 3
Prices and Food Management
Prices
Price index is a statistical device to measure the relative change in price level with
reference to time, geographical location and other characteristics. It is considered as a
barometer of economic activities.
The wholesale price index (WPI) which is available on weekly basis, continues to be the
most popular measure of headline inflation in India. There are, however, four different
consumer price indices, that are specific to different groups of consumers applied for
measuring the inflation. The four consumer price indices computed by the designated
agencies are Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), Consumer Price Index
for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL), Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and
Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI-UNME).
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
CPI-IW is the most well known index as it is used for wage indexation in Govt. and in the
organised sectors. Apart from this, these index numbers are also utilized for measuring
inflationary trend for policy formulations in the country.
Since its inception in 1946, Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India has been
compiling and maintaining consumer price index for industrial workers. This series is the
most representative in character as it is based on working class family income and
expenditure surveys and thus reflects the latest consumption pattern of industrial workers.
The data is collected for approximately 392 consumption items from 289 markets of the
country. The inflation based on CPI-IW is accepted as an appropriate index to determine
the impact of price rise on the cost of living of the common man, as it is based on retail
prices. That is why, the index is used to determine dearness allowances of employees in
public and private sectors. The CPI-IW is compiled in terms of general standards and
guidelines set by International Labour Organisation (ILO) for its member countries.
At All-India Level CPI-IW is the weighted average of 78 centres. From J&K State, CPI-IW is
compiled for Srinagar centre comprising of four markets viz Haba Kadal, Zaina kadal,
Maharaja Bazar and Pampore. The current series of consumer price index for industrial
workers on base 2001=100 had replaced the previous series of CPI-IW on base 1982=100
w.e.f. January 2006 Index.
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Annual Average trend in CPI-IW

The average index at All India level for the year 2016-17 has increased by 09 points over the
previous year 2015-16 from 265 to 274. The inflation at the country level was 3.39 % in
2016-17 while as it was 5.58% in the year 2015-16. The relative increase in the Consumer
Price Index for Industrial Workers at J&K level during the same period increased by 10 points
from 240 in 2015-16 to 250 in 2016-17 thereby registering the inflation rate of 4.16% in
2016-17 against 8.10% in 2015-16. The inflation rate at an average of 5 years (2010-11 to
2014-15) was 8.30% in J&K State as against 9.02% at the All India level. The inflation rate in
respect of 2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14 is higher at All India level as compared to J&K
state, while as it is lower in respect of years 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for J & K viz-a-viz All India
J&K All India
Year Inflation Inflation
Index(Points) (percent) Index(Points) (percent)
2010-11 162 8.72 180 10.43
2011-12 176 8.64 195 8.33
2012-13 193 9.66 215 10.26
2013-14 207 7.25 236 9.76
2014-15 222 7.24 251 6.35
AVERAGE (5 years) 8.30 9.02
2015-16 240 8.10 265 5.58
2016-17 250 4.16 274 3.39
Monthly Trends in CPI-IW

The monthly inflation rates in J&K in respect of 2014-15 shows that it was 10.77% in May
2014 and the lowest in December 2014 at 4.22%. During the year 2015-16 it was highest in
April 2015 at 9.81% and lowest in Oct. 2015 at 5.65%. In respect of 2016-17 the highest
inflation was observed in June 2016 at 6.46% and the lowest in Oct 2016 at 2.46%. The
average inflation rate was 7.28%, 7.87% and 4.15% for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and
2016-17 respectively for J&K state. The average at All India level was 6.25% for 2014-15,
5.64% for 2015-16 and 4.14% in respect of 2016-17.
Year on Year Inflation based on CPI- IW for J&K and All India (Base: 2001=100)
J&K All India
Month
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
April 7.54 9.81 4.25 7.07 5.78 5.85
May 10.77 7.4 5.60 7.01 5.73 6.58
June 8.54 7.4 6.46 6.49 6.09 6.13
July 7.77 6.3 5.51 7.23 4.36 6.46
August 8.78 6.72 4.62 6.75 4.34 5.30
Sept. 7.21 7.62 3.75 6.3 5.13 4.13
Oct. 10.58 5.65 2.46 4.97 6.32 3.34
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Nov. 5.66 8.92 3.27 4.11 6.71 2.59

Dec. 4.22 9 2.48 5.35 6.32 2.23
Jan 5.6 8.4 3.67 7.17 5.9 1.86
Feb. 5.14 9.33 3.66 6.3 5.53 2.62
March 5.6 7.96 4.10 6.27 5.51 2.61
Average. 7.28 7.87 4.15 6.25 5.64 4.14
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural & Rural Labourers

Consumer Price Index numbers for Agricultural labourers is also compiled, maintained and
disseminated by the Labour Bureau, GOI on monthly basis for the country and for 20 states
including J&K. These index numbers measure the extent to which the retail prices of a fixed
basket of goods and services consumed by agricultural and rural labourers have changed
when compared to the base year. CPI-AL is basically used for revising minimum wages for
agricultural labourers in different states.
Inflation based on Consumer Price Index – Agricultural Labourers
Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers from 2005-06 to 2014-15 at J&K level has
been erratic as it varies considerably between the lowest of 3.16% in 2005-06 and the
highest of 15.67% in 2009-10. The index points at the State level have registered an
increase throughout the period and the same have also been increasing at the Country level.
The percentage change at the National level has been between the lowest of 4.69% and the
highest of 14.71%. The decadal percentage change for Agricultural Labourers at J&K level
has been between 3.16% and 15.67%. The percentage change of 15.67% has been the
highest only in 2009-10 and in all other years of decade it was in single digit except 2012-13
when it was 10.36%. Comparing with All India level, the percentage change during the same
decade was in double digit in the years 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13 and 2013-14. For all
other years it has been in single digit ranging between 4.69% and 8.87%.
Inflation on consumer price index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL)
The index for Rural Labourers for 2005-06 was 359 at J&K level which increased to 818
during the period of 12 years i.e. it increased by 459 points. Similarly at the country level it
increased by 519 points during the same period upto 2016-17. Comparing the statistical
figures, the data reveals that J&K recorded the percentage change as low as 3.42% in the
year 2015-16 as against 3.65% in the year 2016-17 at the country level. It was highest at
both the levels in 2009-10 and stood at 15.52% and 14.50% respectively.
The lowest percentage change for agricultural labourers was recorded in the year 2015-16
and the highest figure of percentage change in 2009-10 at the state level and All India level.
In respect of rural labourer the lowest of 3.42% at J&K level was for the year 2015 -16 and
for All India level at was 3.65% for 2016-17.
Monthly Inflation Trend in CPI-AL
The month to month inflation rate in terms of CPI-AL for J&K State has overall shown in
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increasing trend from Oct 2016 to Feb 2017. In July 2016, it was 4.96% and in the next
month decreased to 4.68% and further to 1.63% in Oct 2016. From March 2017 when it was
3.90% it suddenly decreased to 0.99 in June 2017. The average for 2016-17 has been 3.29%
for J&K State as against 3.17% for All India Level. So far as month to month inflation rate at
All India Level is concerned, the decreasing trend was shown from 6.69% in July 2016 to
2.47% in January 2017. In Feb 2017, it increased to 3.08%, and again decreased from 2.73%
in March 2017 to 0.92% in June 2017.
Monthly Inflation based on CPI-RL
The monthly inflation for CPI-RL for J& K State has declined during August, 2016 from 3.91%
to 3.87% in Sep., 2016 and further to 1.50% in Oct, 2016. In November 2016 it rose to 3.00%
and gradually increased upto Feb.2017 to 5.87%, then slightly decreased during next four
months. The average for 2016-17 for J&K was 3.75% against 3.21% for All India Level. At All
India Level the inflation rate for CPI-RL has shown the decreasing trend from 6.53% in July,
2016 to 2.58% in January, 2017. Afterwards it again increased to 2.94% in Feb 2017 and
then again decreased upto June, 2017.
While comparing the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers
for J&K, both are decreasing in Aug and Sep 2016 and then increasing trend November,
2016. At All India Level, the CPI-AL and CPI-RL scaled up from August, 2016 to January, 2017
and then recorded the upward trend in Feb. 2017.
Food Inflation based on CPIs
The inflationary trend on Food items for the year 2015-16 on month to month basis shows
that the CPI-IW food inflation trend has been fluctuating throughout the period but it
dropped down to 2.41% in Oct. 2015 from the highest which was worked out at 15.06% in
April, 2015 at J&K level. On the other hand the behaviour of food inflation at National level
was also fluctuating along with State level. At All India level, it was between 3.21% in July,
2015 and 7.94% in Dec, 2015.
The CPI-AL at J&K level was 2.87% in May, 2015 but dropped down to -1.76% in September,
2015 and thereafter it has been increasing gradually and finally reached to 5.51% in June
2016. The similar trend has been recorded at All India level as it has witnessed the lowest of
1.14% in July, 2015 and thereafter it has been increased gradually to 6.01% in Dec, 2015
and thereafter it has again been decreased upto 2.91% in June 2016.
Food inflation in terms of CPI-RL at J&K level has been fluctuating throughout the period
under reference with marginal increase / decrease as it recorded the highest of 6.49% in
June, 2016 and the lowest of -1.17% in July, 2015. All India level has witnessed as high as
6.36% in Dec, 2015 and as low as 1.40% in July, 2015.
The average inflationary index for 2015-16 for CPI-IW has been 6.13% at All India level as
against 8.5% at State level. Similarly the average index for 2015-16 for CPI-AL and CPI-RL at
the state of J&K level is 1.4% and 2.18% respectively..
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State Average Daily Retail Prices of Essential Commodities

The Government monitors the Price situation regularly as the price stability remains high on
its agenda. Measures taken to control prices of essential commodities include selective ban
on exports and future trading in food grains, zero import duty on selected food items,
permitting import. Apart from this, State Government is empowered to act against hoarders
of food grains. The other steps taken by the Govt. are to address supply side bottle necks.
To monitor prices of essential commodities a Price Monitoring Cell (PMC) was established in
the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department in 1998. The cell monitors and
analyses price data and trends of availability of essential commodities. Prices of 14 essential
commodities are monitored. The cell monitors daily retail prices received from 27 state
capitals and weekly whole sale/retail prices of 37 centres spread all over the country.
The Directorate of Economics and Statistics, J&K, collects daily retail prices of almost all
these commodities through its field functionaries from the capital cities Jammu and
Srinagar since July, 2006 and submits these prices to the Price Monitoring Cell (PMC) on
daily basis. It is seen that the average price for all the selected items has shown increase in
2016 over the prices of corresponding period of last year. The Percentage varies between
the lowest of -44.68% in respect of Onion and highest of 35.87% for Arhar Dal and 28.33%
for Gram Dal.
Food Management
The idea of “Food Management” has been introduced with the basic objective of
distribution of food to the needy sections of the society at affordable prices. Government is
providing foodgrains to 74.13 lakh population under Antyoda Anna Yojna (AAY) and Priority
Households (PHH) categories @ Rs. 2 per Kg for wheat & Rs. 3 per Kg for Rice and to 45 lakh
population under Non-Priority category @ Rs. 13 per Kg for Atta and Rs.15 per Kg for Rice.
The Government has introduced “Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme”
(MMSFES) with effect from 1st July, 2016 which envisages providing of additional 5 Kgs of
foodgrains per soul to bonafide beneficiaries over and above the NFSA scale having family
size from 01 (one) to 06 (six) subject to maximum of 35 Kgs per family.
The Government in Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs is charged with the
responsibility of implementing one of the prime social sector programme of providing
“Food Security” to one and all in general and to the vulnerable sections of the society in
particular by way of providing foodgrains like rice, wheat and Atta and other essential
commodities like sugar and kerosene oil at reasonable prices. The Government has
established a network of 6593 authorized sale centres/Fair Price Shops, spread in the nook
and corner of the state. The Government is making all out efforts to increase the number of
sales outlets by involving unemployed youth to make the distribution process more easy.
The Department also looks after the critical areas like Regulation of supply of LPG and other
petroleum items; Market control, price checking and quality control; Checking weights and
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Measures; Redressal of Consumer Grievances and Protection of Consumer Rights; &

Consumer Awareness Programmes.
Allocation of Foodgrains
The Government of India was allocating foodgrains to the J&K State at the scale of 35 Kg per
family per month. But with the implementation of “National food Security Act” (NFSA), the
scale of distribution of foodgrains was changed to 5Kg/soul/month for Priority Households
(PHH) & Non-Priority Households (NPHH) categories, whereas it remained same for AAY
Category. The monthly allocations for the PHH, NPHH & AAY Categories on the basis of
Ration Card Count under Various categories and the allocation for April 2017 onwards by
Government of India is given below:
Allocation of food grains to various categories (Unit in MTs)
Food grains
S.
Category %age of %age of Total %age of
No Rice Wheat
total total allocation total
1 AAY 5812.882 13.18 2438.193 13.18 8251.075 13.18
2 PHH 22224.844 50.40 9322.131 50.40 31546.975 50.40
3 NPHH 16056.992 36.42 6735.048 36.42 22792.040 36.42
Total 44094.718 100.00 18495.372 100.00 62590.09 100.00
The monthly allocation is reduced to 62590.09 MTs under NFSA against 63067 MTs per
month before implementation of NFSA.
Against the total monthly allocation of 62590.09 MTs, the food grains to the tune of
22792.040 MTs (i.e 36.42%), has been allocated for NPHH rationed families by the
Government of India , whereas PHH and AAY rationed families have got the share of 50.40%
i.e, 31546.975 MTs and 13.18% i.e 8251.075 MTs of food grains respectively.
Import of foodgrains
The local production of foodgrains in the State does not keep pace with the requirement, as
the agriculture sector faces challenges on various fronts. The deficit is met by imports for
meeting commitments under Targeted Public Distribution System, other welfare schemes
and emergency relief measures. Import of food grains, thus helps in augmenting supplies,
maintaining food security and buffer stock and ensuring price stability.
During the year 2015-16 the import of foodgrains was recorded at 755.85 thousand metric
tonnes, which was 0.12% less than the imports of 2014-15. However, due to the
implementation of “Mufti Mohammad Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme”
w.e.f. from July 2016, the import of foodgrains during the year 2016-17 was recorded at
952.55 thousand metric tonnes, which was 26.02% more than previous year. The import of
foodgrains during the year 2017-18 upto October, 2017 has been recorded at 526.74
thousand metric tonnes.
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Allocation/Import of foodgrains (000 metric tonnes)

Year Rice Wheat Total
2014-15 533.17 223.63 756.80
2015-16 532.50 223.35 755.85
2016-17 680.11 272.44 952.55
2017-18 383.77 142.97 526.74
(ending October)
Off-take of foodgrains
Off take of foodgrains is primarily under the “Targeted Public Distribution System” (TPDS)
and other welfare schemes. During the year 2015-16, the off-take of foodgrains decreased
to 708.64 thousand metric tonnes from 749.39 thousand metric tonnes in the year 2014-15,
thereby registering a decrease of 5.43 %. Due to the introduction of NFSA in the State, the
offtake of foodgrains in the month of February & March 2016 registered a sharp decline.
However during the year 2016-17, due to implementation of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Food Entitlement Scheme, the off-take of foodgrains rose to 897.22 thousand metric
tonnes. During the year 2017-18 upto October, 2017 the off-take of foodgrains has been
recorded at 502.17 thousand metric tonnes.
Off take of wheat and Rice (000 Metric Tonnes)
Year Rice Wheat Total
2014-15 530.78 218.61 749.39
2015-16 508.48 200.16 708.64
2016-17 673.85 223.37 897.22
2017-18 (ending October) 376.70 125.47 502.17
Sugar
The import of sugar declined by around 25% from 82.94 thousand MTs in the year 2014-15
to 62.21 thousand MTs in the year 2015-16. 33% decline was witnessed in import of sugar in
the year 2016-17 over the year 2015-16. Off-take of sugar declined by around 24% from
76.34 thousand MTs in the year 2014-15 to 58.29 thousand MTs in the year 2015-16.
Further, around 32% decline was witnessed in the year 2016-17 over the year 2015-16. The
import and off-take of sugar is 44.40 thousand MTs and 31.66 thousand MTs respectively in
the year 2017-18 (ending October 2017).
Allocation /Import and off take of sugar
Import of sugar Annual Growth Off-take of sugar Annual growth
Year
(000, MTs) (percent) (000, MTs) (percent)
2014-15 82.94 0.27 76.34 3.05
2015-16 62.21 -24.99 58.29 -23.64
2016-17 41.66 -33.03 39.90 -31.55
2017-18
44.40 - 31.66 -
(ending October)
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Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)

The Government makes all out efforts to implement the TPDS to the best advantage of the
beneficiaries with utmost transparency and efficiency. In order to ensure that the benefit
accrues to the targeted population, distribution of food grains is done through ration
tickets. Food rationing has helped to control the price of the essential commodities in the
open market and also to make essential commodities available to the consumers at
affordable prices
In Jammu & Kashmir there are 10.91 lakh Non-Priority Hosuehold (NPH), 14.36 Priority
Hosuehold (PHH) and 2.35 lakh Antayodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration cards totalling to
27.62 lakh as on ending October, 2017.
Food subsidy
The two basic objectives of food subsidy, are provision of minimum nutritional support to
the poor and ensuring price stability. To fulfill its obligation towards distributive justice, the
Government provides huge subsidies on supply of foodgrains. The foodgrains are provided
on subsidized rates in accordance with the scales prescribed by the Government, as detailed
below:-
Priority Household (PHH) & Antayodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
1 Sugar 500 grams per head @ Rs. 25.00 per kg
Presently , 2-3 litres per Ration Card per month @ Rs. 22.55 per litre for
2 SKO PHH Category as the SKO quota released by GOI to the States/State is
variably decreased by the GOI.
@ Rs. 496.00 per cylinder (12 subsidized cylinder per annum), @
Rs.798.00 per cylinder (non –subsidized ) and commercial @ Rs.
3 Sale of LPG
1401.50 per cylinder (non-subsidized , 19 kg ) during the month of
November, 2017.
District wise Profile of Rationed Families Registered under TPDS

District wise profile of rationed families under different categories, indicate that district
Jammu has claimed the major share of 12.42 % i.e, 337574 ration tickets of all categories
taken together, followed by Srinagar district having the share of 9.04% i.e, 245721 ration
tickets which is followed by Baramulla, Anantnag, Budgam and Rajouri districts which have
recorded the proportion of 8.14%, 6.97% , 6.36 & 5.84% respectively of the total ration
tickets. All other districts have shown the combined share of 51.23%. Considering the
category wise ration tickets issued by the FCS & CA Department, it has been observed that
PHH category accounted for 52.36 % followed by NPHH and AAY categories which have
registered the share of 38.92 % & 8.75 % respectively of the total ration tickets.
Under PHH categories, District Jammu has registered the maximum share of 12.44 % i.e 1.77
lakh families against the total of 14.22 lakh rationed families followed by Srinagar having
1.21 lakh rationed families i.e 8.45 %, Anantnag 1.15 lakh families i.e. 8.08 %, Baramulla 1.02
lakh families i.e. 7.20 % and Badgam having 0.91 lakh families i.e 6.38 %. Similarly under AAY
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category, district Baramulla has shown the proportion of 11.57 % rationed families which is
followed by Kupwara, Anantnag, Budgam and Pulwama Districts which have registered the
share of 11.48%, 8.33 %, 7.82% and 6.34 % respectively.
Major Initiatives Undertaken during the year 2016-17
 The Govt. of India decreased the allocation of foodgrains under NFSA to 62590.09 MTs
per month as compared to previous years allocation. In order to meet out the
requirement of foodgrains of the people/beneficiaries under TPDS, a scheme namely
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme was started during the year 2016-
17 wherein extra ration is provided to beneficiaries in order to compensate the
reduction caused due implementation of NFSA.
 The Govt. of India was providing 16218.77 MTs of Rice & 6802.90 MTs of Wheat under
NPHH category. However, the people of State particularly residing in Kashmir Division
are habitual of taking Rice instead of Wheat/Atta. The State took up the matter with
Govt. of India and they provided 100% Rice under NPHH category.
 The Department of FCS & CA is striving hard for bringing in transparency in the
distribution of foodgrains and weed out bogus and fake Ration Cards/beneficiaries so
that the foodgrains do not get pilfered and black marketed. For this purpose Online
supply Chain Management, online allocation of foodgrains and online grievance
redressal mechanism are necessary. These will come into force with the
implementation of “End to End Computerization of TPDS Operations” which the
Department of FCS &CA is going to implement within the shortest possible period and
has created software for online allocation of foodgrains, online grievance redressal
mechanism, installed computers for implementation of Online Supply Chain
Management in entire State shortly.
Initiatives Conceptualized for the year 2017-18
 In order to bring Transparency in Public Distribution System of the State, the
Department is Implementing Online Supply Chain Management under Component-I of
Centrally Sponsored Scheme “End to End Computerization of TPDS Operations” and
installation of Aadhaar enabled Point of Sale (PoS) Devices in all Fair Price Shops. The
trail run of installation of PoS devices has been completed in District Samba and for
other Four Districts namely Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal and Rajouri the trail run is
under process.
 The Government is strengthening the functioning of State Commission, District Fora
and State Consumer Helplines for protection of Consumer Rights.
 Establishment of Command and Control Rooms in both the Directorates of
Department of FCS & CA Jammu/Kashmir for monitoring movement of foodgrains/SKO
in Public Distribution System by tracking GPRS fitted vehicles carrying foodgrains &
SKO.
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Notable Achievements during 2016-17 and for the financial year 2017-18 as on ending
October, 2017
 Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme “End to End Computerization of TPDS
operations” in the State
The Department has installed Computers/hardwares in all the ADs/TSO offices/Godowns
across the State for implementation of Online Supply Chain Management under e-PDS
Project and the process for Installation and Management of Point of Sale Devices at FP
Shops on pilot basis is underway.
The beneficiary data base has been digitized and hoisted at National Portal, which is the
prerequisite for allocation of highly subsidized foodgrains for priority Households under
NFSA. In order to provide a single unified information system for achieving total
transparency in TPDS by ensuring all information pertaining to the TPDS. The Transparency
Portal i.e. www.jkfcsca.gov.in including Grievance Redressal Mechanism has been started.
The transparency Portal shows information relating to FPS wise digitized base of ration
cards, entitlement of beneficiaries, lifting of food grains, etc.
 Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna(PMUY)
Under Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) 306023 LPG connections had been distributed
among the women beneficiaries, which are below poverty line, free of cost in J&K State upto
ending 31.05.2017.
 GPRS Trackers
In order to check the pilferage of commodities under TPDS, installation of GPRS in all
vehicles transporting foodgrains/SKO meant for Public Distribution System has been made
compulsory for proper monitoring and tracking the movement of vehicles transporting
foodgrains/SKO for Public Distribution in J&K State.
 Nomination Of Members In State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (SCDRC)
Vide SRO 190 Dated: 20th of April 2017, the Department has nominated two members for
the “State Commission” in term of Section 14 of J&K Consumer Protection Act, 1987 for
redressal of the grievance of the consumers of the State.
 Nomination Of Members In District Consumer Forums
The Department has nominated members for 10 District Consumer Forums in terms of
section 8 of J&K Consumer Protection Act, 1987 for redressal of the Grievance of the
Consumers of the State at district level. In rest of the Districts the nominations of members
shall be completed as and when the recommendations/panels of the concerned Selection
Committee are received.
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 Role of Department of FCS&CA during Kashmir unrest in 2016

During Kashmir unrest in 2016, the Department of FCS&CA played a commendable role in
distributing foodgrains and other essential commodities among bonafide beneficiaries of
TPDS. The Department distributed 2.28 lakh MTs of rice, 8,885 of atta, 0.19 lakh MTs of
Sugar, 78.20 lakh litres of Kerosene Oil (Excluding Ladakh), 22.95 lakh LPG Cylinders, 689.29
lakh litres of Diesel and 492.33 lakh Litres of Petrol (MS) from July 2016 to November 2016
in Kashmir Division.
Legal Metrology Sector

The department of Legal Metrology realized an amount of Rs. 487.17 lakh on account of
Revenue ( i.e stamping fee and composition amount), 15979 Challans were booked & 15590
Challans were compounded during the last two years.
 Construction of Laboratories at Bemina Srinagar and Transport Nagar Narwal Jammu
During the year 2016-17 the construction of two Working Standard laboratory buildings one
at Transport Nagar Jammu and one at Bemina Srinagar were completed and the laboratories
started functioning thereby Strengthening the Legal Metrology Department for performing
their functons.
 Installation of Gold Testing Equipment in the State
For testing purity of Gold, the Department of Legal Metrology has installed one “Karat
Meter” in Jammu Division.
 Construction of R&D Centre, Controller Office & Working Standard Laboratories
Rs. 6.50 Crore have been received as Central Aid for civil works of one R&D Centre, one
Controller office & Five Working Standard Laboratories and one Secondary Standard
Laboratory. Four Working Standard Laboratories at Kupwara, Akhnoor, Udhampur and
Poonch are complete and other laboratories including Controller Office/R&D Centre are
likely to be completed by the end of November, 2017.
Strategies of Department
 Provide quality foodgrains to common masses in general and beneficiaries of TPDS
System in particular.
 Bring transparency in Public Distribution System and minimizing the pilferage of
commodities meant for Targeted Public Distribution to zero.
 Redress the grievances of Consumers in shortest possible time effectively by
establishing best mechanism for this purpose and protect the rights of consumers in all
circumstances including Online Grievance Redressal Mechanism.
 Provide the commodities such as foodgrains, LPG etc. under Public Distribution System
at door steps of the consumers.
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 Implement Electronic-Public Distribution System (e-PDS) for Online Ration Card

Management, Online Supply Chain Management and FPS Management.
 Automation of Fair Price Shops under Component-II of “End to End Computerization
of TPDS Operations”.
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Section 5
Sectoral Review
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Economic Sectors
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Chapter 1.1
Agriculture
Around 70% of the population of the State resides in the rural areas and are directly or
indirectly dependent upon the sector for their livelihood and employability. The
contribution of Agriculture sector towards Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has
remained constant which is indication of onset of declining trend of the sector.
The production of three major crops paddy, maize and wheat in J&K state is more than 90%
of the total food grain production of all crops. The rest is shared by other cereals and pulses.
Seed Management and Seed Replacement Rate (SRR)
The national average of seed replacement rate has been above 25 percent while the J&K
State is pursuing its efforts to consistently achieve the desired level of Seed Replacement
Rate (SRR) in case of High Yielding Varieties of major crops. The limitation of availability of
breeder and foundation seeds is also a contributory factor. The desirable SRR level 25
percent for self pollinated crops, 35% for cross pollinated crops and 100 percent for hybrids
at the national level have now been revised to 50% for cross pollinated crops and 33% for
self pollinated crops.
S Seed Replacement Rate Achievements in the State
E 2016-17
A
S Crop 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
KMR JMU Average
O
N
K Paddy 22.4 32.54 25 29.68 32.54 33 42.59 37.795
H Maize 18.15 15.48 16.22 28.05 29.69 30 40.90 35.45
A Pulses 42.89 35 35 20.87 70.38 47 8.33 27.66
R
I
Fodder 15.18 55 55 59.98 61.00 45 69.56 57.28
E
F
R Wheat 26.05 27.34 32.19 40.25 41.84 45 33.80 39.40
A Pulses 9.21 17.53 17.53 3.63 2.56 41 8.33 24.665
B Oilseeds 41.87 40.46 31.7 33.60 39.28 46 64.13 55.065
I Fodder 26.89 24.82 25 32.23 28.75 41 82.73 61.865
Department of Agriculture has registered a 33 % SRR of rice in Kashmir valley and 42.59 in
Jammu Division. SRR in respect of maize was observed 30% in Kashmir and 40.90% in
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Jammu Division. SRR in respect of Fodder is anticipated at 45% and 69.56 during Kharief
Season in Kashmir and Jammu respectively during 2016-17. The SSR in respect of Rabi
season for both the divisions is also reflected in the above table.
Capex Budget 2016-17
From 2015-16, Centrally Sponsored Schemes have been made part of the Capex Budget and
Revenue Component has been transferred to Revenue Expenditure Budget (Non-Plan)
Capex Budget 2016-17 has been approved at an outlay of Rs. 447.76 crore which includes
Rs. 259.54 crore for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (Central Share Rs. 216.91 Cr & State Share
Rs. 42.63 Cr), Rs. 12.00 crore of Negotiated loans (NABARD) and Rs. 176.62 Cr under Regular
Schemes
Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes are being implemented for the welfare of the
farmers and growth in the Agriculture Sector:-
 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjna (RKVY)
The scheme aims to achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops, through
focused interventions & good productive practices, to maximize returns to the farmers in
Agriculture & allied sectors and brings quantifiable changes in the production & productivity
of various components of Agriculture & allied sectors by addressing them in a holistic
manner.
The financial targets & achievements registered during 2016-17 is as under:-
During Last Year (2016-17), the department had an unspent balance of Rs 1160.44 lakh
against which Rs 848.02 lakh has been revalidated and the expenditure is of Rs 588.163 lakh
as per the following breakup-
Financial achievements (Rs. In lakh)
Un-spent Funds Expenditure Unspent
S.No Sub Scheme revalidated for utilization ending March Balance as on
during 2016-17 2017 01-04-2017
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjna
1. 94.16 51.46 42.70
(RKVY) (Normal)
2. National Mission on Saffron 753.86 536.703 217.157
Vegetable initiative for
3. 0.00 0.00 0.00
Urban Clusters (VIUC)
National Mission on Protein
4. 0.00 0.00 0.00
Supplements (NMPS)
Total 848.02 588.163 259.857
In addition, during previous year 2016-17 we had a provision of Rs. 9323.00 lakh for the
implementation of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjna (RKVY) ( Rs. 3973.00 lakh RKVY Normal,
Rs. 5000.00 lakh under National Mission on Saffron and Rs 350.00 lakh under Foot and
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Mouth Disease). Against this an amount of Rs. 4972.48 lakh was released (Rs. 3849.00 lakh
Central Share and Rs. 1123.48 lakh as State Share). The expenditure is of the order of Rs.
1996.32 lakh as per the following breakup:-
Details of Expenditure breakup under RKVY (Rs. In lakh)
Funds released during 2016-17 Expenditure during 2016-17 Unspent
S.
Sub Scheme Balance as on
No CS SS Total CS SS Total
01-04-2017 (CS)
Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas
1. Youjna 1616.00 370.00 1986.00 1465.43 216.35 1681.78 150.57
(RKVY)-
Normal
National
2. Mission on 2097.00 723.48 2820.48 218.94 24.60 243.54 1878.06
Saffron
Foot and
Mouth
3. 136.00 30.00 166.00 54.40 16.60 71.00 81.60
Disease
(FMD)
Total 3849.00 1123.48 4972.48 1738.77 257.55 1996.32 2110.23
 Work on Saffron Park at Dusso Pulwama has been accelerated in collaboration with
National Horticulture Board for which Rs. 24.00 crore were provided. The project is
nearly completion.
 Development /Establishment of Model Saffron Village at Samboora Pulwama and
Kishtwar are under consideration of the government;
 Sprinkle Irrigation System is in progress for boosting Saffron production under
Saffron Mission;
 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture proposes to achieve various objectives to make
agriculture more productive, sustainable remunerative and climate resilient by promoting
location specific Integrated/Composite Farming Systems, to conserve natural resources
through appropriate soil & moisture conservation measures, to adopt comprehensive soil
health management practices based on soil fertility maps, soil test based application of
macro & micro nutrients, judicious use of fertilizers etc, to optimize utilization of water
resources through efficient water management to expand coverage for achieving ‘more
crop per drop, to develop capacity of farmers & stakeholders, in conjunction with other on-
going Missions and to establish an effective inter and intra Departmental/Ministerial co-
ordination for accomplishing key deliverables of National Mission for Sustainable agriculture
under the aegis of NAPCC.
The CSS ”NMSA” after restructuring is to be implemented under the following heads of
development:-
1. Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP).
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2. Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture Monitoring, Modeling & Networking

3. Soil Health Mission (SHM)
4. Paramparagath Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
An amount of Rs. 153.65 lakh was available under Rainfed Area Development during 2016-
17 which includes Rs. 142.55 lakh unspent balance and Rs. 11.10 lakh as State Share. Against
which 96.30 lakh has been utilized during the year.
For the Climate Change Intervention One block each in District Budgam/ Jammu is being
covered under Climate Change. Proposal on pilot basis to introduce climate resilient
varieties of seeds etc to check the adverse effects of climate on production.
An amount of Rs. 103.94 lakh was available during 2016-17 under Soil Health Management
which includes Rs. 25.31 lakh of unspent balance and Rs. 78.63 lakh as State Share. Against
which 45.91 lakh has been utilized during the year.
An amount of Rs. 79.85 lakh was available under Soil Health Card Scheme which includes Rs.
56.14 lakh of unspent balance and Rs. 23.71 lakh as State Share. Against which the
expenditure during 2016-17 was Rs. 50.02 lakh. The achievements made during the year is
as under:-
 108690 farmers covered during 2016-17
 139295 soil samples taken
 74565 samples tested
 249920 Soil Health Cards generated/printed during the period
An amount of Rs. 134.87 lakh was available under Paramparagath Krishi Vikas Yojana which
includes Rs. 32.96 as un-spent balance, Rs. 87.81 lakh as fresh release and Rs. 14.10 lakh as
State Share. Against which the expenditure was Rs. 62.73 lakh.
National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)
The scheme aims to extend Agricultural education for transfer of technology, introduction of
improved seeds, limited and specific use of pesticides & introduction of modern farm
business machinery. The scheme envisages implementation of the core components for
ensuring easy availability of inputs (i.e seeds, pesticides & machinery) at reasonable prices.
Agricultural Extension & Technology have to go hand in hand and that is the genesis of the
National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology. So, that delivery of appropriate
technology & improved Agronomic Practices are enabled.
The CSS ”NMAET” has been restructured & is comprising of sub-schemes viz, Sub-Mission on
Agricultural Mechanization; Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension; Sub-Mission on Seed &
Planting Material and Sub-Mission on Plant Protection.
An amount of Rs 3365.46 lakh has been approved for the implementation of NMAET which
includes Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (Rs. 356.67 lakh), Sub-Mission on
Agricultural Extension (Rs. 1507.78 lakh) and Sub-Mission on Seed & Planting Material (Rs.
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1501.01 lakh) during 2016-17. An amount of Rs. 1904.77 Lakh (including State Share of Rs.
285.79 lakh) has been received by the Department for the implementation of various
programmes in a mission mode manner during the year 2016-17. Besides there was unspent
balance of Rs. 316.36 lakh. Therefore the total availability during then year was Rs. 2221.13
lakh. Against which an amount of Rs. 1925.50 (Including Rs. 208.67 lakh as State Share) has
been utilized during the year.
 National Food Security Mission
National food Security Mission is under implementation in J&K to increase the disease free
Food production of rice , wheat, pulses & course cereals (Maize), to increase the farmers
income by making the farm business management more profitable and to generate
employability.
During 2016-17 Action Plan has been approved at an amount of Rs. 1584.12 lakh. An
amount of Rs 871.26 lakh has been received (Central Share as Rs. 712.85 lakh & State Share
Rs 158.41 lakh) against which Rs.7739.41 lakh has been expended during 2015-16 which
includes the state share of Rs 110.548 lakh.
 National Mission for Oilseed and Oil Palm (NMOOP)
Action Plan of Rs. 111.87 lakh was approved for the year 2016-17. No Central Share was
released during the year. However there was an unspent amount of Rs. 38.82 lakh against
which Rs. 27.09 lakh were utilized during 2016-17. Moreover against State Share of Rs.
11.19 lakh available during 2016-17, Rs. 3.61 lakh were expended.
Under Mini Mission Ist (MM-I) 26 ha wa brought under rape seed and mustard block
demonstration crop/ variety wise by way of providing of 50% of the cost of inputs on rape
seed and mustard besides one farmers training programme was also organized.
 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
The scheme provides uniform premium as only 2% to be paid by the farmers for all Kharif
crops , 1.5% for all Rabi crops and in case of annual commercial and horticulture crops the
premium is 5% only of sum insured.
Crop-wise financial details of the Farmer’s Share, State Share and Central Share
Farmer's
Premium Premium
Area to Share Central
Notified Total SI quoted Amount State
be @2% of Share
CROP Districts SI per ha (Rs. In by (Rs. In Share (Rs.
insured Total SI (Rs. In
(Rs) lakh) Company Lakh) ( % In Lakh)
(ha) (Rs. In Lakh)
(%) of TSI)
Lakh)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4.86-
PADDY ALL 32760 35000 11466 990.06 229.32 380.37 380.37
14.40
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5.07-
MAIZE ALL 54018 30000 16205.4 1367.75 324.11 521.82 521.82
21.00
5.07-
WHEAT ALL 72335 35000 25317.25 2128.97 379.76 874.61 874.61
14.00
26.00-
Mango All 500 70000 350 106.69 17.50 44.60 44.60
47.00
Total 159613 53339 4593.48 950.69 1821.40 1821.40
 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchaye Youjna (PMKSY)

The scheme is for a period of five years from 2015-2020 to achieve “more crop per drop” for
overall rural prosperity. The funding for the works proposed under comprehensive water
security plan is to be obtained through convergence from existing centrally sponsored
schemes e.g. MNREGA, PMKSY, IWMP etc.
As about 75 percent of the net cultivated area of Jammu region and 60 percent of Kashmir
region is un-irrigated. The Department has drawn up 22 District Irrigation Plans (DIPs)
requiring Rs. 14688.46 crore to be executed in a phased manner to make efficient and
judicious use of every drop of irrigation water under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai
Yojana (PMKSY).
Command Area Development & Water Management Programmes
The following projects of Command Area Development are under execution/ are being
taken up:-
 In Kashmir Division 09 projects of CAD are of ongoing nature at Ahaji Bheerwa Kehmil
Kupwara, Ferozpora Tangmerg, Sonawari, Ganderbal, Uri, Tongri Shopian, Waishow
Kulgam & Kargil.
 Four projects have been completed and five (05) are of ongoing nature
 12 new projects at Arapath, Rambaria Romshi, Devsar, Lar Shkhanag, Nigli Amragad,
Shali Ganga & Dood Ganga, Puhroo Kupwara, Sind Valley, Shahoora, Tral, Gurez,
Rafiabad are proposed during the current financial year 2016-17.
 In Jammu Division Ranbir canal CAD Project has been completed
 New Partap canal CAD project is ongoing project expected to be completed during the
current financial year 2016-17.
 Five new projects at Pargwal Udhampur, Rajori, Kishtwar & Ramban have been
approved by the Ministry of Water Resources GoI and are under execution during the
current financial year 2016-17
 All the above projects are part of Prime Minister’s Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.
Sericulture
Jammu and Kashmir is famous for producing high quality Bivoltine silk of international grade.
Sericulture is a traditional agro based cottage industry of the State and provides sustainable
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livelihood to a sizable section of society. Presently more than 30000 families are associated
with this industry. Most of these families belong to economically weaker sections of the
society having marginal/small land holdings. Annually about 1000 MT of cocoon is produced
in the State.
There are 173 mulberry nurseries in the state spread over an area of 1021 acres. About 12
Lakh quality plants are produced in these nurseries and distributed among farmers and also
planted on state/community land to raise mulberry leaf for rearing silkworms. The
nurseries/farms also serve as leaf reservoirs for the landless cocoon growers.
Presently about 18000 ounces of quality hybrid silkworm seed (60 percent of total annual
requirement) is produced locally.
Government has introduced second crop to enhance the income of cocoon growers. Besides
the major cocoon crop raised in spring season, second cocoon crop is raised in autumn.
Special focus is on Post Cocoon Sector so that cocoon produced in the state is fully utilized
locally for value addition and employment generation. Department has established 34 silk
reeling units out of which only 12 are functional. A comprehensive package is being for the
revival of sick reeling units.
State has a cocoon bank facility with a revolving fund of Rs.100 Lakh. Silk Reelers utilize this
fund as working capital to purchase cocoon to run their units throughout the year
With a congenial climate for Bivoltine cocoon production, J & K state has the potential to
meet the requirement of silk yarn and has the potential to become a leading silk producing
state in India. Sericulture being an eco friendly and women friendly operation has a great
future ahead especially for a state like J & K. In order to realize its true potential there is
need to have a special focus on this industry.
Physical and financial progress of State Centrally Sponsored Scheme critical Component of
CSS 2016-17
During the year 2016-17, an amount of Rs.183.29 Lakh allotted for the following three
critical components of Central Sector Scheme.
Construction of new Cold Storage at Srinagar = Rs.108.00 Lakh.
Popularization of 5 Chawki Rearing Centers
With incubators = Rs. 45.00 Lakh.
Supply of rearing appliances- Rotary mount ages = Rs. 30.29 Lakh.
Out of 05 Chawki Rearing Centres, the Detailed Project Report for their construction has
been received for three CRCs only (Three from Executive Engineer, Horticulture Planning
and Marketing Division, Srinagar) and Two Detailed Project Report from Executive Engineer,
Horticulture Planning and Marketing Division, Jammu are pending.). Out of three Chawki
Rearing Centres, two stands completed and taken over by the department in Kashmir
division
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Notable Achievements 2016-17

• Cocoon production: There has been a Cocoon Production of 944 MT during 2015-16.
Despite incessant rains during spring 2015 in Jammu Division and damage to second
cocoon crop, state achieved 973 MT during 2016-17. Cocoon production is likely to
reach to 1025 MT during 2017-18.
• Cocoon Prices: Due to improvement in cocoon quality, farmers in some markets fetched
record price of Rs 1000 to 1050 per kg and the average price for “A” grade cocoons was
Rs. 582/Kg dry during 2015-16 compared to Rs. 667/Kg during 2016-17 registering a
increase of 15%. During 2017-18 average price of A Grade cocoon is expected to Rs 850-
900 per kg (Dry)
• Cocoon productivity per ounce of silkworm seed has increased to 40 Kg during the year
2016-17 which was 32 Kg during 2008-09.
• Renditta (Cocoon required to produce 1 Kg of silk yarn) has come down to 7.5 Kg from 9
Kg during 2008-09 by replacing traditional silkworm races (poor silk yielder) with high
yielding double hybrids;
• Raw Silk production increased from 82 MT during the year 2008-09 to 140 MT during
2016-17 showing an increase of 71 %. It is expected to 147 MT in 2017-18.
• Basic Seed Station at Mirgund has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs114.98
Lakh. for maintenance and multiplication of parental silkworm races at P3 and P2 levels
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS 2017-18
 The cold storage plant which was sanctioned during 2016-17 at an estimated cost of Rs.
120.00 Lakh, its foundation stone has been laid at Tulsibagh Srinagar by the Hon’ble
Minister for Agriculture Production in presence of Hon’ble Minister for Education and
other dignitaries on 12-06-2017. On its commissioning, the department will be in a
position to preserve 20,000 ounces of silkworm seed in a scientific way which will
benefit about 10000 rearing families.
 Mulberry field plantation of 3.36 lakh has been conducted in Kashmir Division.
 Cocoon production of 181 MT has been transacted in different markets of Jammu
Division ending 05/2017.
NABARD funding
 7 projects have been sanctioned by NABARD under RIDF XIX , XX & XVII for Agriculture
Sector involving project cost of Rs. 35.44 Cr. Till date an amount of Rs. 9.50 Cr has been
spent on the above seven projects and Rs. 10.94 Cr is required for completion of these
projects
 Cold Storage at Lawarance Road New Delhi to be funded under NABARD at a cost of Rs.
16.80 Cr is expected to kick start during 2018-19
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 06 New Projects have been proposed during current finanacial year 2017-18 which
includes Farmers Training Centres at Udhampur and Ganderbal, Ex- Situ Gene Bank at
SKUAST- Jammu/ Kashmir and Setting up of Sericulture Training School at Katra and
Aluchibagh Srinagar. .
State Agriculture Universities
Two State Agricultural Universities Jammu/Srinagar are providing research & developmental
assistance to the Departments of Agriculture/Horticulture, Animal/Sheep, Forestry & allied
sectors. The R&D activities are replicated on ground for production growth through
extension education discipline of these Universities.
Notable Achievements during 2016-17 in respect of Agriculture Production Department
 Procurement and Marketing of Mushkbudji Rice:-The Department has started
procurement of Mushkbudji Rice. A total of 1267.50 quintals at the rate of Rs 85 per KG
(before milling) has been procured. The milling of paddy is expected to be completed by
end of March, 2017. Till date about 50 quintals of Mushkbudji Rice has been sold.
 Women Self Help Groups (SHGs):-172 Women Self Help Groups have been formed in
the State, involving 2597 women. These Self Help Groups are involved in vegetables
(including organic cultivation), Mushrooms, Apiculture, Food Preservation, Flower
Cultivation, Kitchen- gardening, etc. These SHGs have generated about ₹ 4.00 crore in
2016-17 (ending January 2017) and employment (91,750 women working days in
Kashmir Division) generated. These women Self Help Groups remain more active during
vegetable growing seasons i.e. March to October in Kashmir. In Jammu Division groups
have been formed recently from November-2016 and inputs are being provided to
them.
 Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT):- To have transparency in implementing to the schemes
and transfer of subsidy to the farmers, the Department has started in a limited way. The
transfer of benefit in the form of subsidy to the deserving farmers through direct
transfer of the subsidy amount directly into their Bank Accounts. All releases under
Centrally Sponsored Scheme post March 31st, 2017 would be completely based on
Aadhar linked databases of beneficiaries.
 Integrated Mushroom Centre:- one of the major obstacle in flourishing of mushroom
industry has been the cumbersome nature of pasteurization of the compost.
Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of commissioning of Integrated
Mushroom Centre at Lalmandi wherein all the facilities like; availability of pasteurized
compost, production of spawn etc. will be provided to the farmer under one roof.
 Establishment of Saffron Spice Park:- The Department will soon commission the Saffron
Spice Park at Dusoo Pampore wherein all the facilities like’ research, testing, quality
control and e-trading facilities will be provided to saffron growers. Such a step will
ultimately result in wiping out the illegal saffron trade from the market.
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 Basic Seed Station (Sericulture):- Construction of Building of Basic Seed Station at

Mirgund, Baramulla has been completed with an estimated cost of Rs 114.98 lakh. It will
facilitate the production of P1 Seed to be distributed among the farmers.
 The following special focus programs of Hon’ble Chief Minister are being implemented
by the J&K Agriculture Production Department as part of State Capex budget for the first
time:-
i. Basmati Villages
Two Basmati Villages in Jammu Division under the State Plan at an approximate cost of Rs
12 Crore each in cluster mode.
ii. Development of Saffron
Saffron Heritage Centre is being set up under State Plan on a land available close to National
Highway in Pulwama District, at an estimated cost of Rs.5 crore over a period of two years.
iii. Mushkbudji Revival Programme
Popularization of Mushkbudji is focused so that there is increase in area and flow of benefits
to farmers with proper price for their produce.
iv. Virus Free Potato Seed Village
Virus free Potato Seed Village is taken up in available land in Kanidajan area of Budgam
district at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore under the State Plan, spread over three years.
v. Apiculture Clusters
For giving a boost to honey production, two Apiculture Clusters, one each in Kupwara and
Ramban Districts is being set up under the State Plan. An estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore for
each cluster was envisaged over a time period of three years.
vi. Rajmash Clusters
For giving focus to Rajmash pulses production, two Rajmash Clusters, one each in
Bhaderwah Sub Division and in Kishtwar District is being set up under the State Plan. An
estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore for each cluster was envisaged over a time period of three
years.
vii. Intensive Vegetable Development Clusters
Vegetable production needs to be doubled in a period of three years, in the light of
commitment made by HCM in the Assembly on 8 June 2016. Five clusters are being focused.
Theses clusters would be in Jammu, Kathua, Revamping of J&K Agriculture Sector Proposal
2017 Page 9 of 30 Srinagar, Pulwama, Budgam and Anantnag Districts. State Plan would
provide Rs. 5 crore to each cluster over a period of three years.
viii.Organic Vegetables Cluster in Leh and Kargil Districts
Organic vegetable production in protected systems is taken up in Leh and Kargil Districts.
State Plan provides Rs 3.00 crore to each cluster over a period of three years.
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Floriculture
Floriculture has been the most focused segment of horticulture in view of its vast potential
in the State. The demand for flowers as cut, loose, dry, potpourri bulbs, seeds, bunches,
bouquets, ornamental, fillers, etc. is increasing quite substantially over the years both in
domestic and international markets. This sector has also assumed greater significance as it
has not only huge employment potential but surely has an impact to increase the income
levels of various tourism related stakeholders.
On the commercial front of Floriculture income of farmers from flower cultivation has seen
a phenomenonal jump due to ever growing demand for flowers in domestic and
international markets and thereby this sector is generating employment. The Government
has taken several measures to promote this activity. Vision with the Department is to
ensure sustained growth in the field of floriculture through Global technologies and
innovated tools by creating enabling frame works in the shape of infrastructure facilities for
remunerative farm practices. The activities undertaken so far under the schemes like MIDH,
RKVY, ATMA, and PMKSY have brought floricultural activities on a commercial scale, which
has resulted, into entrepreneurship of more than 500 unit holders of controlled atmosphere
flower cultivation. Volume of business generated is approximately around 20 crore annually
on a conservative estimate basis and has also opened newer opportunities for trading in
floriculture business. There are two different aspects of Floriculture viz., (i) Ornamental
Floriculture and(ii) Commercial Floriculture.
Ornamental Floriculture
Maintenance and development of Gardens and Parks to boost tourism at the prime tourist
destinations; like Mughal Gardens (Nishat, Shalimar, Cheshmashahi, Pari Mahal, Verinag,
Achabal and Jarokabagh), Botanical Garden, Kokernag, Pahalgam, Manasbal, Tulip Garden,
etc.
Commercial Floriculture
Floriculture is playing its role of creating and maintaining various parks and gardens, these
assets create a favorable environment for tourism and recreational activities. Floriculture
has a vast scope and potential in the valley, which is evident from the fact that during the
year 1996, an area of 80 Ha was under flower cultivation in J&K, which has currently
expanded to the level of 350 Ha, with an annual turnover of about Rs.1350 lakh. Further,
more than 1500 youth are directly engaged under commercial floriculture sector in Kashmir
Division. Moreover, an area of about 9.297 Hac. has been covered under protected
cultivation, in private sector by raising Tubular Structure Poly Houses; High Tech Poly
Houses, Shade Net Houses, etc.
In order to facilitate flower production, Government has introduced contract farming for
establishing flower-seed villages. Seeds of different flowers like, Cosmos, Zinnia and Salvia
have been provided to the growers of the valley, in the buy-back scheme.
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The department of Floriculture is striving hard to percolate the benefits of Centrally

Sponsored Scheme to the real progressive growers of the Division, and it is expected that
good impact of the CSS will be visualized in near future.
Details of funds released/expenditure incurred under State Plan and various Centrally Sponsored
Schemes (Rs. in lakh)
2017-18
2015-16 2016-17
Name of the (Ending October 2017)
Scheme Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure
Allocation Allocation Allocation
incurred incurred incurred
Capex Budget 2258.50 1996.00 1827.50 1599.03 1909.00 933.21
Rashtriya Krishi
Vikas 73.57 70.97 46.76 46.38 53.63 0.00
Yojana(RKVY)
Mission for
Integrated
Development of 190.00 174.88 134.35 117.79 190.38 63.24
Horticulture
(MIDH)
State Extension
Programme for
13.89 11.33 12.00 9.93 30.27 0.00
Extension
Reforms(ATMA)
Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchayee 2.00 0.49 0.85 0.00 0.00 0.00
Yojana(PMKSY)
Floriculture scenario in Kashmir region
Studies show that the extent of employment generated by flower crops is in the range of
913-1210 man days per hectare, which is more than the employment generated by food
crops i.e. in the range of 105-305 man days per hectare. Similarly, the income generated by
flower crops is to the extent of Rs. 8-9 lakh per hectare to Rs. 4000-Rs.52000 in case of food
crops.
Floriculture scenario in Jammu region
Jammu region is also starving hard for paving its way to emerge as an important production
base for floriculture products.
The Department is implementing various plan schemes which are primarily focused for the
development and popularization of ornamental and recreational floriculture with a view to
catch the attention of the tourists and also generate direct and indirect employment
opportunities in the State. Development of new parks, beautification of existing parks/
gardens, restoration, preservation and maintenance of heritage gardens are the major
activities under plan sector.
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Floriculture is increasingly regarded as a viable diversification from traditional crops due to

increase in per unit returns and is apt to become one of the high value agriculture
industries.
Some Notable Achievements Of Floriculture In J&K State (2016-17)
 An amount of Rs. 668.42 lakh was incurred under State Plan for execution of 52 nos. of
works in various Parks of Jammu Division. Out of which 12 nos. of works were completed
during the year 2016-17.
 Revenue of Rs. 135.61 lakh was generated by way of entry ticket, photographers licence
fees, cost of tendered documents, sale of plant materials and parking lots during the
year 2016-17.
 Subsidy amounting to Rs. 41.14 lakh has been released in favour of 905 nos. of growers
both under Centrally Sponsored Schemes RKVY & MIDH respectively during the year
2016-17. An area of 154.35 hectares has been covered under different varieties of
flower crops.
 13 Nos. individual water sources (Dug Wells) at an estimated cost of Rs.11.68 lakh have
been created under Private Sector during 2016-17.
 3217 nos. of progressive growers have been awared about the significance of cultivation
of flower crops by way of organizing of training programmes/awareness
camps/Exposure visit at different levels i.e. District level, state level and outside the
state. An amount of Rs.10.69lakh has been expended on these training programmes
during the year 2016-17 under CSS MIDH ATMA& PMKSY.
 Under Organic Farming, 07 Nos. of Vermi-Compost Permanent Structures have been
constructed under Pvt. Sector in Jammu Division and subsidy for an amount of Rs. 3.45
lakh has been disbursed to the beneficiaries.
 An area of 4458 sq m has been brought under the component of shade net house.
 02 No of Vermi Compost Unit established.
 Cultivation of Carnation and Gerbera/ Rose and Lillium under Poly House/Shade Net
House to an area of 5988 sq m.
 Refurbishment of Pratap Park taken up by Godfrey Phillips India Ltd under CSR and
completed with a spending of Rs 1.20 crore (approx)
 Establishment of Dahlia Garden at Polo-ground under execution.
 Establishment of Rose Garden at Lidder View Park, Pahalgam is under execution.
 Establishment of exclusive ornamental Cherry Garden on the back terrace of Tulip
Garden, Srinagar has been taken up.
 In association with an expert from the Netherlands, experimental station established
at Plant Introduction Centre, Cheshmashai.
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Major initiatives undertaken during the years 2016-17 and new initiatives conceptualized
for the year 2017-18.
The Department for the first time in its history has developed Floriculture Development
Policy with a focus for 2016-2031 and submitted to the Government for adoption. The policy
document contains many recommendations encompassing many important aspects in
floriculture development, interalia objects and strategies, investment promotions, fiscal
incentives and facilitation. It is because of sustained efforts of the Department that the
state Government in Planning, Development & Monitoring Department agreed to provide a
capital incentive subsidy to the extent of Rs. 1.00 crore in the year 2017-18 Capex Budget.
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Chapter 1.2
Horticulture
J&K State is well known for its horticultural produce both in India and abroad. The state
offers good scope for cultivation of horticultural crops, covering a variety of temperate fruits
like apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, almond, cherry and subtropical fruits like mango,
guava, citrus litchi, phalsa and Ber etc, besides medicinal and aromatic plants, floriculture,
mushroom, plantation crops and vegetables. Apart from this, well known spices like saffron
and black zeera are also cultivated in some pockets of the state. As a result, there is a
perceptible change in the concept of horticulture development in the state.
There are around 7 lakh families comprising of about 33 lakh people which are directly or
indirectly associated with horticulture. Horticulture development is one of the thrust area
and a number of programmes have been implemented in the past, resulting in the
generation of higher incomes in the rural areas, thereby improving the quality of life in
villages.
The growth of horticulture sector can be attributed to various initiatives taken by the GoI
and State Govt. like Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, Prime Ministers
Developmental Package and High Density Plantation Programme. Under these schemes, due
attention is being given towards establishment of High Density orchards, better post-harvest
management by establishment of fruit mandies and creating Controlled Atmospheric
Storage facilities in addition to establishment of Fruit/Vegetables Processing units,
technological support, awareness/publicity initiatives, research and extension etc.
Apple is the most important fruit crop of J&K State, about 48% of the area is covered under
apple as per the horticulture census 2016-17. It is also important in terms of production
(17.26 lakh Mts.) and provides the maximum marketable surplus of about 30% of A grade,
40% of B-grade and 30% of C grade of prefalls and culled apples which accounts for
substantial quantum of around 5.18 lakh Mts. which needs to be exploited as raw material
for processing industry. The increased production due to various developmental schemes
yielded some good results and our export worth approx.Rs 6500 Cr were reported during
2016-17.
Food processing industry offers tremendous opportunity for commercial exploitation of
horticulture of the State but commercial processing is around 1% only due to lack of post
harvesting and processing facilities as well as unscientific grading and packaging. Therefore,
opportunities are open for exploiting the potential under processing to individuals, Joint
Venture and Government organisations.
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Area under Fruits in J&K State has increased from 2.95 lakh hectares in 2007-08 to 3.38 lakh
hectares in 2016-17.The production has increased from 16.36 lakh MTs in 2007-08 to 22.35
lakh MTs in 2016-17.
Area, Production & Productivity of fruits (All fruits) J&K State
Area Production Productivity
Year Kind of fruit
(Lakh Ha) (Lakh MTS) Per Hect.
Fresh 2.44 14.55 5.96
2014-15 Dry 1.12 2.57 2.29
Total 3.56 17.12 4.76
Fresh 2.42 22.18 9.16
2015-16 Dry 0.96 2.76 2.87
Total 3.38 24.94 7.38
Fresh 2.42 19.59 8.09
2016-17 Dry 0.97 2.76 2.84
Total 3.38 22.35 6.59
Main Thrust Areas during 2015-16 & 2016-17

 Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) has been rolled out on 09.10.2015 on pilot basis
for Sopore sub-division (Baramulla District), Shopian Tehsil (Shopain District) and
Dachnipora (Anantnag District) through a procurement of 9000 MTs “C-grade” apple
during 2015-16 at a cost of Rs. 1090.00 lakh comprising state share Rs. 1000.00 lakh
and processers share Rs. 90.00 lakh. to mitigate the hardships of the growers, so that
good quality fruit is exported and adequate returns flow to the Horticulture Sector.
The scheme was operational upto 31st of December 2015. Directorate of Economics
and Statistics has conducted an evaluation study on MIS and has submitted the report
which is under examination in the department.
 National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a game changer under the Agriculture and
Horticulture sector and the State has to undertake prior reforms such as single license
to be valid across the State, single point levy of market fee and provision for electronic
auction as a mode for price discovery. The amendment to the APMC act is under
process and proposal to link four (4) major Terminal Mandies at Narwal (Jammu
District), Jablipora (Anantnag District), Parimpora (Srinagar District) and Sopore
(Baramulla District) in the first phase is also under consideration.
 Diversification towards High Value Agriculture During the last several years,
diversification of Agriculture in State towards high value commodities, i.e. fruits,
vegetables and livestock products is taking place at a faster pace and is reflected in the
high share of High Value Commodities (HVCs) in agricultural production in a number of
districts. Sustained economic and income growth, urbanization and globalization are
fuelling rapid growth in demand for high value commodities in the State. High Value
Horticulture has a comparative advantage in production and labour absorption over
staple food items and thus is reckoned as an important activity for small orchard
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holders. Equally important, the consumption of High Value Commodities (HVCs) is on

rise. In 1999, an urban consumer spent over 56% of the Food budget on high value
commodities as compared to 49% in 1983. In Rural areas too, the share of high value
food commodities had increased from 36% to 46% during this period. The share of
milk, which is the most important high value food in rural as well as urban areas has
also increased, but not as fast as that of fruits and vegetables. Finally, evidence shows
that by 2025 demand for fruits, vegetables, milk, egg, meat and fish would almost be
doubled than that was in 2000.
 Post-Harvest Management (PHM) The horticulture crops like fruit, vegetables and
flowers are perishable in nature and requires special attention in their harvesting,
handling, packaging, storage and processing operations. It is viewed by experts that
10% losses occur at field level, 5% during transportation, 2% during packaging, 9% at
storage and 4% at processing, aggregating to 30%. Keeping in view wastages at various
stages, Govt. is concentrating on development of post-harvest infrastructure like cold
storage, pack houses and intensive training programme on Post-HarvestManagement
(PHM) of horticulture crops. At present above 90 thousand MTs of Controlled
Atmosphere Store/Cold store capacity is available in the State. In addition to this, two
CA storage of 10 thousand MTs capacity are being established by private
entrepreneurs, their cases for sanction of subsidy is being submitted to the
Government of India shortly. Subsidy amounting to Rs. 84.175 crorehas been released
in favour of 07 numbers of CA stores under MIDH/PMDP since April, 2014. During
current year, an amount of Rs. 15.00 crore is available under PMDP for release of
subsidy in respect of CA storage.Similarly, subsidy of Rs. 4.94 crore was released in
favour of sixteen (16) numbers of Food Processing Units under MIDH/PMDP scheme
since April, 2014.During current year Rs. 5.00 crore is available as subsidy component
for the Food Processing Units. The assistance/subsidy is released after the fulfillment
of all the necessary requirements viz. satisfactory joint inspection report, approval by
the Administrative Department.
 Plant Protection Machinery: Plant Protection Machinery is an essential component of
all the Programmes as it plays a significant role in improving the productivity & quality
of fruit. Fruit crops have a high return per hectare as compared to the conventional
food grain crops. The State Government is implementing various schemes to promote
horticulture. The schemes like MIDH/PMDP/SMAM//RKVY/State plan (Capex)
envisages providing of plant protection machinery to the farmers/orchardists on
subsidized costs.
 Development of vegetables: The prices of the vegetables are high during summer in
Jammu regiondue to non-availability of local vegetables and in winter seasonin
Kashmir region. The shortage of vegetables is experienced in urban clusters and the
ministry has approved an initiative for development of vegetables and on annual plan
basis, adequate funding is provided for vegetable development, during 2016-17, an
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amount of Rs. 250.00 lakh was approved for this initiative by Government of India
under PMDP.
 Fruit and Vegetable Mandies
 Development of fruit and vegetable mandies scheme was started in Jammu and
Kashmir State in the year 1997-98. For developing 36 fruit and vegetable markets, in
a phased manner, at a revised estimated cost of Rs. 205.00 crore, with a view to
overcome the marketing challenges for the horticulture produce viz. vegetables and
fruit, which have increased manifold over the years.
 Sixteen major markets in the country have been accessed viz; Azadpur Delhi,
Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jaipur, Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi,
Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Indore, Hyderabad and Chennai.
 Nine Satellite Markets established at Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Chari-Sharief,
Handwara, Batingoo, and Udhampur, Akhnoor Phase-I first and Kathua are complete
and will be made functional during next fruit season.
 The work on other ten Fruit & Vegetable Markets at Bishnah, Batote, Akhnoor
Phase-II, Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Zazna (Ganderbal), Baramulla, Leh and Kargil are in
progress.
 3 Terminal Markets established at Sopore, Parimpora & Narwa are functional.
 8 Apni Mandi at Nunmai (Kulgam), Mari(Reasi), Mandi Poonch, Tapyal, Raya Bagala,
Dyala Chak (Chadwal), Pouni (Reasi), Khan Sahib(Budgam) and Gharian (Udhampur)
are under process of development.
 Establishment of Kissan Ghar and Multi Commodity Cold Store at Salt Lake Kolkata.
 Providing of additional accommodation at Kissan Ghar Delhi and Jammu.
 Establishment of Kissan Ghar at Rajbagh Srinagar.
Presently the Department is handling 5 lakh metric tons of Fruit through Mandies and
efforts are on to cover 100 Percent Dispatches through Mandies.
Financial Progress
Financial Progress for the year 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 in respect of Horticulture Sector
Rs. in lakh
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
ending March
ending March
October 2017
Expenditure
Expenditure
Expenditure
S.
Item
Allocation
Allocation
Allocation
Released
Released
Released
No
ending
2016
2017
6978.00
6978.00
2254.29
2464.29
2262.23
3385.89
3468.89
3001.14
Scheme
1.
Regular
615.01
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Negotiate
2.
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
d loans
770.41
755.33
600.22
0.00
0.00
12778.31
3.
share of
7640.00
4339.83
5680.64
4658.98
2150.00
Central
CSS
6456.80
7430.80
122.40
previous year
4.
balance of
Unspent
3440.17
3440.17
925.86
925.86
149.70
149.70
1008.94
5.
849.10
511.00
500.00
486.08
895.63
517.66
517.66
Share
13.60
State
Horticulture Mission for North Eastern and Himalayan States was one of the initiatives upto
last financial year which had four Mini Missions but the Government of India has now
restructured the scheme and integrated approach has been adopted for the development of
horticulture. The new scheme known as “Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH)’’ has been launched during 2014-15. The scheme was 100% Centrally
Sponsored Scheme till 2014-15. From 2015-16 the funding pattern has been changed to
90:10 between Central and State and the financial progress achieved at State level over the
years is as under.
Financial progress Under Horticulture Mission (Rs. in lakh)
Approved Actual
S. No. Year Funds Available
Outlay Expenditure
1 2014-15 6000.00 4500.00 2013.19
2 2015-16 13289.31 8005.114 7565.33
3 2016-17 8489.00 7614.57 7352.43
4 2017-18 5176.64 2299.70 710.38(Nov-2017)
During 2016-17, an amount of Rs 8489.00 lakh was earmarked for the scheme and an
amount of Rs 7614.57 lakh was available with the State Government against which Rs
7352.43 lakh was spent. During 2017-18, an amount of Rs 5176.64 is approved by GoI
against which Rs 2150.00 lakh has been released and Rs 149.70 lakh unspent balance of
previous year has been revalidated making total availability of funds to Rs 2299.70 lakh
including state share against which an expenditure of Rs 7.10 crore has been incurred upto
November,2017.
Under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), an amount of Rs. 529 crore has been
sanctioned under Horticulture sector for J&K State for a period of three years as under:
a. Subsidy for Solar dyer for Ladakh- Rs. 9.00 crore.
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b. Subsidy for Cold Store for Ladakh- Rs. 20.00 crore.

c. Development of Horticulture- Rs. 500.00 crore. The details are given in the below
table:
Details of fund for development of Horticulture (Rs. in Crore)
Approved Funds Available Actual
S. No. Year
Outlay (central share) Expenditure
1 2016-17 124.29 47.89 35.56
2 2017-18 190.73 87.33 17.15
3 2018-19 184.98 - -
Fruit Growers Co-operative Marketing Societies

Government has set up Horticulture, Planning and Marketing Organization which helps the
small fruit growers having small holdings and organizes them into co-operative fold, inorder
to save them from the exploitation by fruit commission agents and moneylenders. These
societies help in maintenance of marketing system by which the farmers are ensured of a good
price for their produces. These societies also help the growers in grading and packing the
fruit, marketing of produce by way of augmenting existing markets and access to new
markets, etc. To provide more efficient delivery of extension services, work related to
procurement and distribution of machinery, green houses etc. to the orchardists are look
after by Directorate of Horticulture. The growers have widest varieties of machinery and
equipments to pickfrom the range of machinery/equipments, approved by the Union
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Initiatives
a) Organizing Buyer-Seller Meets.
b) Introduction of Card Board cartons for packaging of apples.
c) Introduction of computerized Data dissemination facility and put-up dynamic web-
site for promotion of Horticulture Marketing.
d) Exhibitions in all metros of the Country and other major market promotion events
like Agro Tech, IITF.
e) Implementation of APMR Act.
f) Market Intervention Scheme.
g) CA Stores facility at Kolkata.
High Density Apple Plantation Scheme
High density plantation in Apple is a new concept involving modern training system, micro
irrigation and new high yielding varieties on specialized root stocks having potential to yield
50-60 tonnes per hectare against 10-11 tonnes per ha present average productivity. Almost
entire fruit plantation in the State is of seedling origin. The vigorous seedling root stock
leads to larger trees which have long juvenility. There is more competition between
vegetative growth and fruit production within these trees and their internal self-shading
makes them more vulnerable to various kinds of diseases.
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Furthermore with the vigorous root stocks, only few trees can be accommodated per
hectare making the productivity less profitable. The productivity of major crops in J&K like
Apple etc is on the lower side, nearly 10-11 Metric Tonnes/ Hectares, while in most of the
advanced countries, it is as high as 70 MT per hectare.
This gap could be bridged by creating high density orchards, through the use of Clonal Root
Stock like M-9. High density orchards reduce gestation period (time taken by the plant to
bear fruit), from 6-7 years to 3 years, this means that plant reaches fruiting stag within 3
years in contrast to the existing varities. In the present scenario, an orchard accommodates
not more than 250 plants per hectare, with the introduction of clonal root stock the number
of plants will be increased to minimum 2222 plants per hectare.
High Density orchards enjoy two following beneficial attributes:
a) Increasing productivity by 3-4 times.
b) Decreasing the gestation period for early returns to farmers.
During 2015-16, About 2.22 Lakh clonal root stock imported from Netherland at an cost of
Rs.1.72 Crore have been planted in the Advance Centre for Horticulture Development
Zainapora for multiplication.
During the year 2016-17, 121000 fruit plants have been imported with the objectives to
establish demonstration orchards in the public as well as in private sector for boosting the
concept of highdensity farming system with higher rate of adoption in the field.
Achievements/Initiatives
1. Under High Density plantation Rs 1476.00 lakh were allocated and an expenditure of
Rs 1332.99 lakh was incurred against 36 hectares of High Density Orchards(31 Ha.
Private and 05 Ha. Public Sector).
2. Two Center of Excellence one at Jammu and one at Kashmir were approved and work
under progress with an estimated cost of Rs 7.84 and Rs 9.02 crore respectively which
will facilitate high quality fruit plants, Micro Irrigation, High-tech Green House
technology, tissue Culture Lab, Bio-Control labs, and weather forecasting stations etc.
3. High Density Apple plantation through private enterprise has been rolled out and was
launched by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, J&K on 18-02-2017.
4. For demonstration purposes- Centers of Excellences under Indo- Dutch-Collaboration
is on the envil of the department and Programmes have been finalized and launched.
5. Law Enforcement for regulation of Sub Standard fertilizers, pesticides has been
strengthened and two pesticide laboratories are expected to be established under
PM’s package.
6. Major focus on all interventions is to increase quality production for sustainable
growth.
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Chapter 1.3
Tourism
J&K is a premier as well as established tourist destination in the country. Kashmir valley in
the lap of Himalayas has many internationally acclaimed tourist destinations. The lush green
tourist resorts of Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Yousmarg, Kokernag and golden meadows of
Sonamarg have remained an attraction for the centuries. Hospitality and Tourism are in fact
part of the valley’s tradition, culture, and now more importantly, economy.
Jammu region is attracting a large number of pilgrim tourists and the important destination
has been the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The other places are Shiv Khori, Sukhrala Mata and
Shahdra Sharief. Newly identified and emerging destinations in Jammu are Bhaderwah,
Rajouri and Poonch.
The Ladakh region has been a much sought-after destination especially for the foreign
Tourists. The region is like a slice of desert high up in the Himalayas, complete with salt
water as well as fresh water lakes, sand dunes and camels. . Its monasteries, some of which
are very famous like Hemis Gompa, the Lama-Buddhist Culture, the beautiful paintings,
sculptures and ancient books preserved in the monasteries are an additional source of
attraction to the tourists.
The Department of Tourism in Jammu & Kashmir is a promotional and regulatory
organization. In 1988, the State Government specified the duties and functions of the
Directorate of J&K Tourism as well as J&K Tourism Development Corporation.
The Department carries out the task of overall planning, promotion publicity and marketing,
regulation of travel trade in terms of J&K registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1978/82.
The tourism sector plays important role in the State’s Economy. The sector has
 Great potential for employment generation, even for people without specialized skills
 Provides impetus to allied sectors like Handicrafts, Handlooms and Transport
 Indirect and income augmentation activities for the people in vicinity of established
resorts i.e. Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg during peak tourist seasons.
 Capacity to provide Jobs in the unorganized sector.
 Showcasing States unique and rich cultural and Heritage assets.
Tourism sector accounts for around 6.98% of State’s GDP however J&K State is not among
top 10 domestic destinations in the country on the basis of number of tourist arrival.
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Tourist Arrivals
The tourist arrivals during the last 6 years are given hereunder:-
Tourists’ arrival (ending Oct 2017)

Kashmir Valley Jammu Ladakh
Year Domestic / (Mata Vaishno Domestic/ Total State
Amarnathji
Foreign Devi Ji) Foreign
2012 621000 1308765 10394000 178750 12502515
2013 353969 1171130 9287871 137650 10950620
2014 372909 1167618 7803193 181301 9525021
2015 352771 927815 7776604 146501 9203691
2016 220490 1211230 6823540 179142 8434402
2017 (end Oct) 260003 1050480 5739632 259170 7309285
Ministry of Tourism, GoI under SWADESH Darshan scheme envisaging vision to develop
theme based tourist circuits on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and
sustainability in an integrated manner. The Ministry has sanctioned 15 projects at a cost of
Rs. 82.97 crore under the Scheme and released 16.59 crore as 20% mobilization Advance for
implementation of the projects.
Presently Dev. of Border Tourism at Suchetgarh (4.92 crore), World Class Tourist amenities
with smart solar illumination at Katra (3.48 Crore) Const of amusement park at Srinagar
(5.37 crore), Hikers and Climbers base camp at Panikar (7.00 crore) and Dev of wayside
facilities at Shergole on Kargil Leh Highway (2.50 crore) are in progress.
Ice Skating rink at Pahalgam, Dev. of wayside facilities at Bijbehara and Eco-log Multipurpose
hall at site Apple Resort at Chinniwooder has been completed at a cost of Rs. 4.85 crore.
Besides Light and Sound Show with Water Fountain at SKICC Ghats at a cost of Rs. 8.00 crore
has been set up and trial run is in progress.
Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP)
Ministry of Tourism, GoI, has sanctioned following four projects/Circuits along with release
of mobilization advance of 20%.
Details of fund released under PMDP for four projects (Rs in lakh)
Sanct. Funds
Project Status (Rs. in Crore)
Cost Released
Int dev of tourist facilities at
Work on the most of projects are in
Mantalai-Sudhmahadev-Patnitop 97.82 19.56
progress through NPCC
Circuit
Int. dev. of tourist facilities at Work on the some projects are in
96.92 19.38
Baramulla-Kupwara-Leh progress through NBCC
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Work in progress on most of the

Dev of Jammu-Rajouri-Shopian-
projects. UC of Rs. 15.86 crore has
Pulwama Circuit under Himalayan 96.38 19.28
been submitted to MOT for release of
Circuit
2nd installment
Work in progress on most of the
Int dev of tourist Facilities at
projects. UC of Rs. 15.60 crore has
Pahalgam-Daksum-Ranjit sagar 96.39 19.28
been submitted to MOT for release of
dam circuit.
2nd installment
Flood damaged/ destroyed assets

Ministry of Tourism, GOI has sanctioned 25 projects for an amount of Rs. 98.70 crore and
released an amount of Rs. 19.74 crore for const of permanent infrastructure in lieu of
damaged during the 2014 floods. Works on the most of the projects are in progress.
PMRP Scheme
With the delinking of PIDDC Scheme, the Union Ministry has been approached for release of
Rs. 81.85 crore under PMRP for completion of 97 ongoing projects. Against which the
Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 43.45 crore during 2016-17. The details are as
under:-
Details of PMRP Scheme (Rs. in crore)
Funds
No of Sanctioned Fund released Balance
Programme already
projects amount during 2016-17 required
released
12 Development Authorities 49 201.40 126.94 42.55 31.91
Circuit Dev. Programme 03 21.79 18.80 0.00 2.99
Rural Tourism Programme 45 27.97 23.56 0.90 3.51
Total 97 251.16 169.3 43.45 38.41
The Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India have intimated that Ministry is contemplating to
consider ‘one time dispensation’ related to PIDDC Project (Non-PMRP) amounting Rs.
137.40 crore where more than 50% work has been completed in respect of Himalayan
States and the North Eastern States for clearance of committed liability . The information as
sought by Ministry has been submitted to the Ministry for consideration and release of CFA
which is still awaited.
Development of Hazratbal Shrine Srinagar
Ministry of Tourism, GoI vide sanction No 5-PRASAD(05)/2016 dated 28-12-2016 have
conveyed approval to the execution of the project “Development of Hazratbal Srinagar” at
a sanctioned cost of Rs. 42.02 Crore under ‘PRASAD Scheme’. The Ministry has released Ist
installment of Rs. 8.40 crore as 20% mobilization advance for implementation of the
project.
The works on Wuzukhana, Pathways, illumination, Ghats Sufi Interpretation Centre, Tourist
Interpretation Centre, const of prefabricated shopping kiosks etc are in progress.
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Development of related issues of Katra Town

The Department of Tourism has conceived a plan for the Development of Katra under
PRASAD Scheme for which the scheme has following main /major components:-
 Installation of entrance gateway
 Wayside facilities/ facilitation centre
 Façade upliftment and beautification along the path leading to Shrine
 Modernization of Existing Taxi- Auto stands at main chowk
 Multilevel private parking at existing TRC complex
 Development of auto stands near Ban Ganga
 Redevelopment of Tourist Reception Centre
 Redevelopment of Old bus stand
 Development of nodal points
 Upgradation of existing tourist bungalow at Shalimar Bagh
Incentive Scheme
Incentive Rules were modified and made applicable from Ist April, 2012. The Incentives
available to Private Sector now have:
 Areas extended for eligibility of incentives;
 Incentives in the shape of Capital Subsidy for Taxi Operators for Purchase of New Vehicle
as well as replacement/up gradation brought upto a Ceiling of Rs. 7.00 lakh;
 Increase in capital investment subsidy upto Rs. 1.00 crore for setting up of prestigious
tourism units costing more than Rs 25.00 crore;
 Investment subsidy for modernization of travel agencies brought to 50% of project cost
with an upper ceiling of Rs 4.00 lakh;
 Ceiling of Subsidy for DG sets increased to Rs 4.00 lakh.
 Ceiling of subsidy for adventure equipment increased up to Rs 7.00 lakh
Achievements (2017-18)
 Post launching of Swadesh Darshan Scheme of MOT, GoI, following projects have been
completed/at advance stage of completion:-
i. Dev of Sound and Light Show with water fountains at SKICC Ghats
ii. Dev. Of Ice Skating Rink in Pahalgam
iii. Development of Floating Cafeteria on Dal Lake at SKICC Ghats
iv. Development of Wayside amenities in Bijbehara Anantnag
v. Dev. Of Eco log Multipurpose hall at Site Apple Resort at Cheniwooder Anantnag.
vi. Development of Suchetgarh Border Tourism.
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 Under Prime Minister’s Dev Package announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister in 2015
following projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 32.70 crore have been
completed/nearing completion:-
i. Development of Tourist facilities at SKICC viz Multimedia Audio and Video
facilities and HVAC, Gender Based Toilets, Pathways, Illumination.
ii. Dev of tourist facilities at Bhagwati Nagar
iii. Development of Water Sports at Manasbal Lake
iv. Tourist Reception Centre – Srinagar.
v. Development of tourist facilities at Dal Lake by way of parapet, pathways and
Boulevard lighting –spot illumination.
vi. 20 Eco log huts are being completed by the end of December 2017 at 19 Holes
Jammu Tawi Golf Course, Jammu.
 04 Development Authorities have been created at following destinations for
harnessing the tourism potential of these areas :-
i. Shopian-Dubjan –Peerki Gali.
ii. Bani-Basholi.
iii. Tosamaidan.
iv. Hygam-Ningli-Tarzoo.
 The proposal for creation of Nobra Development Authority is in pipeline.
 Jammu Ropeway project is at advanced stage of completion and is expected to be
completed during the next financial year.
 The Department of Tourism participated in 02 International Tourism Event at Berlin,
and Thailand. 22 National Travel Marts at Kolkata, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun,
Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhubneshwar, Ahmedabad,
Surat Vishakapatnam, Jammu, etc. and also organized adventure activities like bike
rally, car rally and trekking, rafting championship at Jammu. etc. Department also
organized Bhaderwah Festival, Winter Carnival at Patnitop, International Yoga
festival at Srinagar and Navratra festival at Jammu etc.
 Department also conducted live musical concert of Adnan Sami at SKICC.
 One and a half years Diploma Courses started by Food Craft Institute at Jammu in
affiliation with National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology,
Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India.
 About 340 students completed skill development training through FCI Jammu and
FCI, Leh.
 Construction of Dak Bungalow at Banihal commissioned and made functional.
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 04 Nos Bird watchers hut at Garoora Bandipora Completed.

 Budget Accommodation Athwatoo Bandipora completed.
 133 conferences have been held up to date under MICE tourism at SKICC and is likely
to earn a revenue of RS 3.00 crore during the current financial year-which is highest
over the last ten years.
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Chapter 1.4
Industries
The Industries Sector is now playing its due role in the economic development of the State
and in generating employment opportunities for the unemployed youth. Previously, it used
to be only the Handicrafts, Handlooms and Cottage Industry providing livelihood to a large
population at different stages of production, sale and export. The Government is working on
a defined strategy for exploitation of the potential and development of the sector.
This programme of the State Government is administered by Department of Industries and
Commerce through- five (5) Directorates of Industries, Handicrafts, Handlooms and Geology
& Mining,- Four (4) Corporations viz SIDCO, SICOP, Handloom Dev. Corp. and Handicrafts
(Sales & Exports) Corp.- Public Sector Undertakings of JK Industries Ltd., JK Minerals Ltd., JK
Cements Ltd.- Training & Research Institutes like CDI, IICT, EDI and a board KVIB.
State resource
An expenditure of the order of Rs 352.35 crore (Revenue =Rs 243.19 crore and capital=Rs
109.16 crore) was recorded under the industry sector during 2016-17 against which the
level of expenditure under the sector ending 10/2017 is Rs 190.59 crore (Revenue =Rs
131.26 crore & capital Rs 59.33 crore)
Industries
The snapshot of the progress of industry sector over the years is given below:
No. of SSI Units registered 32226
No. of Large and Medium Units registered 103
Investment (in crore) 12216.97
Employment (in Nos) 182094
The number of industrial units registered upto 2017-18 (10/2017) is 32226 with
employment 1.58 lakh. The investment in the small scale industries sector ending 10/2017 is
recorded at Rs 5113.39 crore.
The progress for last 03 years and upto 10/2017 of the current financial year is given below:
Year-wise achievement under Small Scale Industries Sector
No. of Units Employment Investment
Year
Registered Generated (Rs. in Crore)
2014-15 880 5806 211.19
104
2015-16 808 6425 266.54

2016-17 627 5419 291.09
2017-18 (ending Oct. 2017) 357 3657 254.10
Total ( 2008-09 to 2017-18
32226 158165 5113.39
(ending Oct. 2017)
The number of industrial units registered under large and medium sector upto 2017-18
(10/2017) is 103 with employment 0.24 lakh. The investment in the large and medium
sector ending 10/2017 is recorded at Rs 7103.18 crore.
The progress for last 03 years and upto 10/2017 of the current financial year is given below
Year-wise achievement under Large & Medium Sector
No. of Units Employment Investment
Year
Registered Generated (Rs. in Crore)
2014-15 0 0 0
2015-16 14 3769 2627.54
2016-17 3 413 201.72
2017-18 (ending Oct.
4 1066 289.38
2017)
Total ( 2008-09 to 2017-
103 23929 7103.18
18 (ending Oct. 2017))
Incentive Regime
The State Government notified and issued new Industrial Policy 2016. The Policy envisages
to attract substantial investment especially in high potential areas of food processing,
leather, pharmaceuticals, wood based like sports goods/bats/willow wicker, high grade raw
silk, woollen fabrics, computer/electronics and information technology. The Policy
anticipates creating a new land bank of 20,000 kanals across the state with emphasis on
locations outside the urban areas and envisages attracting an investment of Rs 20,000 Crore
over the period of next ten years.
The Central Government in 2002 announced its Package of Incentives to entrepreneurs
which was extended for further five years up to 15 June 2017 on its expiry of ten years
period in June 2012. The issue of extension of the Package to the State as special category
has been taken up with Government of India.
The incentives available under the Industrial Policy for setting up of entrepreneurship units
are:-
State Fiscal Incentives
i. 30% Capital Investment Subsidy.
ii. 100% Subsidy on DG Set.
iii. 100% Subsidy on Testing Lab Equipments.
iv. 60% Subsidy on Pollution Control Devices (PCD).
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v. 3%-5% Interest Subsidy on Working Capital.

vi. 50% Subsidy on expenditure incurred on Green and Environmental Protection
Initiatives.
vii. 15% Price Preference to MSME units on all Govt. purchases.
viii. Earnest Money and Tender documents shall be available at 50% of the cost for SSI
Units.
ix. 100% reimbursement on preparation of feasibility report.
x. 25% Subsidy on expenditure incurred on automation/software/hardware/BPR/IT/
Online Pollution Control Devices.
xi. 50% Air freight subsidy.
xii. Creation of Entrepreneur and Skill Development Fund.
xiii. Special Incentive for Brand Promotion and modernization.
xiv. Land is being provided at concessional rates.
State Tax Incentives
i. Toll Tax Exemption on import of raw material and export of finished products.
ii. Green Corridor for industries at Lakhanpur.
iii. VAT remission on sale of finished goods.
iv. VAT reimbursement on local purchase of raw material by SSI units.
v. Stamp Duty/Court Fee exemption for Mortgage Deeds.
vi. Assistance for revival of Sick Units by way of setting up of Asset Reconstruction
Company in partnership with J&K Bank.
Central Special Package, 2012 (15-6-2012 to 14-6-2017)
i.15% subsidy on Capital Investment in Plant & Machinery for large Scale Units.
ii.30% Subsidy on Capital Investment in Plant & Machinery to MSMEs.
iii.3% Interest Subsidy on Working Capital.
iv.100% Subsidy on Insurance Premium to Industrial Units.
v.90% freight Subsidy.
The following table provides a glance at the incentives provided to the entrepreneurs over
the years under State package of incentives.
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Incentives at a glance (Rs in lakh)

During 2017-
Upto 2015-16 During 2016-17 18 (ending Total
S.No Incentive
Oct. 2017)
No. Amt. No. Amt. No. Amt. No. Amt.
100% Subsidy On
1 1579 5313.34 161 527.53 47 212.62 1787 6053.49
DG set
30% Capital Inv.
2 482 2634.08 11 66.09 3 8.80 496 2708.97
Subsidy
3%-5% Interest
1637.45
3 Subsidy on 1288 1612.82 4 24.63 0 0 1292
Working Capital
100% Project
4 64 20.15 1 1.23 1 0.10 66 21.48
Report Subsidy
ISO 9000/ISI
5 20 34.91 0 0 0 0 20 34.91
Marks Free Sub.
100% Testing
6 367 2092.52 27 152.08 12 127.08 406 2371.68
Equip. Subsidy
Toll Tax Sub.
7 9 207.06 0 0 0 0 9 207.06
(SICOP)
8 VAT Remission 13831.00 2510.00 2520.00 18861.00
Total 25745.88 3281.56 63 2868.60 31896.04
After implementation of the GST, the Union Government has assured that the demand for
relief to the industry. The Government is now finding ways and means to extend incentives
to the industry, which were available to them before implementation of the GST. The
incentives are likely to be extended in the form of budgetary support and the Government
of India could make an announcement to this effect shortly. The decision by the
Government of India to extend incentives to industry in post-GST regime would go a long
way in helping industrial sector to grow.
Make in India initiatives
Under the Make in India programme, new initiatives have been taken in ‘Ease of Doing
Business’ to facilitate the investors to boost industrial sector in the state and create
employment opportunities for unemployed youth of the state both skilled and unskilled.
Employment generation being another focus area of Make in India programme, the
Industrial Policy 2016 targets to create 15,000-20,000 employment opportunities per year
as compared to an average of 5000 in last decade for the skilled and unskilled youth. This
will definitely improve the economic status of the state and the share of the Sector to GSDP.
Under Make in India programme, the other departments involved in the simplification of
the procedures like Power Development Department, Forest, Pollution Control Board,
Labour, Finance etc are also actively involved in the process. In the last 10 years an
employment of more than 50,000 both direct (skilled and unskilled) and indirect have been
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created on an investment of Rs. 2300 crore. The Industrial Policy 2016 aims at attracting
investment of 2000 Crore per annum and also to generate employment opportunities.
Under the new Industrial Policy and Ease of Doing Business, e-Governance interface,
effective online allotment mechanism, time bound NOC’s, amendment of outdated rules
and regulations, elimination of unnecessary procedures, simplification of complicated
procedures, making bureaucratic processes shorter and making government more
transparent, responsive and accountable to facilitate the industrial growth in the state. Time
bound clearances are the major concern under this chapter. The powers have been
delegated to the General Managers for various activities.
Industrial Infrastructure
The State has 53 existing industrial estates spread over an area of 31126 Kanals of land as
per position ending March, 2017. Profile of these Industrial Estates is as under:-
Existing Industrial Estates in the State ending October, 2017
Industrial Estates Area Units Established / Under
Managing agency
(No.) (Kanals) Establishment (No.)
J&K SIDCO 12 23992 2084
J&K SICOP 41 7134 2223
Total 53 31126 4307
To promote industrialization in the remote and backward areas of the State, the
Government is developing Industrial Estates in the rural and industrially backward areas
which are at various stages of development/implementation.
The Up-gradation of following Industrial Estates has been taken up through central
assistance under Cluster Development Programme of Ministry of Micro Small & Medium
Enterprises and through State Plan on the recommendations of the Special Task Force for
Jammu Division:
a) Micro & Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)
Details of Micro & Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) (Rs. in Crore)
Expenditure ending
Project Cost
10/2017
S.No Name of Industrial Estate State Central State Central
Total Total
share share share share
Industrial Estate, Bari-
1 11.08 6.14 4.94 8.14 6.14 2.00
Brahmana, Samba
Industrial Estate, Gangyal,
2 9.84 4.86 4.98 9.74 4.83 4.90
Jammu
Industrial Estate,
3 11.55 6.81 4.74 8.41 6.81 1.60
Khunmoh, Phase-I & II
Electronics Complex,
4 11.86 3.86 8.00 3.86 3.86 0.00
Rangreth
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b) Recommendations of Projects under Special Task Force for Jammu Division:-

Details of Recommendations of Projects under Special Task Force for Jammu (Rs. in Lakh)
Funds Released
S.No Name of Industrial Estate Project Cost
(ending 10/2017)
01 Industrial Estate, Digiana, Jammu (DIC J) 358.40 140.50
02 Industrial Estate, Jammu Cantt. (DIC J) 61.72 33.38
03 Industrial Estate, Akhnoor (DIC J) 58.17 58.17
04 Industrial Estate, Samba, (DIC J) 49.48 22.50
05 Industrial Estate, Kathua (DIC J) 133.90 50.00
06 IID Battal-Ballian Phase-II Udhampur (SICOP) 708.50 287.50
07 Industrial Estate, Birpur, Jammu (SICOP) 127.00 127.00
08 Industrial Estate, Kathua (SICOP) 148.80 32.50
09 IGC Samba, Phase-I (SIDCO) 773.60 299.64
c) Industrial Estates/ infrastructure of the Department being upgraded under Prime

Minister’s Development Package for J&K. An amount of Rs 150.00 crore is approved for
up gradation of industrial estates/ infrastructure.
Rehabilitation of Sick SSI units
Out of 158 identified sick units, 71 units have been approved by SLRC involving an amount
of Rs. 1517.91 lakh. Out of these, 33 cases have been sanctioned involving a soft loan of Rs.
647.32 lakh by the State Level Rehabilitation Committee.
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
The Government of India, Ministry of MSME, New Delhi are funding a Credit Linked Subsidy
Scheme called “Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)” for
generation of employment opportunities through establishment of Micro units in Rural as
well as in Urban areas. This scheme is being implemented since 2008-09 by three agencies
viz KVIB of State and KVIC of Center in Rural areas and DICs in Urban and Rural Areas. The
targets and achievement made by KVIB & DICs is detailed as under:-
Achievements made under PMEGP (Rs. in Crore)
Achievements up to Achievements 2017-18
Achievements 2016-17
March, 2016 (ending Oct. 2017)
Implementing
No. No.
agency No. of Margin Margin Margin
Emp. of Emp. of Emp.
units Money Money Money
(No.) units (No.) units (No.)
KVIB 8315 112.72 56733 870 14.07 5894 513 9.47 2898
DIC Jammu 1047 18.56 5100 120 2.77 926 88 2.83 352
DIC Kashmir 2976 49.64 16546 618 9.26 2468 151 2.18 1057
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Handlooms
The handloom sector is facing multifaceted challenges primarily due to machine-made fabric
and trade liberalization. Poor productivity of weavers, increased cost of production of
handloom cloth, cheaper and quality synthetic substitutes in textile sector, changing
consumer tastes have put a serious constraint in the development of this sector. To give
boost to this Industry, the State Govt. is laying focus on product design and diversification,
providing adequate credit facilities, enhancing weavers productivity through up-gradation of
skills, use of efficient looms, providing market access through incentives and wide publicity.
Under the National Handloom Development Programme, the Cluster Development Scheme
was being implemented prior to 2015. 13 Handloom Clusters and 20 Group approach
projects have been taken up at the projected cost of Rs. 932.04 lakh upto 2014-15. Since
2015-16 onwards under revised guidelines for block level cluster under NHDP, 8 No’s of
Block Level Clusters have been sanctioned and are under implementation in J&K State to
benefit 1712 Weavers with approved cost of Rs. 1240.67 lakh.
Handloom Co-operative Societies
There are 523 registered Handloom Industrial Co-operative Societies in the State with a
membership of 15275 weavers and approximately 38,000 Handlooms in the State. During
2016-17, 13.911 million meters of Handloom fabrics valuing Rs. 315.780 Crore were
produced in the cooperative sector. The targets for production and value of Handloom
fabrics for the financial year 2017-18 is of the order of 10.00 M.Mtrs and Rs. 227.00 Crore
respectively.
Credit Plan Scheme For Handicrafts And Handlooms Sector
The Credit Plan Scheme aims at providing easy and self credit to the Artisans, Weavers,
Members of Cooperative Societies and Craftsmen engaged in different
Handicrafts/Handloom activities to start their independent ventures. The scheme envisages
90% financial assistance in the form of loan from the Banks and 10% promoters contribution
as margin money for setting up of units. There is an element of interest subsidy to the
extent of 10% component to be provided by the State Government.
Credit Plan Scheme For Handicrafts And Handlooms Sector
Year Cases Sponsored Cases Sanctioned Amount Sanctioned (in lakh)
2015-16 2030 1043 1105.32
2016-17 1335 483 412.55
2017-18(ending 10/2017) 1759 663 587.73
Marketing Support
The Government is encouraging the co-operatives societies to participate in the national
level, special handloom expos and State level fairs all over the country by reimbursing the
stall rent charges. In order to make handloom cloth competitive in the market, the
Government reimburses 10% special rebate to the societies as an incentive on the sale of
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handloom cloth/products made at the national level expos and fairs organized by the
Development Commissioner Handlooms, New Delhi.
The main objective of the scheme is to provide marketing to the National Level Handloom
Organizations/agencies by way of reimbursement of 10% rebate on sale of handloom cloths
generated by them through their emporia and other sales outlets and /or by organizing/
participating in special fairs, exhibitions, participating in National/Special Handloom Expos,
District Level Events etc. This would supplement their ongoing marketing efforts thereby
creating scope for keeping the production cycle alive and sustain thereby the existing
employment of handloom weavers.
Details of financial status for last three years
Year Allocation (Rs in lakh) Expenditure (Rs in lakh)
2015-16 60.00 59.953
2016-17 50.00 49.809
2017-18(ending 10/2017) 45.00 24.544
Training Centers
There are 109 training centers to impart training in various trades which include readymade
garments, handloom weaving, Pashmina spinning and weaving, and Kani shawl weaving.
Around 1400 trainees are annually imparted technical skill. During the year 2016-17, 1404
trainees were trained in different trades. Under Block level Cluster Programme of National
Handloom Development Programme (previously Integrated Handloom Development
Scheme), comprehensive training is also provided to handloom weavers and workers in
technical, managerial, cooperative marketing skill to enable them to produce high value and
diversified quality products keeping in view the trend of the domestic and international
markets.
Welfare of weavers
1. Mahatma Gandhi Bunker Bima Yojana Scheme
The Scheme namely Mahatma Gandhi Bunker Bima Yojana under implementation now has
been merged with Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jooti Bima Yojna (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri
Surakhsha Bima Yojna (PMSBY).However ,the scheme continues to be applicable to weavers
above age of 50 years.
2. Health insurance Scheme
The scheme was earlier implemented by ICICI Lombard. In 2014-15, 16,265 weaver families
insured. Now from 2015-16 it has been merged with RSBY. The Director, FW is the SNA for
J&K. It is proposed to target all weavers families in J&K. APL & BPL weavers’ families to be
given the benefit of insurance.
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3. Education Scheme for Girl child of Weavers.

In addition to this, 275 girl students of handloom weavers have been given scholarship to
the extent of Rs 1.41 lakh during 2015-16 and 284 girl students during financial year 2016-17
with an amount of Rs. 1.04 lakh under Education Scheme.
Weavers’ MUDRA Scheme.
Weavers Credit Card Scheme of GoI was being implemented by the Department with an aim
to provide adequate and timely credit upto Rs. 2.00 lakh from banking Institutions to the
weavers to meet their credit requirement i.e. for investment needs as well as working
capital. This scheme has now been merged with the Pradhan Mantri weaver Mudra Scheme.
During the year 2016-17, 1598 cases have been sponsored to the banks out of which 501
cases have been sanctioned. Amount disbursed Rs. 538.72 Lakh.
Details of Weaver’s MUDRA Scheme
Amount Sanctioned
Year Cases Sponsored Cases Sanctioned
(in lakh)
2015-16 2668 1032 771.415
2016-17 1598 501 538.72
2017-18(ending
1858 701 587.63
10/2017)
Over-view of Achievements
An overview of the achievements made under Handloom Sector during 2015-16, 2016-17 &
2017-18 is given as under
Details of overall achievement of MUDRA Scheme
Achievement
Achievement Achievement
Particulars Unit 2017-18 (ending
2015-16 2016-17
10/2017)
Cooperative Sector
(a) Production of Fabrics M/Mtrs 10.95 13.911 9.498
(b) Value in Crore 248.501 315.78 215.59
Trainees Trained /
Nos. 1399 1404 1494
Enrollment
Organization of Cooperative
Nos. 6 10 3
Societies
Membership Nos. 70 128 99
Modernization of Looms Nos. 173 185 59
Mahatma Gandhi Bunker
Nos. 733 1169 80
Bima Yojana
Health Insurance Scheme Nos. 0 0 80
Education Scheme Nos. 275 284 49
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Handicrafts
There were 3163 handicrafts societies registered as on 31.03.2017 with a membership of
31630 out of which 1402 are active societies. The department provides Managerial subsidy
on tapering basis @100% (first year), 66% (2nd year), 33% (3rd year) to the passed out
trainees which is paid for formation of cooperative societies. During the year 2016-17, 145
societies were formed with membership of 1450 & during 2017-18, 31 Societies have been
formed with membership of 310 upto October, 2017. It also organizes exhibition at
international level annually. During the year 2016-17 the department has organized 11 craft
bazaars/exhibitions within & outside the state to promote sale of handicraft goods. During
2017-18, 2 Craft Bazaars /Exhibition have been conducted by the department ending
10/2017.
Under skill development activity, 13825 persons are trained annually through 553 training
centers in the state. During 2016-17, 7922 persons have been trained in various crafts like
sozni, staple, crewel, papier machie, phoolkari, Zari, chain stitching etc. During 2017-18,
3258 trainees trained ending October, 2017.
Production and Export of Handicrafts Goods (Rs. in Crore)
Papier
Year Carpet Woolen Shawls Other items Total
Machie
Production
2014-15 717.75 674.25 152.25 630.75 2175.00
2015-16 709.45 698.05 139.52 687.13 2234.15
2016-17 821.50 874.50 164.30 789.70 2650.00
2017-18 - - - - -
Exports
2014-15 492.18 368.20 71.70 354.96 1287.04
2015-16 293.29 376.79 24.85 364.48 1059.41
2016-17 369.81 304.05 50.36 426.90 1151.12
2017-18 (ending 2nd quarter) 196.95 126.74 6.82 183.69 514.20
Self-employment to individual artisans

The scheme envisages financial assistance in the form of loan from various banks and
financial institutions to the artisans, weavers, members of cooperative societies and
craftsmen engaged in different activities to start their independent venture. The
department provides interest subsidy @10% on the loan. 42615 artisans under this scheme
have covered with interest subsidy of Rs. 57.36 Crore disbursed. During 2016-17, 1295 cases
have been disbursed under Credit Plan/Artisan Credit Card Scheme with Interest Subsidy of
Rs 31 Crore. During 2017-18, 655 beneficiaries covered under the scheme ending 10/2017
with interest subsidy disbursement of Rs. 5.00 crore. The department has enforced quality
Control Act 1978 to maintain quality of Kashmiri handicrafts.
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Loc Trade
The LoC Trade between Pak and India which started in the year 2008 through Trade
Facilitation Centers Salamabad, Uri & Chakkan-da-Bagh, Poonch posts is continuing till date
barring few breaks during the said period.
The State Government has taken up the matter of opening of additional routes namely
Jammu-Sialkot Border, Chhamb-Jourian to Mirpur, Gurez-Astoor-Gilgit and Jhangar
(Nowshera)-Mirpur and Kotli route, Turtuk-Khapulu, Kargil-Skardu and Titwal-Chilhan
(Across Neelam Valley) with Government of India.
The LoC trade will open new markets for the export of more items which will go a long way
in the development process of the state.
The following table depicts the quantity and value of Imports & Exports between the two
countries in the year 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18
(ending October, 2017):
Quantity and value of Imports & Exports
Export to Pak Import from Pak
Value
Year Quantity Value Quantity
(in Crore)
(Quintals) INR Crore (Quintals)
Pak currency
2011-12 465272.41 320.19 368535.17 531.24
2012-13 768061.86 371.67 790245.70 657.79
2013-14 624607.15 347.59 352946.78 513.62
2014-15 818001.71 508.84 337886.22 811.01
2015-16 1054410.77 634.34 586691.62 846.75
2016-17 739034.47 527.39 330676.70 858.17
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) 392500.33 304.04 104949.70 252.90
 No. of trading days increased from 2 to 4 days per week.
 21 items listed as permissible for trading.
NOTE: The trade is barter in nature and the value figures are based on valuation figures provided by the traders
Infrastructure at Trade Facilitation Centers (TFCs)

 Infrastructure under Phase-I at both the Trade Facilitation Centers Salamabad, Uri &
Chakkan-da-Bagh, Poonch has been completed under SRE and ASIDE funding.
 Construction of infrastructure at both the Trade Facilitation Centers i.e. Chakkan-Da-
Bagh, Poonch and Salamabad, Uri with an estimated cost of Rs. 10.41 Crore and Rs.
10.73 Crore respectively under Phase-II are in progress.
The basket of goods traded consists of agricultural products and few handicraft and
handloom products. A list of 21 more tradable items for inclusion in the Agreed List of
Tradable items for Cross LoC has been submitted to Government of India for taking up with
the Government of Pakistan. The significant part of LoC trade is that the static and dynamic
benefits of trade are so enormous and so diversified that both the trading partners involved
are benefited, over and above the fulfillment of the peoples’ aspirations.
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Banking facilities
In a move aimed at boosting interaction between those living on the two sides of Line of
Control (LoC), banking facilities for cross LoC trade are under consideration of Government.
The state government has constituted a high level committee for regularly attending to the
issues which are coming in the way of LoC trade for making it more purposeful and
successful. The LoC Trade will go a long way in improving the relationship between the two
neighbouring countries and will definitely pave way for the success of SAFTA.
Khadi & Village Industries

The main objective of J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board, is to create employment
opportunities in rural areas by promoting various Khadi and Village Industrial activities and
to impart training to the rural artisans in various crafts.
The achievements made by the J&K Khadi & Village industries Board in implementation of
various programmes are given below:
Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
Achievements of PMEGP
Physical Achievement Financial Achievement
No. of Cases sanctioned Margin Money released
Year
Achievement (Rs. In lakh)
Target
(Margin Money to No. of Units) Target Achievement
2014-15 1184 949.00 1414.91 1588.60
2015-16 726 950.00 1472.90 1640.83
2016-17 324 870.00 647.33 1407.39
2017-18 (Ending 10/2017) 1632 513.00 3261.00 947.19
Khadi Industry
Performance of J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board for the last three years:-
Performance of J&K KVIB
Target Achievement
Year Production Sale (Rs Production Sale (Rs
Employment Employment
(Rs in lakh) in lakh) (Rs in lakh) in lakh)
2014-15 540.00 567.00 1404 614.82 634.22 3208
2015-16 540.00 567.00 1404 621.90 556.22 2519
2016-17 590.00 627.50 1327 478.15 496.77 1270
2017-18
(Ending 660.00 689.50 1385 150.15 49.81 1290
10/2017)
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Geology & Mining

The State of J&K has abundance of variety of minerals. Estimated mineral reserves spread
over an area of 13334 Sq. Kms., 60% of which is reported to be commercially viable for
mining of various minerals.
Major Achievements of different wings of the department
Geology Wing
The investigation of lime stone marble, gypsum ,granite, coal/lignite, bauxite, are being
carried out in eighteen fields in the various parts of the state. The new items of mineral
investigation like lead, zinc, china clay and iron ore have been targeted to be carried out
during the current field programme
Mineral investigation was carried out to add mineral reserves of Limestone, Gypsum, Coal,
Bauxite, China Clay etc., to the existing mineral resources of the State. The department has
also taken up investigation of base metals like Lead & Zinc at Boniyar, Baramulla as
collaborative programme with Govt. of India.
The department provides Geo-Technical guidance to various Government/semi-government
organizations like District Development Commissioners, local bodies and other
organizations. The assistance is also being provided to the various departments in post
disaster management after earth quakes and land slidings etc.
Details of Geology Wing
S. Achievement Target Achievement
Item /Sector Unit
No 2016-17 2017-18 Ending 10/2017
Geological Mapping
1 Lakh Sq. Mtrs. 26.50 5.00 0.12
(Detailed)
Geological Mapping
2 Sq. Kms 250 350 314
(Systematic)
3 Pitting and Trenching Cub.Metres 190 270 13
4 Samples collected Nos. 445 335 -
5 Samples analyzed Nos. 403 403 366
Achievements for the last 03 years and 2017-18 (ending October, 2017) is shown in the
table below:-
Achievements for the last three years
2017-18 ending
Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
10/2017
Geological Detailed (lakh sq m.) 8.00 16.50 26.50 0.12
Mapping Reconnaissance (Sq.km) 517 292 250 314
Collected 781 300 445 -
Samples
Analyzed 469 654 403 366
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Pitting &
Cub. Mtrs 430 257 190 13
Trenching
Drilling
Till date, around 474 tube wells both for drinking water and irrigation facilities, have been
constructed. In order to utilize services of men and machinery of the drilling division, various
initiatives has been taken to bring all the rigs in working condition for the best achievement
of drilling targets.
Achievements for the last 3 years and 2017-18 (ending October)- Drilling sector
2017-18
Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
(ending 10/2017)
Drilling in mtrs. 984.19 1302.26 783.61 318.06
Mining & Mineral Concession Wing

The details of Royalty on Minerals (revenue) collected for the last three years, are given as
under:-
Details of Royalty on Minerals (Rs. in Crore)
Year Revenue collected
2014-15 50.85
2015-16 55.04
2016-17 41.86
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) 28.80
Value of Minor minerals extracted

There are number of mineral deposits available within our state with huge potential of their
industrial utility. This needs intensive exploration to prove commercial viability of such
minerals. There has been tremendous increase in value of minor mineral extraction, the
detail of which for last 03 years is as under:-
Details of mineral extracted (Rs. in lakh)

Year Jammu Division Kashmir Division Total
2014-15 14856.07 4460.45 19316.24
2015-16 15738.45 5111.79 20850.24
2016-17 11921.87 2746.51 14668.38
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) NA NA NA
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Public Sector Undertakings

State level Scenario
In J&K, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) were set up as an integral part of developmental
strategy, adopted at the national level and in sectors where private investment was not
forthcoming. The idea was that these PSUs would generate further surpluses and yield some
minimum rate of return on the investment made in them. However, over the years in
majority of the cases, they have been found to be earning low or even going on losses.
There are 19 public sector undertakings in the State under the administrative control of
various Departments and these operate in production/manufacturing, promotional
/development, trading/marketing and service utility sectors. Seven PSUs are being provided
budgetary support by the State Government to meet their wage bills.
These units have to compete with the private sector but the productivity of labour as well as
capital is low. Fresh infusion of technology requires additional funds that are not easily
available. Under these circumstances, it has become necessary to carry out reforms of the
public sector at a fast pace. The State Government has already signed an MOU with the
Government of India to gradually phase out the budgetary support. Presently, seven PSUs
are managed and controlled by Industries and Commerce Department, J&K, with total
authorized capital of Rs. 81.00 Crore out of which paid up capital is Rs 71.13 Crore. A
succinct description of these PSUs is given in the following paragraphs.
 Jammu and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (SIDCO)
The authorized share capital and paid up capital of the Corporation is Rs. 20.00 crore and Rs.
17.64 crore respectively. The following activities are being undertaken by SIDCO at
present:-
Development of Industrial Infrastructure
So far, 26839 kanals of land in 12 Industrial Estates have been developed out of which
14478 kanals have been allotted in favour of medium, large and small scale units of the
State. The Corporation is in the process of establishing the industrial estate at Ompora
(Budgam), Ghatti (Kathua) and Khunmoh, (Phase-III). At Industrial Estate, Ompora
(Budgam), 1008 kanals of land are in possession of SIDCO. The project is being taken up for
infrastructure development at an estimated cost of Rs. 25.51 crore. Similarly, at Industrial
Estate, Ghatti, Kathua, 2886 kanals of land have been transferred to J&K SIDCO. The
development cost of project is envisaged at Rs. 58.23 crore. The development works have
been taken up and expenditure to the tune of Rs. 28.50 crore has been incurred. The
Environmental Clearance of the project have been received from the Ministry of
Environment & Forests, Govt. of India. The process of allotment of land stands initiated. In
view of the conditions laid by the Ministry of environment and forests, GoI the project is
being revised.
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For development of Phase-III of Industrial Estate, Khunmoh, 907 kanals of land have been
transferred to the Corporation. The project is being taken up for infrastructure
development at an estimated cost of Rs. 20.20 crore. The details of land available, area
under plots and land allotted in various Industrial Complexes, managed by the Corporation
are given as under:-
Details of Land available, area under plots and land allotted in various Industrial Complexes for
the year 2017-18
S. Name of the Industrial Total Land Area under Land Allotted Total No.
No Complexes (in kanals) plots (in kanals) Of units
1. (i) I. C. Bari-Brahmana 6008 5890 5890 511
(ii) EPIP Kartholi 1000 700 700 73
2. IGC Samba (Ph.I &II) 3494 2818 2818 378
3. IGC Samba (Ph.III) 2293 1798 604 43
4. Industrial Estate, Kathua 209 204 204 24
Industrial Estate, Ghatti,
5. 2886 1500 84 2
Kathua
6. I.G.C. Lassipora 6193 3362 2533 487
7. I.E. Rangreth 1159 932 855 254
8. I. E. Khunmoh 2084 1444 1368 484
9. Food Park Khunmoh 210 110 105 48
10. I. E. Shalteng 94 72 62 41
11. Food Park Doabgah, Sopore 201 176 165 22
Industrial Estate, Ompora,
12 1008 700 426 -
Budgam
The Industrial Estates at Bari-Brahmana (Samba), Gangyal (Jammu), Khunmoh (Phase –I&II)
and Rangreth (Budgam) with a State share of Rs.6.14 crore, Rs. 4.86 crore, Rs. 6.81crore and
Rs. 3.86 crore respectively are being upgraded under Cluster Development Programme.
Common Effluent Treatment Plant at Industrial Growth Centre, Lassipora (Pulwama) at a
cost of Rs. 6.42 crore, has been made operational. Similarly I.T Park is being setup at an
estimated cost of Rs. 3.10 crore at Industrial Estate, Rangreth for providing integrated
facilities for development of Information Technology and related activities.
Setting up of Mega Leather Cluster in Kashmir - As a philip given to the Leather Industry in
the State, the Government recently signed an MoU with Council for Leather Exports of India
for setting up a Mega Leather Cluster at Industrial Growth Centre, Lassipora Pulwama. One
of the main commitments made by the Government in the MoU was to establish a Common
Facility Centre (CFC) and Upgradation of Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) on
modern lines at a project cost of Rs. 40 Crore at Industrial Growth Center Lassipora.
Development Banking
The Corporation used to provide term loan assistance to Industrial Units under refinance
scheme of IDBI/SIDBI. However, most of the units went into default. An amount of Rs.12.90
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crore on account of principal is recoverable from 23 units, besides interest of Rs. 377.05
crore (approx) as on 15.09.2017. Only 4 units responded to the One Time Settlement
Scheme for the defaulters announced by the Corporation and Rs. 2.81 crore were recovered
towards the principal amount.
Disbursement of Soft loans
J&K SIDCO is the nodal agency of the State Government for disbursement/ recovery of
softloans in favour of / from beneficiaries cleared by State Level Rehabilitation Committee
(SLRC) for revival / Rehabilitation of Sick units. The Corporation has disbursed an amount of
Rs. 475 lakh to 39 sick Industrial Units as soft loans at 1% rate of interest as of now.
Large & Medium Scale Industry
103 units in large & medium sector have been setup in the State upto 2017-18. The total
investment mobilization in all these units is to tune of Rs. 7103.58 crore and total
employment generated is of the order of 23929 persons. Similarly, 18 C.A Store projects
have been approved by APCC to be established at IGC Lassipora with cumulative capacity of
70000 MTs and envisaged investment of Rs. 538 crore, out of which three C.A’s are
operational and remaining are at various stages of implementation.
 J&K Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (SICOP)
The main objectives of the Corporation are to provide marketing support to SSI Units,
procurement and supply raw materials, provide testing facilities and develop / upgrade
Industrial Estates.
Development of Infrastructure
SICOP has contributed significantly in creating the basic infrastructure for the SSI Units. The
Corporation has developed 9 Industrial Estates, spread over an area of 4617 kanals which
have been provided with facilities with power supply, water supply, roads and drains etc.
1209 SSI Units have so far been established in these industrial estates which fall in various
sectors like Iron & Steel, Wood Plastic, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous, Food, Textiles, Cement etc.
A full fledged engineering wing exists in the Corporation to exclusively look after the affairs
of these estates.
Annual Turnover
The Annual turnover has increased from Rs. 88.63 Crore in 2001-02 to Rs. 684.55 Crore
during 2016-17. During 2017-18 (ending 10/2017) the turnover of the SICOP is to the tune of
Rs. 479.22 Crore. Activity wise yearly turnover of the Company is given as under:
Annual Turnover (Rs in Crore)
%age
Year Raw Material Marketing Others Total
Increase
2001-02 53.17 31.50 3.96 88.63 -
2014-15 572.11 258.29 31.52 861.92 -4.74
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2015-16 395.69 244.22 16.72 656.63 -23.82

2016-17 403.34 256.38 24.81 684.55 4.25
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) 255.17 195.58 28.46 479.22 39.90
Profitability
The Corporation showed negative results during 2001-02 and 2002-03 to the extent of Rs.
1.02 Crore and Rs. 0.12 Crore respectively. Thereafter, the Corporation performed well and
is showing surplus consistently though fluctuating in volume, on yearly basis. During the
year 2017-18 (ending 10/2017), the SICOP has achieved composite turnover of Rs. 479.22
Crore which generated a total income of Rs.25.94 Crore against which total expenditure was
recorded at Rs.18.97 Crore, resulting in Cash Surplus of Rs.6.97 Crore.
Yearly Financial results (Rs in Crore)
Year Income Expenditure Net Results
2001-02 4.32 5.34 -1.02
2002-03 5.34 5.46 -0.12
2014-15 28.36 26.30 2.06
2015-16 25.98 23.80 2.18
2016-17 30.87 29.66 1.21
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) 25.94 18.97 6.97
 J&K Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation

The Corporation was incorporated with authorized share capital of Rs. 8.00 Crore, out of
which paid up capital amounts to Rs. 7.97 Crore. In order to achieve the objectives, the
Corporation has established a network of 18 marketing outlets and showrooms, out of
which 8 are located in the State and 11 in metropolitan cities of the country as on 2017-18.
These showrooms play twin role of sale cum advertisement Centres. The Corporation also
undertakes promotional measures like holding of expos, craft bazaars and participates in
exhibitions at various places both within and outside the country, to provide additional
marketing cover for the goods produced by the artisans/craft-persons.
Domestic Sales turnover ending October, 2017 (Rs. in lakh)
Year Domestic Sales Turnover % age increase
2002-03 659.20 -
2013-14 1623.00 2.25
2014-15 1636.39 0.80
2015-16 1426.92 (-)14.67
2016-17 1392.72 (-) 2.45
2017-18 (ending 10/2017) 593.50
The domestic sales turnover has increased from Rs. 6.59 Crore during 2002-03 to Rs. 13.92
Crore in 2016-17. The Corporation has achieved sales turnover of Rs. 5.93 Crore up to
ending October, 2017.
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 J&K State Handloom Development Corporation

Established in the year 1981-82 with authorized share capital of Rs. 300 lakh which was
subsequently raised to Rs. 500.00 lakh and paid up capital of Rs. 499.50 lakh, the J&K State
Handloom Development Corporation (JKSHDC) aims to assist handloom weavers societies
and SSI units in the handloom sector by providing handlooms and accessories for production
besides rendering technical support in production and marketing of the products. The
Corporation has played a vital role in establishing handloom projects and common facility
centres in far-flung areas of the State and also implemented various schemes to uplift the
economic conditions of the poor weavers and artisans.
The Corporation has introduced new designs and colour combinations in tweeds, blankets
and shawls. Out of 600 documented designs, the Corporation has created 275 designs as
Royal Pashmina Shawls. 622 such Royal Pashmina shawls have been produced and show
cased in different National / International exhibitions. Basohli Pashmina Project which was
defunct for the last ten years has been revived. It is envisaged to introduce finer quality of
shawls which will yield good market price for the artisans. Similarly, production activities of
Kani Shawls at Kanihama, Batapora and Dobiwan villages, have been revived.
The Corporation contemplates to revive the silk production activity at Govt. Silk Weaving
Factory, Srinagar. Renovation of heritage showroom at Silk Factory, Rambagh Srinagar, has
also been taken up in hand and it is proposed to renovate other showrooms in a phased
manner as per availability of funds. Besides, the Corporation has carried out the renovation
of sales outlet at Janpath New Delhi for which the required space was allotted by
Development Commissioner, Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
The sales turnover registered by the Corporation over the year has been indicated as under:
Sales Turnover 2003-04 to 2017-18 ending November, 2017 of J&K State Handloom Development
Corporation (Rs. in lakh)
Year Sales Turnover % increase
2013-14 919.61 -16.25
2014-15 1080.00 17.44
2015-16 1436.00 32.96
2016-17 1304.26 -2.92
2017-18 (ending 11/2017) 1008.00 15.93
 Jammu and Kashmir Industries Limited

Jammu and Kashmir Industries Limited was incorporated in 1963 as Government
undertaking with an authorized share capital of Rs. 20 Crore and paid up capital of Rs. 16.26
Crore. The undertaking started its activities with 15 industrial units which were engaged in
manufacturing of textiles, resin, leather goods, woolen fabrics, wooden goods etc Out of
these 15 Industrial Units, 9 units stand already closed, four units are functional and 2 are
non functional. The undertaking is providing employment to around 926 persons which is
inclusive of 450 persons on deputation in various Govt. Departments.
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Production & Sales

Both on production and sales front, the JKI has not performed well over the years due to
variegated reasons. Although, the value of production recorded increase from Rs. 2124.16
lakh in 2000-01 to Rs. 3234.10 lakh during 2015-16 but it now reduced to only Rs. 1113.90
lakh in 2016-17.
The sales volume of the undertaking were of the order of Rs. 1722.63 lakh during 2001-02
and in subsequent years, it started decreasing quite sharply and reached to only Rs. 364.17
lakh in 2008-09. Although, during 2009-10, the sales recovered marginally and stood at Rs.
409.89 lakh, but again fell to Rs. 263.18 lakh in 2010-11. However, it was encouraging that
during the financial year 2017-18, JKI performed as the sales touched Rs. 1121.34 lakh
ending Oct 2017. The table below depicts the position of production and sales from 2000-01
to Oct. 2017.
Production and Sales (Rs. In lakh)
Year Production Sales
2000-01 2124.16 584.01
2008-09 1589.40 364.17
2009-10 1515.78 409.89
2010-11 1188.07 263.18
2016-17 1113.90 812.46
2017-18 (October, 2017) 637.01 1121.34
Financial Status
The Company has been continuously running into losses due to various reasons including
surplus staff, low productivity, obsolete and worn out machinery and equipment, closure of
most of the units, non-availability of technical staff. The position with regard to losses
incurred with effect from 2000-01 to Oct. 2017 are given here under:
Losses incurred by Jammu and Kashmir Industries Limited (Rs. In lakh)
Year Loss incurred
2000-01 2179.48
2001-02 3622.55
2002-03 4286.85
2003-04 4230.79
2004-05 4644.45
2005-06 4704.11
2006-07 2329.57
2007-08 1534.96
2008-09 2897.71
2009-10 3878.68
2010-11 2828.38
2011-12 2165.28
2012-13 1604.00
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2013-14 894.00
2014-15 826.38
2015-16 863.97
2016-17 1386.70
2017-18 (Oct.2017) 358.15
 J&K MINERALS LIMITED

J&K Minerals limited was incorporated in 1960 as the first public sector undertaking of the
State. The company was initially registered with an authorized share capital of Rs. 500 lakh
which was subsequently raised to Rs. 800 lakh during 1964-65. The Principal business of the
Corporation is to exploit the mineral resources and to establish mineral based industries in
the State.
Coal Mines Kalakot (Rajouri), Gypsum Mines Assar (Doda) and Parlanka (Ramban),Lime
Stone Quarry Khrew (Pampore) and Sapphire Mine Paddar (Kishtwar), are the projects
which are presently, operational & in Pipeline.
Coal Mines
The Corporation started exploitation of Coal from various Coal mines in Kalakot area of
District Rajouri from the year 1961. Moghla Coal Mine is the only productive at present, The
performance of Coal Mine activity during the year 2016-17 in comparison to previous two
financial years and during current fiscal year (2017-18) ending Oct, 2017 is as under:-
Coal Production, Sales & Revenue (Achievements) (Qty. in Mts) (Rs. in lakh)
Achievement
S. Target 2017-18
Particulars 2014-2015 2015-16 2016-17
No 2017-18 (ending Oct,,
2017)
A) Production 13995.00 14396.00 9717.200 14000.000 7945.900
i) Manpower Utilized 654 641 629 631 629
Manpower/Production
ii) 1.21 1.22 1.15 1:22 1:12
Ratio (rounded off)
B) Sale Bookings 13796.00 12681.000 10961.860 20000.000 13010.090
C) Revenue Generated Rs. 887.62 Rs.798.35 Rs.646.22 RS.987.00 Rs.722.33
There is decline in production during 2016-17 owing to poor sale of coal/ low demand in the
market due to import of high energy coal in the state from Indonesia, America and other
collieries of CIL. The sale of coal picked up due to introduction of rebate scheme which
facilitated disposal of accumulated stocks of 6000 Mts in admixture with ROM production
during the current year.
Gypsum Mines (Assar & Parlanka)
The corporation has been operating Gypsum Mines at Assar (Doda) and Parlanka (Ramban)
since 1974 and 2007 respectively to meet the demand of Gypsum within the state. The
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performance of Gypsum mine activity during the year 2016-17 in comparison to previous
two financial years and during current fiscal year (2017-18) ending Oct, 2017 is as under:-
Gypsum Mining Activity (Achievements) (Qty in Mts.) (Rs. in lakh)
Achievement
Target
S.No Particulars 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (ending
2017-18
Oct,2017)
Production/
A) 24272.504 44986.965 66443.543 100000.000 60939.044
Dispatches
B) Sale Bookings 30842.804 44986.965 66443.543 100000.000 60939.044
C) Revenue RS. 249.69 Rs. 364.20 Rs. 551.50 Rs.830.00 Rs. 505.079
The Corporation has worked out a contingency programme for extraction of Gypsum from
Parlanka (Ramban) which is likely to submerge under Sawlakot Hydro Electric Dam Project.
During current fiscal the annual production plan from the area is fixed at 1.00 tonnes. In
order to ensure timely excavation of 5 million tons of Gypsum from the project site,
the corporation has been sub-divided dam site area in two sub-blocks for which tendering
process is being initiated for extraction of gypsum and sale of Gypsum in joint venture
under PPP mode with annual target of 1.0 million tonnes . This arrangement will ensure
excavation of submergible areas with 5 to 7 years period.
Sapphire Mine
The Sapphire mine at Paddar is being presently operated on small scale and the recoveries
of rough Sapphire corundum, are being put to sale through open auction. The details of
recoveries made during last three years alongwith fiscal year (2017-18) ending Oct, 2017
and revenue generated through sale is given below:-
Sapphire Mining Activity (Achievements) (Qty in gms) (Rs. in lakh)
2017-18
S.No Particulars 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
(ending 10/2017)
A) Recoveries 3335.00 0.00 4085.000 5080.00
B) Sale 0.00 11702.38 grms. 0.00 0.00
C) Revenue 0.00 88.62 0.00 0.00
The Corporation invited EOI at global level in April, 2013 and the response received from six
parties has been evaluated and five parties shortlisted. (RFP) has also been circulated
among shortlisted parties for the purpose of obtaining final bid and received from two
shortlisted parties which stands technically evaluated and is presently under consideration
of BODS for taking final view of the mater.
Financial Health
Since the corporation had been incurring colossal loss every year right from its inception,
therefore it had precarious financial health. However, from 2009-10 onwards, the
corporation has improved its liquidity position manifolds. Consequently, the corporation is
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remitting monthly salary/ wages to its working employees timely, besides setting in motion
the process of releasing retirement dues to the retirees. The retirement dues of retiree’s
stand cleared upto June, 2017. The corporation is in the process of disposal of its land assets
that is in excess of the requirement & lying idle so that through the funds realized on this
account, the pending statutory liabilities are knocked off and also funds redeployed on
growth of companies business. Besides, the corporation contemplating to exploit rich lime
stone deposits at Khrew on commercial lines to enhance its revenue generations for
meeting the processing financial obligations.
 J&K Cements Limited
Jammu and Kashmir Cements limited (JKCL) was incorporated as a fully owned Government
Company in December, 1974 with the objective to exploit the abundant deposits, make the
quality cement available to the consumers at reasonable rates, besides filling up the gap
between demand and supply.
The cement plant of 600 Tonnes per day capacity installed at Khrew, is listed as heavy sector
industry which started commercial production in April, 1982. The cement plant is situated
near rich deposits of high quality lime stone suited for production of good quality cement.
The Company is manufacturing OPC Gr. 43 and has obtained license for manufacturing Fly
Ash based blended cement from Bureau of Indian standards (BIS).
To bridge the gap between the demand and supply of Cement in the State, the Company
has expanded its capacity by installing additional unit of 600 tonnes per day plant at the
existing location. The project had the approval of the State Cabinet at a cost of Rs. 87.52
crore comprising of Rs. 26.27 Crore as contribution from State Government towards
Company’s share capital and Rs. 61.25 Crore, as term loan from Jammu and Kashmir Bank.
The JKCL is one of the largest employers in the State providing employment to more than
one thousand semi-skilled, skilled, specialized and super specialized people directly or
indirectly. In addition to this, the company in the sale promotion of its product, has engaged
a good number of distributors and sub-distributors. The company plays a significant role in
the development of State by providing cement for the construction of major developmental
projects undertaken in the State.
Cement Production
The figures related to cement sold as also the value of sale have been quite encouraging and
these stood at 168317.00 MTs and Rs. 11600.00 lakh during 2012-13 as against 114562 MTs
and Rs. 3688.14 lakh in 2002-03 respectively. During the current year till ending November,
2017, 100989.25 MTs of cement has been sold valuing Rs 8096.51 lakh.
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Achievements of J&K Cements Limited Unit MT/Lakh

Installed Cement % age of
Cement Sale Value
Year Capacity Production Installed
Sold (MTs) (Rs. in lakh)
(MTs) (MTs) Capacity
2002-03 200000 113832.50 56.91 114561.61 3688.14
2012-13 400000 167906.00 41.98 168317.00 11600.00
2013-14 400000 135712.00 33.93 131313.90 9329.00
2014-15 400000 103382.00 25.78 103138.20 8028.03
2015-16 400000 108607.00 27.49 109986.36 8493.24
2016-17 500000 91019.00 23.64 92207.30 9230.79
2017-18 (Ending
500000 99468.00 19.00 100989.25 8096.51
11/2017)
Financial Health
The JKCL has been earning profits over the years, though the trend is dwindling.
Financial Health of J&K Cements Limited (Rs. in lakh)
Year Profit
2011-12 435.51
2012-13 253.00
2013-14 -1692.80
2014-15 -2627.82
2015-16 -2359.37
2016-17 -3173.62
2017-18 (Ending 11/2017) Under compilation
In addition to this, J&K Cements Limited has acquired 20 kanals of land from M/s SIDCO on
lease basis for installing a 300 TPD clinker cum grinding unit at Samba, at a premium cost of
Rs. 12.58 lakh. The unit has started its commercial production since, January 2016. The unit
has already sold 31036.05 Mts. of Cement by the end of November, 2017 and earned a
revenue of Rs. 2417.88 lakh.
 Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI)
The main objective of the Institute is to create awareness and facilitate entrepreneurship in
Jammu and Kashmir by imparting entrepreneurship education, skill up-gradation trainings,
disseminating knowledge and bringing about behavioural changes towards the concept of
entrepreneurship at the social level.
The Institute also develops linkages with national and international organizations working in
the field of enterprise creation.
The Institute has taken a gigantic leap in its entrepreneurship training activities as is
revealed in the figures below.
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Details of activities of Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI)

EAPS EDPs EOPs
Programmes
Programmes
Programmes
Participants
Participants
Participants
Year
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
2011-12 58 4422 105 2941 26 1184
2012-13 191 8359 88 2707 15 600
2013-14 175 11014 102 3167 15 1833
2014-15 319 21840 101 3228 9 328
2015-16 674 30272 127 5072 7 326
2016-17 401 29021 102 4393 9 292
2017-18 (ending
176 9857 51 2043 3 72
10/2017)
Total 2353 142124 918 32591 242 10111
EDPs: Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, EOPs: Entrepreneurship Orientation Programmes,
EAPs: Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes
Besides, JKEDI implements a host of government sponsored employment schemes, which

inter-alia include Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS) of the Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and
Welfare Programme for Youth and the Youth Start-up Loan Scheme. It also implements
Education and Term Loan schemes of the National Minorities Development and Finance
Corporation (NMDFC), Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Notable Achievements/Major Initiatives of industry sector
Industrial Policy and Promotion
1- The State Government notified and issued new Industrial Policy 2016. Subsequently
procedural Guidelines for the Policy document was issued on 07-06-2017 having major
thrust on Ease of Doing Business. The Policy envisages to attract substantial investment
especially in high potential areas of food processing, leather, pharmaceuticals, wood
based like sports goods/bats/willow wicker, high grade raw silk, woolen fabrics,
computer/electronics and information technology. The Policy anticipates creating a new
land bank of 20,000 kanals across the State with emphasis on locations outside the
urban areas and envisages attracting an investment of Rs 20,000 Crore over the period
of next ten years.
2- J&K’s leap towards ease of doing business
A paradigm shift has been observed in Jammu & Kashmir on the ease of doing business front
recently. The State has successfully implemented around 270 business reforms out of the
372-point Business Reform Action Plan(BRAP)-2017 issued by the Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Thanks to these reforms, almost entire procedure of setting up an industry in the state is
conducted online now. There is not a single offline formality that an entrepreneur has to
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complete during the process of setting up an industry. Following services are provided
online without a physical touch point:
E-Services provided by Industries & Commerce Department through online Single Window
Portal www.udyogjk.com:
 Online Provisional Registration of Industrial Units/ EM-1
 Online Permanent Registration of Industrial Units/ EM-2
 Online of issuance of land and allotment certificates for all Industrial Estates across
the State
 Online water supply connection in all Industrial Estates
 Online Fire NOC for Unit establish in all Industrial Estates
 Online Building Permission in all Industrial Estates
 Online Partnership Registration under J&K Partnership Act
 Online Society Registration under J&K Societies Act
 Online application for pre-construction / Plinth Level/ Completion Inspections and
approval for constructions in all Industrial Estates.
 Online application and approval of Industrial Incentives.
E-Services provided by J&K Pollution Control Board under EoDB initiative:
 Online Consent Management System has been operationalized for online application
submission with required documents, payment of fee, Tracking and Monitoring of
file progress.
 Online issuance of final Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) and
renewals thereof under the Water Act-1974 and Air Act-1981.
 Online issuance of Authorization under the Hazardous and other Waste
(Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules-2016.
 Online system allows users to download the final signed approved certificate from
the portal (www.jkcomms.nic.in).
 All approved certificates of past two years are kept in Public Domain and can be
downloaded from the portal by any 3rd Party for verification.
E-Services provided by J&K Legal Metrology:
 Online Registration of Manufacturers/ Packers of Packaged Commodities under Rule
27 of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
 Computerized Risk based Inspections of Business Units under J&K Legal Metrology
Act and Rules.
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E-Services provided by J&K Labour Department:

 Online Registrations/ Permissions/ Renewals under various Labour Laws applicable in
J&K.
 Online Registrations/ renewals under J&K Boiler Act, 1991.
 Computerized Risk based assessment of units for Inspection under various Labour
Laws.
 Online Viewing/downloading of inspection reports under various Labour Laws.
E-Services provided by J&K Finance (Commercial Taxes) Department:
 Online GST registration.
 Online GST return filing through State portal linked with the Central portal.
 Online GST Payments.
 Risk based assessment of Business Units for tax related inspections.
 All GST Amendments/notifications are available online.
All above e-services are available through single portal “udyogjk.com” in addition to
respective departmental portals. Among other notable steps taken for the ease of doing
business is the GIS mapping of all industrial estates in Jammu & Kashmir. GIS mapping helps
in knowing various operational industrial units, vacant plots and closed units in an industrial
estate, just by clicking the mouse. The Industries and Commerce Department has also
created a land bank to make land available to entrepreneurs for setting up industrial units.
Not long ago, entrepreneurs were finding it difficult to get land for setting up their units.
Out of 372-action point Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2017 issued by DIPP in April
2017 to be implemented by all States and UTs, J&K has implemented 270 Business Reforms
this year till 31st October 2017 (the last date fixed by DIPP to implement and report the
status for evaluation of yearly EoDB State rankings). Out of 270 implemented reforms J&K
has submitted 262 reforms on the DIPP web portal till the timeline of 31st October for
evaluation of annual State EoDB ranking. Till 30 Nov 0ut of 262 submitted reforms DIPP has
already approved 74 reforms and remaining are in the evaluation process.
At present (30th Nov) the EoDB ranking is 23rd among 36 States and UTs which is dynamic
and continuously changing with further evaluation and approval of implemented business
reforms by States/UTs. In the final EoDB rankings for 2017 which shall be awarded by ending
December, J&K is expected to attain a respectable rank this year against a dismal 29 th rank
in 2015 and 31st rank in 2016.
All these business reforms have brought transparency in the functioning of the Industries
and Commerce Department apart from saving the entrepreneur from the difficulties which
are inherent in offline dealings.
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3- 317 small scale industrial units have been registered during the CFY 2017-18 involving an
investment of the order of Rs. 236.87 crore creating employment opportunities for 3342
persons.
4- The Apex Project Clearance Committee (APCC) of the Department cleared proposals
worth Rs. 3119 Crore for setting up of 21 numbers of Medium & Large Scale Units in the
State during last two years.
5- The Industry has been provided with Central Incentives from 2004 which amounts to Rs
272.77 Crore and Rs 127.19 Crore has been sanctioned during 2016-18. An amount of
Rs. 130.21 Crore has been provided to the entrepreneurs with State Incentives which
includes Rs. 21.22 Crore provided during the last two years alone.
6- Post GST, Central Scheme for “Budgetary Support” has been notified. State Govt. has
also announced balance payment of 42% under “Budgetary Support Scheme”.
Additionally 100% SGST refund has been agreed to. The State cabinet has also approved
for nullifying, with suitable mechanism, 2% CST available to Industry in Pre- GST regime.
7- MOU signed between the State Government and the Indian Council for Leather Exports
for establishment of Common Facility Centre for Leather Cluster at Industrial Estate,
Lassipora to facilitate the entrepreneurs to set up the Leather Goods manufacturing
units there. DPR with project cost of Rs 40 Crore is under consideration of DIPP, GoI for
sanction.
8- Data Centre of Industries and Commerce Department established for making following
services available:
a. Online implementation of Business Reforms Action Plan (EoDB)
b. Online Udyog Registration Portal
c. Online GIS with MIS of Industrial Estates of J&K.
d. Enterprise Resource Planning for SICOP
e. Online E-Challaning System of Traffic Police
f. E-Office with Digitization of old records.
g. CCTV System at Udyog Bhawan, Jammu.
h. Universal WiFi at Udyog Bhawan, Jammu.
MSME
9- 13661 kanals of additional land at various locations in the State is at different stages of
acquisition process that shall serve as a land bank for Industrial Growth. The
Government is working on identification of more land in each district for meeting the
requirements of the entrepreneurs.
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10- The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has helped in the
creation of job opportunities in Urban as well as Rural areas and in providing
continuous, sustainable and increased wage earnings for the unemployed and under
employed youth. The targets of 1650 number of units with margin money of Rs. 32.72
Crore generating employment to 13200 persons have been revised to 4125 number of
units with margin money of Rs. 81.82 Crore generating employment to 33000 persons
during the current year 2017-18. This is almost three times increase in the targets and
the margin money available to the State under PMEGP.
11- A massive upgradation of infrastructure at a cost of Rs. 138 Crore of various Industrial
Estates has been taken up. This wholesome upgradation work has been undertaken
after decades.
12- The Detailed Project Reports for development / upgradation of power infrastructure for
reliable power supply to the Industrial Estates involving a total cost of Rs. 366 Crore
approved and presently under tendering process.
13- To address the environmental concerns:
a) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion GoI approved on 25-07-2017, the Upgradation of Industrial Estate
Ghatti Kathua at a cost of Rs. 45.20 Crore under the CSS- Modified Industrial
Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS).
b) The project for upgradation of Battal-Ballian, Industrial Estate, sanctioned at a cost
of Rs. 9.13 Crore.
c) Common Effluent Treatment Plants are being commissioned in the major Industrial
Estates namely Electronics Complex Rangreth, Industrial Estate Khunmoh, IGC,
Samba with ZLD, Industrial Estate Ghatti Kathua, Industrial Estate Bari-Brahmana,
and IGC Lassipora for proper system of liquid and solid waste management to
prevent harmful effects of industrial pollution on the environment.
14- The project proposals at a cost of Rs. 1192.39 Lakh submitted to the Ministry of
MSME, GoI for sanction under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional
Industries (SFURTI) which is expected to be sanctioned shortly.
15- Government Joinery Mill Srinagar has been rebuilt, spending Rs. 8.50 Crore. The Mill
has been made functional since July, 2017 which was completed in 18 Months.
Government Joinery Mill Jammu is also under development having a project cost of Rs.
8.50 Crore Show-room has been completed. It is expected that mill would be ready in
all respect by March 2018
Textiles Sector
16- Rajbagh Silk Factory upgradation project got approved under World bank funded
Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project. The Factory is being upgraded with
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replacement of 44 Looms, commissioning of Finishing Plant, Boiler and other

machinery besides execution of civil works at a total cost of Rs 22.85 crore. The Silk
production of the State is projected for increase from 2.80 lakh meters to 6.80 lakh
meters per annum. The addition of 4 lakh meters will be of high end fabric only
increasing the value from Rs. 5 crore to Rs. 32 crore. The bidding process of the project
for allotment is in progress. The project The project is expected to be completed in 18
months by July 2019 and the net revenue earnings are expected to be of the order of
Rs. 3.79 Crore from 2020-21.
17- Woolen Mills Bemina upgradation project got approved under World bank funded
Jhelum and Tawi Flood recovery Project. The Mill is being upgraded with installation of
high-speed plant, carding machine, boiler and rapier looms along with execution of
some civil works at a total cost of Rs 11.74 crore under World bank funded Jhelum and
Tawi Flood Recovery Project. The Wool Cloth fabric production of 5 lakh meters per
annum is projected for increase to 8.75 lakh meters. The addition of 3.75 lakh meters
will be of high-end fabric only increasing the value from Rs 2.50 crore to Rs 34 crore.
The bidding process of the project for allotment is in progress. The project is expected
to be completed by July 2019 and the net revenue earnings are expected to be of the
order of Rs. 2.20 Crore form 2019-20.
18- Project Proposals of Pashmina Promotion Programme under PMDP submitted to
Central Wool Development Board worth Rs. 48.05 Crore for sanction and release of
funds. The project envisages a holistic development of the Pashmina Craft with specific
interventions at all the stages of pre production, production and post production.
19- Jammu Filatures and Jammu Silk Factories are being established in Bari Brahmana at
an estimated cost of approximately Rs 23 Crore for reeling of cocoons and about
36,000 kgs of quality silken yarn would become available and would benefit cocoon
growers of Jammu Division. The net revenue earnings will be of the order of Rs. 4.14
Crore from 2019-20.
20- The erstwhile Kashmir Filatures at Solina is being revived along with capacity
enhancement at an estimated cost of Rs. 5.60 crore for reeling of cocoons. Around
36,000 kgs of quality silken yarn would become available for consumption in upgraded
Silk Factory Rajbagh. Apart from benefiting cocoon growers of Kashmir Division a
viable process of value addition to the locally available raw material (cocoon) would
get in place benefitting all stake holders. The net revenue earnings will be of the order
of Rs. 1.15 Crore from 2019-20.
21- Shoddy Spinning Plant at Solina Srinagar is being repaired for recommissioning at an
estimated cost of Rs. 5.56 crore to utilize the infrastructure which includes state of
art heavy duty carding lines machinery imported from Poland in the year 1982-83
costing around Rs. 50 crore and to provide a stable market outlet to the locally
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available wool. The net revenue earnings will be of the order of Rs. 2.20 Crore from
2019-20.
22- Upgradation of Export Oriented Handloom Development Project of Handloom
Development Corporation at Samba was taken up in hand. The Civil works have been
completed and procurement and the installation of the upgraded machinery is in
progress. This would benefit about 500-600 Weavers in and around Samba town and
will generate a business of Rs 2 crore per annum for the corporation from 2018-19.
23- Distribution of 8000 Modern Carpet looms to carpet weavers have been completed.
The Ministry of Textiles, GoI approved sanction additional lot of 6000 Modern Carpet
Looms during 2016-17 with Central Share of Rs 24 Crore, for which the provision of
25% as State Share has already been earmarked.
24- 44238 beneficiaries benefited under Artisan Credit Card Scheme, which is aimed at
helping the artisans of various handicraft products to become self reliant independent
earning hands. The Government has provided Rs. 93.36 Crore till date as 10% Interest
Subvention for the cases sanctioned under the Scheme.
25- Scheme for rehabilitation of Fur Artisans has been formulated and is being
implemented from current financial year 2017-18. The Margin Money and 5% equity
of Rs. 20.88 Crore is being provided by the Government.
Mines
26- The JK Minerals Ltd. started exploitation of Parlanka Gypsum Mines through
outsourcing arrangement at Savlakot Hydro Electric Dam site for the first time. The
current income of Rs. 12.76 Crore is expected to go up by this new Mining activity.
New J&K Minor Mineral Rules have also been notified which would facilitate
establishment of District Mineral Development Fund in due course of time.
27- The business and the revenue earnings of the JKML have expanded considerably and a
profit of Rs. 2.15 Crore has been registered during 2016-17 which has helped the PSU
to release 10% COLA for its employees after 18 years.
28- The Jammu and Kashmir District Mineral Foundation Trust established. Out of the total
amount of royalty realized from the holders of Minor mineral Concessions, 10% shall
be deposited/paid towards the trust for development of mine affected areas and
creation of Mining related infrastructure.
29- A satellite surveillance system is being put in place at Mining sites besides
establishment of Mineral Check Posts with CCTV Surveillance facilities to make the
surveillance system vibrant and more effective.
30- District Mineral Offices in all the 22 District Headquarters sanctioned having
sanctioned strength of 436.
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31- Jammu & Kashmir Minor Mineral Exploitation and Processing Rules-2017 have been
notified.
32- J&K Minor Mineral Concession, Storage, Transportation of Minerals and Prevention of
illegal Mining Rules, 2016 notified.
33- 173 Minor Mineral blocks auctioned in 10 districts under Phase-I out of 494 blocks
approved for auction.
34- Samba Cement Factory has been made operational.
35- The cement production from JKCL units during the current financial year is expected to
be 175000 MTS as compared to 110020 MTS during the previous FY which will
generate the Revenue earnings of Rs. 140 Crore which would be highest ever as
compared to Rs. 87 Crore during the previous year.
Knowledge Assets: Skill Development
36- The State Cabinet approved the scheme for setting up of Startup Hub, Incubators and
Scheme for Assistance to Startups in J&K. “START-UP INDIA”. The initiative is aimed at
fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that is
conducive for growth of Start-ups.
37- Two Women Entrepreneur Development Centers are being set up one at Srinagar and
other at Jammu to help, guide, and train aspiring women entrepreneurs and women
start ups. The works of the Jammu Centre at Jammu Haat is in progress and the Centre
in Srinagar would be made functional during the current financial year.
38- A Technology Centre being set up at Samba, Jammu at a cost of Rs. 100.00 Crore to
extend technological and design support to micro, small and medium enterprises
besides providing industrial know-how and skill development of the youth for better
employment avenues in the Industries sector.
39- Land for setting up of Entrepreneurship Development Institute Jammu earmarked at
Industrial estate Bari-Brahmana has been handed over to J&K EDI. The foundation
stone has been laid by the HCM and construction of the Institute Complex with project
cost of Rs. 82 Crore is going on in full swing.
40- A new 6 months Diploma Course in Entrepreneurship Development has been launched
by JK Entrepreneurship Development institute at Pampore this year.
41- Post Graduate Programme for Craft Design at a cost of Rs. 7 crore has been approved
at the Craft Development Institute, Srinagar. Civil Works for the building would be
starting very soon.
42- In a subversive attack main EDI Campus was completely destroyed during 2016. The
EDI complex has been restored in a record time of 6 months spending Rs. 10.87 Crore
and has been made functional in May 2017.
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Trade & Commerce

43- The State Cabinet approved the setting up of Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion
Organization (JKTPO) as a Joint Venture Company between the State Government,
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and Export Promotion Council for
Handicrafts (EPCH) for Export promotion of the Handicrafts and Handloom products
within the Country and globally.
44- Construction of infrastructure at both the Trade Facilitation Centres i.e. Chakkan-Da-
Bagh, Poonch and Salamabad, Uri with an estimated cost of Rs. 10.41 Crore and Rs.
10.73 Crore respectively under Phase-II has been initiated with the approval of the
Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. A project for installation CCTV at both the TFCs has been
approved too.
45- Cross LOC trade of goods has been going on now for last nine years. This barter system
of trade has recorded an import worth about Rs. 3091.14 Crore and export worth
about Rs. 3411.50 Crore since inception.
46- A list of 21 more tradable items for inclusion in the Agreed List of Tradable items for
Cross LoC has been submitted to Government of India for taking up with the
Government of Pakistan.
47- The State Government conveyed its agreement to GoI for opening of seven additional
trade routes namely Jammu-Sialkot, Chhamb-Jourian to Mirpur, Gurez-Astoor-Gilgit,
Jhangar (Nowshera)-Mirpur and Kotli, Turtuk-Khapulu, Kargil-Skardu and Titwal-
Chilhan (Across Neelam Valley) and two Meeting Points namely Hundurman on Kargil-
Skardu route and a suitable point at Turtuk-Khapulu route.
48- Introduction of Banking System for LoC Trade has also been taken up with GoI.
49- The Government is very soon introducing an e-Commerce platform to link 20000
artisans and weavers of the State. The target is to increase the exports of Handicrafts
and Handloom Products from the current level by Rs 1000 crore annually besides
serving the prime objective of minimizing the exploitation of the multiple steps of
middleman ship.
50- The handicraft exports from Kashmir has gone upto Rs 1,151.12 crore in financial year
2016-17 which is 8.6 percent hike as compared to the previous year.
51- All outstanding bank loans of J&K Handloom Corporation and Handicrafts Corporation
have been cleared by the Industries & Commerce Department during the current
financial year.
52- Upgradation of Kashmir Govt. Arts Emporium and various other showrooms is in
progress at many places so that more business can be attracted. Additionally Rs. 8.59
Crore has been provided during 2016-18 for upgradation stocks and finished goods
and renovation of showrooms.
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Latest Initiative
In recognition of hardships arising due to withdrawal of remission from payment of VAT,
Govt has decided to provide Budgetary support to the eligible units by way of
reimbursement of 42% of the central tax paid through a debit in the cash ledger account
maintained by units under Goods & Service Tax vide SRO 521, has rolled out scheme called
as “Jammu & Kashmir Reimbursement of Central taxes for promotion of industries in the
state of J&K”. The scheme shall come into operation w.e.f. support for an eligible units and
shall remain enforce till the scheme namely “Budgetary support under Goods & Service Tax
Regime” to the industrial units located in states of J&K, Uttarakhand, HP and northeast
including Sikkim” dated 15th Oct 2017 announced by GoI is in operation.
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Chapter 1.5
Environment & Forests
Forest cover of J&K state accounts for 19.95% of the total Geographical area (101387 Sq km)
on this side of line of control against the India figures of 24.47%. Out of the total forest area
of 20230 Sq km, the area under reserved forests is 2551 Sq km, protected forest is 15912 Sq
km and the rest is unclassified. The region wise forest area is given below:
Region wise Forest cover (Area in Sq Km)
Region Total Geographical Area Forest Area Percentage of total geographical area
Kashmir 15948 8128 50.97
Jammu 26293 12066 45.89
Leh 45110 29 0.06
Kargil 14036 7 0.05
Total 101387* 20230 19.95
*indicates geographical area on this side of actual line of control. These area figures exclude 120849 Sq km under illegal
occupation of China and Pakistan Source: Digest of Statistics
Kashmir Region has 50.97% forest cover, Jammu Region has 45.89%, whileas Ladakh Region
has 0.11% area under forest.
Forests cover 48 percent of the total geographical area of the State (excluding Ladakh
region) which is above the national average of 24.47 percent.
Species wise Forest Cover
Out of total forest area of 20230 Sq Km, 1075 Sq km (5.31%) is under Deodar, 1825 Sq km
(9.02%) under Chir, 1969 Sq km (9.74%) are under Kail and 3401 Sq km(16.81%) under Fir.
Largest area of 10075 Sq km falls under “other categories” having a share of 49.8%. Thus,
18342 Sq km are under coniferous (Soft wood). Non coniferous (hard wood) covers 1885 Sq
km claiming 9.32% of total forest area.
The State Government has so far notified 15912 Sq Km under the Protection Area Network
(PAN) which is 15.69% of the total geographical area of the State comprising 5 National
Parks, 14 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 35 Conservation Reserves. The Protected Areas (PA’s)
includes 2762 Sq Km (13.65%) of the forest area, out of 20230 Sq Km of total forest area)
and the remaining area of 13150 Sq Km is High Altitude Cold Desert Area of Ladakh.
Specie-wise Forest Area
S.No Classification Area Sq km %age of Total
(i) Coniferous (Soft Wood)
a)Deodar 1075 5.31
b) Chir 1825 9.02
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c) Kail 1969 9.74

d) Fir 3401 16.81
e)Others 10075 49.80
Total Coniferous 18342 90.68
(ii) Non Coniferous (Hard Wood)
Un-commercial 1885 9.32
Total Coniferous & Non Coniferous (i & ii) 20230 100
Rakhs & Wild life 15912
Out Turn of Forest produce

The year-wise out-turn of major and minor Forest Produce for the years 2016-17 and 2017-
18 as on ending 10/2017 is given as under:
Out Turn viz-a-viz value of Major and Minor Forest Produce
Total Extraction
Year
Timber in lakh Cfts SFC Fire wood (Qtls) Forest Territorial
2015-16 25.381 192126.36
2016-17 37.395 102095.79
2017-18 ending 10/2017) 28.064 57743.71
Supply of Firewood (SFC)

Year wise details of auction, sale, CTSD, Fair price, Firewood, Leh Sale during 2015-16, 2016-
17 and 2017-18 ( upto 10/2017 ) .
Year
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (upto 10/2017)
Particulars Region Value
Volume Value Volume Volume Value
(in Lakh
(in Lakh cft) (in Lakh Rs) (in Lakh cft) (in Lakh cft) (in Lakh Rs)
rupees)
Jammu 6.415 4251.061 8.437 5005.904 3.726 2434.496
Auction Kashmir 15.767 9008.863 11.058 6497.262 9.652 5257.941
Sale Total 22.182 13259.924 19.495 11503.166 13.378 7692.437
Jammu 0.496 Non cash 1.175 451.984 1.628 526.026
Kashmir 2.21 Non cash 6.076 1791.643 5.245 1746.301
CTSD Sale
Total 2.917 Non cash 7.251 2243.627 6.873 2272.327
Fair Price/ Jammu 0.026 40.805 0.021 32.186 0.011 16.637
Flood Kashmir 0.949 264.125 0.239 201.265 0.155 143.077
victims Total 0.976 304.93 0.260 233.451 0.166 159.714
Jammu 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.497 lakh 0.302 lakh
Fire Wood Kashmir 0 0 130.455 97.890
Qlts Qlts
(in lac
0.497 lakh 0.302 lakh
Qtls) Total 0 0 130.455 97.890
Qlts Qlts
Leh Sale Leh 0.028 19.992 0.054 41.499 0.041 11.371
G. Total 26.102 13584.846 27.060 14021.743 20.458 10135.849
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Export of Forest Produce

The export of timber has increased from 25.10 thousand cubic meters in 2000-01 to 30.70
thousand cubic meters in 2007-08 showing a net increase of 22.31% during the period.
During 1990-91, the state was exporting timber to the extent of 53.39 thousand cubic
meters. After 2007-08, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has banned export of timber out
side state.
Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning (CAMPA)
Under the provisions of J&K (Forest Conservation) Act 1997, the Forest Department has to
regulate the indiscriminate diversion of Forest Lands for non forestry purposes so as to
maintain ecological balance between the developmental needs of the state and the
conservation of natural resources. When any land is permitted to be diverted for a non-
forest use, cost of compensation in terms of Net Present Value, Compensatory Afforestation
(CA) and other restoration activities are paid by the user agency. All these resources are at
present being collected as CAMPA fund. In order to manage the Compensatory
Afforestation, the State has constituted State CAMPA under SRO-354 providing for three tier
regulation of activities.
Physical / Financial achievements during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18
Expenditure Plantation
Year Area treated (HA)
(Rs. in lakh) (in lakh Nos)
2015-16 5157.80 4578.48 44.57
2016-17 4636.92 5208.93 30.39
2017-18 ending 10/2017 1685.19 2159.25 4.97
Revenue generated
The details of Revenue generated during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, ending October,
2017 is given as under:-
Revenue generated (Rs. in lakh)
Year Forest Social Forestry Soil Conservation Total
2015-16 5904.96 116.11 0.75 6021.82
2016-17 660.01 14.58 5.39 679.98
2017-18
390.41 5.44 0.28 396.13
(ending 10/2017)
The Year wise details of Area Covered / Plant planted and distributed/ Expenditure incurred
during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 ending 10/2017 are indicated below:-
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Year wise details of area covered / plant planted and distributed / expenditure incurred
Area Plants Plants
Expenditure (Rs in lakh)
covered planted distribution
Period
(Out of col
(in Ha) (in lakh) Revenue Capital Total
No 3)
2015-16 991.44 15.98 6.12 7927.93 522.71 8450.64
2016-17 3457 34.747 7.64 43147.43 1842.31 44989.74
2017-18
(ending 1461 6.81 0.49 23058.98 364.06 23423.04
10/2017)
The details of Timber imported from outside the state during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18
ending 10/2017 are given here as under:-
Timber imported from outside the state
Year Timber Imported (lakh Cfts)
2015-16 47.12
2016-17 85.46
2017-18(ending 10/2017) 63.61
Supply of timber through Forest Department

Timber supplied to general public and for other purpose from forest sale depot as well as
from Forests is given as under:-
Supply of Timber through Forest Department (Vol. in Lakh Cfts)
Kashmir Region Jammu Region
Timber Timber Supplied Timber Supplied
Year Timber supplied Total
supplied through Kashmir through Jammu
through TSD
through TSD Forest Notice Forest Notice
2015-16 14.75 0.60 2.78 5.94 24.07
2016-17 5.975 0.23 1.193 6.69 14.09
2017-18 4.251 0.25 1.976 2.74 9.22
Region-wise supply of firewood for winter months during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (in Qtls)
Year Remarks
Region
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Kashmir 130000 56319 38565
Jammu 28000 20889.67 11673.39
Leh 10000 54000 41000
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Chapter 1.6
Livestock
For a growing human population, the development of livestock sector is indispensable to

address the requirements of major livestock products. From livelihood perspective, it is
considered as an important instrument in poverty alleviation. The integration of crops and
livestock has always remained a way of life since the beginning of agriculture. It provides
the major extra contribution to agriculture through manure, fuel and as a fertilizer apart
from meat, milk, eggs that grant a regular supplementary income and employment not
only to producers in the rural areas but also huge size of the population engaged in
secondary and tertiary business related to livestock.
The number of livestock per 1000 of human population in Jammu and Kashmir as per 19th
Livestock census 2012 is 736 animals while as at all India level the number was only 409.
Despite decrease in the livestock population the production of major livestock products
such as Milk, Mutton, Poultry has increased, due to genetic upgradation of indigenous
livestock.
The crossbreeding programme in livestock is operational, using Artificial Insemination (A.I)
as the main tool. A small fraction of local cattle population in its original form is also
envisaged to be maintained in some pockets of the state, so as to ensure disease free
status of future cross bred generations. Presently 48% of Cattle and 68-70% of Sheep have
been upgraded.
Livestock Health will continue to be a major constraint in the livestock productivity, as the
state is able to spend around Rs 8-10 per unit on Livestock health against requirement of Rs
30-36 per unit. To improve and maintain its growth towards the economy of the State,
health cover facilities are indispensable.
To improve the quality of animal health services, the Government has established a network
of more than 2000 veterinary institutions. Besides there are two frozen semen stations, one
in each division of the State, 119 frozen semen stations, 2 artificial insemination centers 337
trial centers. 50 mobile dispensaries are presently functional in the State. In addition to this
1322 centers are with the facility of Artificial insemination.
The Animal/Sheep Husbandry sector has not received the required attention from the both
State and Central Governments despite the fact that this sector has a huge potential like in
other sectors where the Government provides incentives for employment generation. This
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sector which has a huge potential for employment generation has been ignored for such
type of incentives.
The entrepreneurs are reluctant to take up activities under the sector as no attractive
schemes are available from the Government and if there are some schemes available the
targets are very less and also the upper ceiling of the scheme has been restricted in such a
way that an entrepreneur is unable to avail employment generation for himself and for
others. Secondly the main impediment in developing the sector is availability of fodder and
reasonable rates and shrinkage of grazing areas.
In the sheep sector the livestock is fully dependent on natural grazing pastures and highland
grass lands for nearly 6 to 7 months which is possible in cases such facility is made available
and in case the grazing policy of the Forest Department is made entrepreneur friendly this
sector has the potential to grow to large extent and shall provide employment to a large
number of unemployed youth.
Due to shrinkage of grazing areas, sheep and goat are becoming dependent on the stall
feeding for which the farmer has to make additional investment which makes the scheme in
viable. Same is the case with the cattle and buffalo rearing. In case we go with the present
market rate of milk and the cost of the feed and the minimum feed requirement of a
healthy cow the cost on rearing and the profits thereof are not much differenced. The cost
of fodder in the State market is very high and by providing the minimum feed /fodder to the
these animals the overall viability gets affected.
The dairy farming in the state is not taken up on commercial lines and most of the farming is
performed on individual basis and there is less employment generation and to utilize the
existing infrastructure there has to be a policy from the Government with regard to the
providing of cheaper fodder to the dairy farmers and also development of grass
lands/pastures for which the Forest Department can also be helpful in framing a farmer
friendly grazing policy so that people can have access to forest land and can help the
Department in development of grass lands without disturbing the basic ecology of the land.
The Department has to some extent achieved the goal to increasing the local production of
diary either dairy products or mutton but keeping in view the import bill there is a huge
scope for further development for which some major steps are required to be taken and the
Department is working on that . The steps which department anticipates
1. Operation of new schemes for the entrepreneurs to join the farming sector.
2. Grazing policy be framed by the Forest Department which will be farmer friendly.
3. Development of community land.
4. Health care on modern lines.
MAIN INITIATIVES, STRATEGIES AND THRUST AREAS
 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
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1) Establishment of genetic resource pools for making available elite germ plasm to
attain desirable level of upgradation in cattle and buffalo
2) Scientific management of field date related to genetic resources available in the
state.
3) Covering in accessible areas of state under frozen semen technology.
4) Corresponding increase of frozen semen technology ( FST) inputs.
5) Putting up paravet scheme on fast tract.
6) Introduction of elite semen for improving quality of local cattle.
 PoULTRY DEVELOPMENT
1) State specific schemes under industrial policy to boost local production of poultry
feed.
2) The private sector poultry industry has to be encouraged by shifting it from negative
list of industries and bringing the sector under the fold of Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME), facilitating all the incentives as are available to the MSME
sector under central and state package.
3) To make backyard poultry sector an effective tool for production of poultry meat in
the state.
 SMALL RUMINANTS
1) Stabilize the gains made in fine wool production.
2) Horizontal expansion of elite mutton germ plasm.
3) Establishment of elite mutton type stud rams mother farms. The superior rams
produced in these farms can be distributed in niche belts suited for mutton
production.
4) ETT to expand the elite genes base of the selected breeds.
5) Shift from traditional rearing mode to in house management for round the year
availability of quality mutton.
6) Selective breeding of the animals (male/female) having inheritant genetic variations
in economic wool traits shall be pooled and used for further replication.
 FEED AND FODDER
1) Scientific management of grass-lands.
2) Development of waste lands through silvi pastoral system.
3) Minimize the wastage of non-congenial as well as congenial fodder to narrow down
the gap between availability and requirement of fodder, by making these materials
suitable for livestock feeding.
4) Preservation / storage of surplus fodder to meet the nutrition requirement of
livestock, during scarcity period and to save livestock from natural disaster.
5) To preserve surplus fodder available during proceeding good years.
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6) To stabilize the price of fodder and keep the supply intact in problematic areas.
Fisheries Sector
Food and nutritional security, employment & livelihood support, and uplifting the economic
status of fishers are the cardinal services offered by Fisheries sector. Fisheries sector has
been recognized as a powerful income and employment avenue and is a source of cheap
and nutritious food, besides being a source of livelihood for a large section of economically
backward population of the country. Fisheries in Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous
potential to grow exponentially as the state is bestowed with a network of both cold and
warm water streams, perennial rivers, lakes, reservoirs and sars.
All the three regions offer potential for promotion of different varieties of fishes. The
brackish water fisheries resources are required to be exploited in the state to boost
employment generation under his important sector.
There is a big gap between the demand and supply of fish. Fish is a valuable element of diet
of the local people throughout the year. There is also a demand for fish from the defence
personnel and tourists. There are 1248 lakes including water bodies which give an indication
of the potential for fisheries sector in the State.
Physical/Financial Progress
Under CAPEX budget 2016-17, an amount of Rs 5235.51 lakh including Rs 2305.96 lakh as
CSS was available/released for utilization against which an amount of Rs 3520.17 lakh
including Rs 1240.14 lakh as CSS were utilized.
During the current year 2017-18, an amount of Rs 847.23 lakh including Rs 336.32 lakh as
CSS were utilized upto October 2017 against the available amount of Rs 2633.78 lakh
including Rs 1930.46 lakh as CSS which is the 50% of the total outlay of Rs 7718.22 including
5411.59 as CSS.
Achievement/progress of the livestock sector
 The Government has taken up construction of buildings of 131 veterinary institutions
under NABARD since 2010-11 at a cost of Rs. 5244.01 lakh including NABARD loan of Rs.
4982.82 lakh, against which 52 buildings have been completed so for. Out of which 04
buildings have been completed in the last quarter of financial year 2016-17.
 Government of India sanctioned 229 buildings under the scheme “Establishment and
Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries” (ESVHD) a component of
Centrally Sponsored scheme “National Livestock Health and Disease Control”. Against
which 135 buildings have been taken-up for construction so for. 87 building have been
completed upto ending 31-03-2017 out of which 03 buildings have been completed in
the last quarter of financial year 2016-17.
 Under National Programme for Dairy Development a component of Centrally Sponsored
Scheme “National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development” an amount
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of Rs. 569.19 lakh has been received from the GoI, against approved project proposal of
Rs. 6,46,68,500/- for upgrading the old machinery of JKMPCL, Milk Plant Cheshamashahi
in order to further enhance the capacity from 20 TLPD to 50 TLPD. The project has been
completed during the last quarter of financial year 2016-17 and functioning smoothly.
 Besides, one more project proposal for upgradation of Satwari Milk Plant for an amount
of Rs. 5.13 crore was also approved during 2016-17 and an amount of Rs.300.95 lakh as
1st installment was also released and was utilized in full during the 3rd quarter of
financial year 2016-17. During the current financial year an amount of Rs. 100.00 lakh
has been released by the concerned Ministry, GoI and the same stands utilized on the
approved components.
 These plants will procure milk from various districts of J&K and marketing activities will
be carried out in Jammu/Srinagar and adjoining districts, the plants shall be capable of
receiving and processing Liquid Milk with Cream Processing, White Butter and then
subsequent Ghee Manufacturing facilities and the plants shall also be designed to make
and pack Curd in pouch and cups. The project envisages increasing the village level dairy
cooperative society network. The project is implemented by Jammu & Kashmir Milk
Producers’ Cooperative Ltd .
 55 units were established under state sector scheme “Mini sheep farm scheme” in 2016-
17.
 Likewise 83 units were established under RKVY during 2016-17.
 During 2016-17 133 No. of Low cost houses stands completed during the last quarter of
the financial year 2016-17 under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “National Scheme for
welfare of Fishermen” at a cost of Rs 0.75 lakh/house by incurring an expenditure of Rs
99.75 lakh comprising Rs 49.875 lakh State Share &Rs 49.875 lakh Central Share.
 Revenue amounting to Rs. 560.12 lakh has been realized during 2016-17 out of which Rs
87.07 lakh, Rs 105.78 lakh, Rs 132.93 lakh and Rs 234.34 lakh was realized during the 1st,
2nd, 3rd , 4th quarter respectively. Besides, Rs 308.58 lakh as been realized up to ending
October, 2017 against the target of Rs. 635.35 lakh.
 The Centrally Sponsored “Blue Revolution” was introduced in the Fisheries Sector during
the financial year 2016-17 under which the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India, has
agreed to the Action Plan at a cost of Rs.1413.98 lakh including Rs. 1111.18 lakh as
Central Share and Rs. 302.8 as State/Beneficiary Share, for its implementation during
2016-17. Further they have also released the entire amount of Central Share of Rs.
1111.18 lakh against which an amount of Rs 404.722 lakh was utilized during the last
quarter of the financial year 2016-17. The unspent central share of Rs. 706.45 lakh
stands revalidated against which an amount of Rs 199.65 lakh has been spent on the
approved activities upto ending October,2017.
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 Under “Blue Revolution” scheme a mega project amounting to Rs 425.83 lakh for
“Construction of Mahseer Brood Bank at Village Bindi, Kalakote District Rajouri” has
been undertaken and is expected to be completed during the current financial year.
Further, under the said scheme Ministry has also agreed to the Action Plan “Integrated
Cold chain development-Ice Plant cum cold Storage of 10 tons/day capacity” and have
also released an amount of Rs. 62.50 lakh for establishment of the same. The activity is
expected to be completed during the current financial year.
 Anglers recreational lodge at Dandipora Daksum has been completed at a cost of Rs
145.29 lakh.
 Completion of Open Brood Stock Raceway and construction of 3rd Phase of raceways
Kokernag at a cost of Rs 115.79 lakh.
Sector wise Progress
Animal Husbandry
 The steps initiated by the Department have resulted in consistent increase in milk
production in the State. The milk production for the year 2016-17 has reached to
2356.658 thousand metric tones in the State. The estimated milk production in both
the Divisions since 2013-14 is as under:-
Division wise estimated milk production (Metric tones)
Ending
Division 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
October,2017
Jammu 827.25 868.61 955.47 955.474 565.72
Kashmir 1309.00 1376.65 1445.00 1401.184 920.93
Total 2136.25 2245.26 2400.47 2356.658 1486.65
 In the remote and inaccessible areas where continuity in supply of inputs for frozen
semen technology is difficult to maintain the Department has stationed breeding bulls
under the control of community leaders for providing breeding coverage to the bovines
in the community.
 In order to introduce the concept of poultry farming on modern and scientific lines High
quality Low Input Technology (LIT) breeds of poultry are imported every year and
reared at available poultry projects for acclimatization, multiplication and subsequent
rearing at various poultry farms/rearing spaces. The Department procures the low input
technology day old chick parent stock from the recognized agencies approved by the
Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries GOI. The parent stock is reared
and maintained at various poultry projects and eggs produced are being loaded in the
established hatcheries. The day old chicks produced at the hatcheries are supplied to
rearing spaces/poultry farms available in the Department in the Districts for rearing
upto one month and are distributing/ sold for establishment of backyard units among
general public.
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 Under Poultry Development programme of the State. 12.21 lakh hatching eggs and 5.31
lakh Day Old chicks were produced during the year 2016-17. During the current
financial year (2017-18) upto ending October 2017, 7.63 lakh hatching eggs and 3.61
lakh Day Old chicks has been produced.
 8.24 lakh artificial inseminations were conducted using frozen semen technology and
3.78 lakh upgraded calves were produced/births were recorded. During the current
financial year (2017-18) upto ending October 2017, 7.654 lakh artificial insemination
were conducted and 1.99 lakh upgraded calves were produced/births were recorded.
Sheep Husbandry
 The Sheep Husbandry Department through the application of scientific and
technological practices has been engaged in the rapid development of sheep and goat
sector so as to increase the production of major products such as wool and mutton.
 For betterment of the sheep and goat rearing communities, Sheep Husbandry Sector is
providing effective and improved breeding coverage, preventive health coverage and
treatment facilities to the Sheep and goat population.
 Main aim of the Department is to improve the production of mutton and wool both
qualitatively and quantitatively and provision of employment generation through
organized sheep farming. The Department provides elite rams to sheep and goat
breeders for genetic upgradation of their indigenous livestock and improves their
productivity.
Mutton: The mutton production in the State has reached to 323.57 lakh kg (2016-17). The
details of the mutton production since 2013-14 are as under:-
Division wise mutton production (lakh kgs)
Ending
Division 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
October,2017
Jammu 209.47 211.97 214.40 214.77 139.16
Kashmir 106.35 107.03 107.56 108.80 81.02
Total 315.82 319.00 321.96 323.57 220.18
Wool: The wool production in the State has touched 77.85 lakh kg (2016-17). The details of
the wool production since 2013-14 are as under:-
Division wise wool production (lakh kgs)
Ending
Division 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
October,2017
Jammu 49.85 50.62 45.87 46.64 31.18
Kashmir 27.98 30.1 30.63 31.21 16.67
Total 77.83 80.72 76.50 77.85 47.85
The Sheep Husbandry Sector has established 17 Sheep Breeding farms, 973 sheep extension
centres and 132 First Aid Centres which as Ram/Buck mother farms where quality
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germplasm is produced and distributed to the private breeders through extension agencies
of the department for upgradation of their livestock.
Fisheries Sector
 The fisheries Department has achieved the fish production target of 20.39 thousand
tones during 2016-17. At present, there are 53 trout rearing units/hatcheries and 19
carp farms managed by the Government in the State so far and in the private sector
427 carp units and 314 trout units have been established.
 The Government further contemplates to earn best prices for the fishermen by
providing forward linkages by establishing wholesale/retail fish markets in the State.
Self employment generation schemes
The department introduced different schemes for the development of poultry, dairy and
sheep sector in order to increase avenues of employment generation of youth alongwith
making state self-sufficient in major livestock products like, Milk, Mutton, Poultry Meat,
eggs etc. These schemes have been welcomed by the people in general & un-employed
youth in particular. The department under takes sensitization of interested youth on regular
basis to impart necessary awareness about sheep/dairy/poultry rearing. Also in order to
produce skilled manpower, specific to livestock sector, the shearers, AI-(Private Workers)
etc, the department has specific programme/schemes for engaging people interested in
these trade schemes are Bankable, subsidy, innovative, retrievable, etc. The details of
target, achievement and number of persons placed after training are as under:-
Animal/Sheep Husbandry
Achievements/Targets during last 05 years
Year Target Achievement Placements
2012-13 2500 3002 1153
2013-14 3500 4552 862
2014-15 5000 896 620
2015-16 7000 3258 352
2016-17 12000 2867 2832
Total 30000 14575 5819
Against the target of 5000,7000,12000 number of persons, 896, 3258, 2867 number of
persons were trained/ target achieved out of which 620,352,2832 number of placements
were made during the year 2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17 respectively.
Fisheries Sector
The department has introduced the scheme “establishment of Trout units” in order to
increase avenues of employment generation of youth. This scheme has been welcomed by
the people in general & un-employed youth in particular. The details of target, achievement
and number of persons placed after training are as under:-
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Achievements/Targets during last 05 years

Year Target Achievement Placements
2012-13 350 350 102
2013-14 350 400 185
2014-15 400 400 65
2015-16 400 2700 34
2016-17 450 4397 173
Total 1950 8247 559
Grand Total ASH&F 31950 22822 6378
Against the target of 400, 400,450 number of persons, 400,2700,4397 number of persons
were trained/ target achieved out of which 65,34,173 number of placements were made
during the year 2014-15,2015-16, 2016-17 respectively.
Major Initiatives
 Introduction of INAPH (Information Network for Animal Productivity and Health)in field
centres for automatic and real-time date recording using tablets with provision of
internet. It will cover breeding (AI, Birth, repeat Breeding Conception rates, bull
performance etc.) nutrition-ration balancing, disease testing and reporting, milk
recording, etc Under CSS Rashtryia Gokul Mission.
 Introduction of MAITRI (multipurpose AI technician for Rural India) for doorstep delivery
of Breeding services, Under CSS Rashtryia Gokul Mission.
 Under CSS Rashtryia Gokul Mission, Indigenous Red Sindhi and Sahiwal breed bulls were
introduced in the state during 2016-17. A total of 37 bulls were purchased for this
activity.
 The department shall lay emphasis on enhancing of Modern Dairy processing capacity,
which currently is accounting for 1-1.5%(state run and private) of total milk produced in
the state .This will be aimed through up-gradation of two Milk Plants of Cheshmashi-
Srinagar and Satwari-Jammu at an estimated cost of around Rs 11.00 Crore, already
approved by GoI under CSS (National Programme for Dairy Development). This is being
implemented through, Jammu & Kashmir Milk Producers Cooperative Ltd.(JKMPCL)
 Thrust to be given for Introduction/genetic upgradation of Indigenous Cattle Breeds like
Saihwal in Jammu using Central Funds under CSS “Rastriyia Gokul Mission”.
 Embryo Transfer Technology produced Rams will be used in field. Under the ETT project,
ETT technology has been standardized at Panthal Sheep Breeding Farm by the Sheep
Husbandry Department. The project for its upgradation is under formulation.
 From 2016-17 Foot & Mouth Control–Programme (FMD - CP); under this initiative,
vaccination of Foot and mouth Disease launched, free of cost to 100% bovine population
(cattle & buffalo) of the state. Under this initiative Rs 3.02 Crore was allotted under
RKVY. Around 17.00 lakh doses were procured and vaccination stands conducted.
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During the current financial year an amount of Rs.306.00 lakh has been made available
by the GoI under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Livestock Health and Disease
Control”.
 CSS “Blue Revolution” for integrated development of Fisheries has been implemented
in the state. This CSS has various components which aim at developmental of fisheries
sector which included welfare of Fishermen. Under this CSS Rs 14 Crore project was
approved and Rs 11.18 Crore released to implementing agency. Under the said scheme
a mega project amounting to Rs 425.83 lakh for “Construction of Mahseer Brood Bank
at Village Bindi, Kalakote District Rajouri” has been undertaken and is expected to be
completed during the current financial year.
 The State Fisheries act was introduced in the year 1903 and because of changing need
of the time it is proved to be obsolete. New Act has been drafted as per the
requirements of current market needs & Fisherman’s, Department oriented.
 Establishment of Ice Plant Cum Storage at Narwal Fish Market Jammu.
 The department has also framed a new Poultry Policy which will provide ample
opportunity of employment to the educated youth and job opportunity to the
women’s at their door step and would also check the poultry mafia. About 70 crore of
eggs, 5 to 6 crore day old chicks and about 11 lakh of livestock (Sheep and Goats) are
being imported annually for the consumption of the state.
 Establishment of new private AI worker training institute/ hostel.
 Import of high pedigree HF/Jersey Bulls for Semen production at Frozen Semen
Station, Ranbirbagh.
 Establishment of Private AI worker/MAITRI for providing breeding coverage at farmer’s
door step and simultaneously generating employment opportunities to unemployed
youth.
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Infrastructure & Development Sectors
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Chapter 2.1
Roads and Buildings
The socio-economic development of the State is directly related to the efficient road
network system, as it facilitates access to tertiary care Hospitals, District Hospitals/Sub-
District Hospitals, working places, tourists destinations etc. Besides, it also helps in
transportation of goods and services in reaching the market places in time which fetches
income to the formers for their produce and helps in the growth of the economy.
Road Length
Road length maintained by PW(R&B) Department has increased from 18368 kms in 2007-08
to 35289 kms during 2016-17 (ending March 2017). The province wise details of the road
length as on 01-04-2017 are given as under:-
Province wise details of road length as on 01.04.2017
Road length as on 01-04-2017 (Kms)
S.No Division
R&B PMGSY Total
1 Kashmir 10602 4201 14803
2 Jammu 13618 2302 15920
3 Leh 3053 149 3202
4 Kargil 1120 244 1364
Total 28393 6896 35289
Sector-wise financial details for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending October
2017) are given as under:-
Sector-wise financial details for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Rs in lakh)
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
S. Funds Expdt
Sector Funds Funds
No Expdt Expdt released / ending
released released
available 10/2017
Design
1 100.00 98.85 134.50 76.16 100.00 10.91
Directorate
2 R&B Jammu 14915.00 14915.00 12760.00 12760.00 11500.00 4459.24
3 R&B Kashmir 14648.19 14373.19 15927.50 15923.92 11660.00 6129.71
4 MED Jammu 337.50 284.97 337.50 300.77 337.50 132.26
5 MED Kashmir 975.00 975.00 975.00 975.00 975.00 260.28
Spl
6 6700.00 6660.00 6464.00 6389.50 4135.00 1950.80
Programme
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Bridges
7 NFB Jammu 355.00 355.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 233.00
8 NFB Kashmir 1122.64 1122.64 750.00 747.00 700.00 258.50
9 PMRP Roads 1100.00 1099.91 550.00 550.00 1000.00 499.97
10 PMGSY Roads 1000.00 947.80 0.00 0.00 500.00 71.16
Cities &
11 22092.00 22092.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 4655.00
Towns
Tourist
12 4933.00 4933.00 0 0 0 0
Destinations
Amarnath
13 600.00 597.09 0 0 0 0
Yatra
NABARD
14 District Sector 26737.29 17288.79 21617.82 21354.45 27592.82 9151.77
Loan
NABARD
15 3427.35 2576.90 3068.00 3068.00 1500.00 1350.00
State Share
16 CSS – PMGSY 85000.00 25838.60 37460.00 32091.00 69004.00 36065.14
Central Road
17 13187.00 4396.00 12488.00 12269.16 11910.76 10218.76
Fund
PMGSY State
18 2000.00 2000.00 8500.00 8430.97 8500.00 0.00
Share
Ring Road
19 0 0 1000.00 1000.00 4000.00 2000.00
Jammu
Ring Road
20 0 0 1000.00 1000.00 6500.00 3250.00
Srinagar
PMDP
21 0 0 40000.00 35904.11 24125.59 19934.68
(macadam)
PM Flood
22 13714.94 8123.53 5591.36 4349.29 1242.07 194.66
package
23 STF Jammu 666.00 666.00 16.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PMRP(Mughal
24 128.00 128.00 0 0 0 0
Road)
Total 213738.91 129472.27 179139.68 167689.33 195782.74 100825.84
Well maintained road network is important for Economic development of an area. As such it
has been endeavour of the Government to maintain existing road infrastructure in the state.
The region wise initiatives taken by Government for maintenance of road network during
the past years are given below:
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Physical Progress for 2016-17 and 2017-18 ending Oct 2017 (in Kms)
S 2016-17 2017-18 ending Oct 2017
. BT/BM WBM G I, II, III/FW BT/MT SH / FW
Programme
N
o
KMR
KMR
KMR
KMR
JMU
JMU
JMU
JMU
TOT
TOT
TOT
TOT
1 Projectization 1.75 1.61 3.36 4.30 4.56 8.85 - - - - - -
2 NABARD 1.40 1.26 2.66 4.46 2.05 6.51 2.16 5.08 7.24 1.12 0.76 1.88
3 CRF 0.35 0.15 0.50 0.78 0.37 1.15 0.51 1.59 2.09 0.50 0.50 1.01
Cities &
4 13.77 0.31 14.08 0.00 2.57 2.57 6.62 18.10 24.72 0.00 0.28 0.28
Towns
Tourist
5 0.31 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Destinations
6 PMGSY 3.33 0.44 3.77 3.58 0.44 4.02 3.68 1.68 5.36 6.07 1.91 7.98
7 State Sector - - - - - - 0.77 18.31 19.07 0.89 0.69 1.58
Grand TOTAL 20.90 3.76 24.67 13.12 9.98 23.10 13.74 44.75 58.49 8.59 4.14 12.73
Highlights of main programmes/schemes sanctioned by the State and Central Governments

are given as under:-
Central Road Fund
Under Central Road Fund Scheme which is primarily focused for development of State
Roads including Roads of Inter State Connectivity and Economic Importance. 230 schemes at
an estimated cost of Rs 3262.18 Crore stand sanctioned since the inception of the
Programme in 2000-01. An amount of Rs. 2235.28 Crore has been incurred upto October,
2017 which includes Rs 102.19 Crore of current fiscal 2017-18. 72 schemes have been
completed ending October 2017.
Flagship Programme - PMGSY
The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is to provide connectivity
by way of all weather roads to the unconnected habitations in rural areas. Under Bharat
Nirman Programme, it is envisaged to provide road connectivity to all the unconnected
habitations in the country having population more than 1000 souls as per census 2001
whereas in hilly states and desert areas the target is to provide connectivity with population
size of 500 souls and above.
Presently, 2580 schemes at an estimated cost of Rs. 8328.46 Crore have been sanctioned
under this programme in ten phases. An amount of Rs. 3901.34 Crore has been released by
GOI ending October, 2017 against which Rs 3898.28 Crore stands utilized. So far 1475
schemes have been completed with total road length of 7886 Kms covering 1991
habitations. The following table depicts details of achievements:-
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Achievements under PMGSY

S. Schemes Habitations Road length Expdt (Rs
Details
No (nos) covered (nos) (in Kms) in Crore)
1 Sanctioned upto Phase X 2580 2840 14026 8328.46
Cumm Achievements ending
2 1303 1786 6609 3235.57
3/2016
3 Achievement during 2016-17 97 87 429 296.56
Achievements during 2017-
4 75 118 848 366.15
18 (ending November, 2017)
Cumm. Achievement
5 1475 1991 7886 3898.28
ending November, 2017
The status of habitations coverage taken up in a phased manner under PMGSY in J&K State
is given as under:-
Habitations coverage under PMGSY in J&K State
S. No Population Size 1000+ 500+ 250+ Total
Total number of un-connected habitations
1 618 1034 1086 2738
as on 01-04-2001
2 Habitations sanctioned from Phase I to X 572 869 759 2200
Habitation connected through PMGSY

3 496 742 376 1614
ending 10/ 2017
Land / Forest compensation

An amount of Rs. 710.00 Crore has been released by Govt of India for land / forest
compensation upto Phase IX as Special dispensation for J&K State against which Rs. 629.68
Crore have been released.
For Phase X sanctioned during 2016-17, an amount of Rs 800.40 Crore have been worked
out as land / forest compensation cost and same shall be taken up with Govt of India for
providing special dispensation in due course of time.
NABARD
NABARD is providing loan assistance to the State Government under Rural Infrastructure
Development Fund (RIDF. Presently RIDF XVI to XXII is in execution and 646 projects have
been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 2129.14 crore. An expenditure of Rs. 1197.50
Crore has been incurred ending March 2017 which includes Rs. 213.54 Crore incurred during
2016-17. 200 schemes have been completed ending October 2017. The RIDF wise details
are given as under:
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RIDF project details (Rs in Crore)

No. of schemes Estt Cost Cumm Expdt ending No. of schemes
S.No RIDF
sanctioned 3/2017 completed
1 XVI 285 860.37 714.58 138
2 XVII 2 6.87 5.91 1
3 XVIII 90 265.03 211.41 39
4 XIX 2 7.54 7.54 1
5 XX 62 278.20 147.31 14
6 XXI 93 344.13 96.29 7
7 XXII 112 366.93 14.46 0
Total 646 2129.14 1197.50 200
During current financial year 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 91.52 Crore has been incurred
ending October 2017 on NABARD schemes.
Roads Sector
Road surface requires renewal coat after a cycle of 4-5 years to prevent deterioration of
pavements. Besides due to fast growing road traffic, widening of existing road network also
becomes inevitable. The development of road sector is undertaken under various
programmes viz; Projectization Plan, NABARD, CRF, ISC, STF, Cities & Town, and Tourist
Destination.
During 2016-17, a road length of 2466.68 kms has been blacktopped/ metalled and 2309.83
kms covered under WBM all grades. Similarly, during 2017-18, a road length of 5849.15 kms
has been blacktopped/ metalled and 1272.61 kms covered under WBM all grades.
Special Bridges Programme
Construction of bridges is an important component of road connectivity. Presently 511
bridges are under construction in the State at the total estimated cost of Rs. 1244.81 Crore.
Up-to ending March 2017, an amount of Rs 562.53 Crore has been booked as expenditure
leaving thereby a balance cost of Rs. 682.28 Crore. The allocation for the current financial
year is only Rs 40.00 Crore. It is expected to complete 46 bridges during current financial
year the additional requirement for which has been submitted to Planning Development &
Monitoring Department for consideration.
Cities & Town / Tourist Destination Programme
The Action Plan for “Improvement / upgradation of Cities & Towns roads” was approved at
Rs. 234.00 Crore during 2015-16. The plan envisaged macadamization of roads in a big way
with higher specifications having a defect liability period of three years during which the
responsibility for proper maintenance of the road rests with the contractor. The
achievements made under the scheme during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending
October 2017) are given as under:-
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Achievements made under Cities & Town / Tourist Destination Programme

Road length macadamized(in Kms)
S.No Province 2017-18 Total
2015-16 2016-17
(ending Oct 2017)
1 Kashmir 1106.49 30.64 1809.83 2946.96
2 Jammu 711.53 1376.92 661.93 2750.38
Total 1818.02 1407.56 2471.76 5697.34
The State Govt is giving priority to tourism sector to attract more tourists in the State which
shall have multiplier effect on the State’s economy. Towards this end, the department has
undertaken “Improvement / upgradation of Roads leading to Tourist Destinations” during
2015-16 as better connectivity facilities to tourist destination which will encourage the
overwhelming flow of tourists to the State. Till date 206 kms of the road length have been
macadamized under the said programme and have now been merged in the Cities & Towns
programme.
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mechanical Engineering Department Kashmir is mandated to provide road construction and
heavy earth-moving machinery and material handling equipments, consultancy services in
project designing and execution of varied nature of mechanical works/projects including
O&M of HVAC Systems/other mechanical support systems to various Government
institutions, providing services in mechanized snow clearance of all black topped roads,
besides providing services for relief and rescue operations under disaster management. The
details of the road length covered under Snow clearance and Revenue realized from 2016-
17 and 2017-18 are given as under:-
Details of the road length covered under Snow clearance and Revenue realized
Road length covered under Snow Revenue realized by MED
S.
Year clearance (Kms) (Rs in lakh)
No
Jammu Kashmir Total Jammu Kashmir Total
1 2015-16 45 6367 8392 427.67 422.52 850.19
2 2016-17 654 6570 7224 201.59 236.50 438.09
3 2017-18 0 0 0 231.11 240.61 471.72
Inter State Connectivity
 Inter State Connectivity is an important sub component of CRF funding.

 Construction of 1210 mtr span double lane RCC Bridge over Ravi River village Keerian
– Gandial (Kathua) has been sanctioned by GOI and taken up in hand at an estimated
cost of Rs. 158.84 Crore under the scheme. An amount of Rs 40.00 Crore has been
released / incurred.
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TAMEIR – Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP)

Prime Minister’s Development Package in respect of R&B Sector has been sanctioned at an
amount of Rs 42668.00 Crore as per the details given below:-
Details of TAMEIR – Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) (Rs in Crore)
S.No Name of the scheme Estt cost
1 Srinagar Banihal Section 735.00
2 Qazigund Banihal Section 1386.00
3 Chenani – Nashri (tunnel project) 781.00
4 Jammu – Udhampur section 83.00
5 Udhampur – Ramban Section 2137.00
6 Ramban – Banihal Section 2169.00
7 Bharat Mala: Bara – Gulmarg road / Uri – Poonch rd 2700.00
8 Zojila tunnel 9090.00
9 Jammu Akhnoor Poonch road 5100.00
10 Chanani – Sudhmahadev – Goha incl Tunnel 2100.00
11 Const of tunnels at Lachulunga pass and Tagalang pass 5000.00
12 Maintenance of Batote – Kishtwar Sinthanpass Anantnag road 130.00
13 Srinagar – Shopian – Qazigund 1800.00
14 Kargil – Zanskar road 4200.00
Special Repairs within BB Cant, Kalai Bridge, Sukh Tao bridge, Bridge
15 57.00
on NH144A at Km 150
16 Nimmu Padam Darcha 1707.00
Srinagar – Uri – LoC road, Double lanning of Srinagar Leh road and
17 233.00
Uri – Kaman Post
18 Semi Ring road Srinagar 1860.00
19 Semi Ring road Jammu 1400.00
Total 42668.00
National Highway 44
The progress of National Highway - 44 comprising of six stretches is given as under:-
Details of progress of National Highway 44
S. Design Estimated Physical Likely date of
Name of Project Section
No. Length (km) Cost (Rs in Crore) Progress completion
1 Jammu-Udhampur 65 1814.00 99.70% Dec, 2017
2 Udhampur-Ramban 40 1709.99 28.06% Dec, 2018
3 Chenani-Nashri (tunnel) 11 2519.00 Completed
4 Ramban-Banihal 32 1783.42 4.98% June, 2019
5 Banihal-Qazigund (tunnel) 15 1987.00 68.40% March, 2019
6 Qazigund to Srinagar 67 1100.70 73.00% Dec, 2018
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Major Initiatives Undertaken During The Year 2016-17, And New Initiatives
Conceptualized For The Year 2017-18.
Road safety measures were initiated during 2016-17 for which Rs. 2.00 crore was
earmarked/spent.
During 2017-18, various new initiatives with regard to ensure quality macadamization of
roads have been taken which are listed hereunder:-
Effective Quality Control Mechanism
A three-tier effective quality control mechanism was devised by the department to ensure
quality macadamization of roads:
 Tier-1: The field staff to the level of Executive Engineers were asked to take strict
measures to ensure quality of works which includes setting up of field labs to determine
the bituminous contents/laying temperature and gradation of aggregates.
 Tier-2: The newly appointed Assistant Engineers were posted as independent Quality
Monitors at Hot Mix Plant Sites to ensure proper specification of various ingredients as
per design mix formula and bituminous content.
 Tier-3: Supervision checks were undertaken by the concerned Superintending Engineers
and at Chief Engineer’s level. Besides, the Hon’ble Minister was himself monitoring the
quality control of the macadam works.
Establishment of Testing Labs
Further to strengthen quality control system, Testing Labs are being established at each
District Head quarter to ensure the Quality Control of bitumen. Budgetary allocations are
being earmarked during the current financial year for establishment of testing laboratories.
In order to ensure that macadamization works are executed well in time without losing
limited working season of the Valley, pre-macadamization works are being executed in
advance. This has facilitated the Department to start macadam works in the beginning of
the financial year.
Under PMGSY Programme, the department undertook major initiatives in getting 542
Projects cleared from the Ministry of Rural Development, GOI at a cost of Rs 2842.32 Crore
which will provide connectivity to595 habitations on completion. Moreover during 2017-18,
DPRs worth Rs 934.054 Crore comprising of 190 works covering 124 habitations under Phase
XI Batch-I has been submitted to MORD, GOI for consideration, while as under Batch-II DPRs
worth Rs 1118.81 Crore comprising of 237 works covering 116 habitations have been
processed for sanction.
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Analysis Of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities And Threats (SWOT) Of The Sector And
Its Statistical Supplement.
a) Road sector being the vital sector of our economy needs adequate funding. The fund
flow to this sector needs to be regulated so that the road network is periodically
upgraded for the benefit of the people and the economy of the State.
b) It has been proposed to lay thrust over the compensation of land falling under the
alignment of various roads and forest clearance which is a big threat to the development
activities in the state as the land lords file cases against the department in the Court of
law to protect their land from its use in the road connectivity to the far flung areas of
the state which will have bad reflection on the State economy due to non exploitation of
these areas for exploitation of local products and poverty evaluation.
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Chapter 2.2
Transport and Communication
Road Transport plays a vital role in the economic development of J&K State. Transport,
whether passenger carrier or goods carrier, is important rather fundamental requirement
for economic development of state. Accessibility of essential commodities in far flung areas
depends on connectivity through road transport. Transport has and is playing significant role
in this regard. Number of vehicles registered was 122638 during the year 2016-17 against
which during the current financial year 2017-18 ending October, 2017, department has
registered 101705 vehicles including 10028 commercial vehicles. Public and private
transport has increased manifolds over the years. As against 818093 vehicles (both public
and private) registered in 2011, the number of vehicles has reached to 1589895 ending
October 2017.
Revenue Realization
The Department plays also an important role in revenue realization for the State
Government. During the year 2016-17, Rs 158.62 crore revenue realized against the target
of Rs 199.50 crore. During the financial year 2017-18 ending October 2017, revenue realized
is Rs. 127.64 crore against a target of Rs. 168.51 crore.
Major Development Strategies
1. Complete switchover of MVD over to web based software Vahan/Sarthi version 4.0.
2. Putting in place a robust Road Accidents Data Management System (RADMS).
3. Revamping of private Driving Training Institutes in the capital cities of Jammu/Srinagar
and also in all other districts.
4. Establishment of highly mechanized and state of art fitness checking centers in Jammu
and Srinagar.
5. Development of Transport Nagars in major towns in collaboration with the other
concerned Departments.
6. Development of Transport Sector to cater to the specific requirements of Tourism &
Horticulture.
Issues And Initiatives Taken By The Department
1. State Road Safety Policy
Government has notified the “Jammu and Kashmir Road Safety Policy” vide Order No. 64-TR
of 2016 dated: 08.09.2016.
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2. Establishment of Institute of Drivers Training and Research (IDTR) in Jammu & Kashmir
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India has come up with a scheme
“Institute of Drivers Training and Research (IDTR)” for imparting high quality training to the
drivers and for upgrading their skills. This is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme of GoI
where an amount of Rs. 1700.00 lakh is provided for its establishment. Land for
establishment of Institute of Drivers Training & Research (IDTR) Jammu is presently being
fenced, and DPR stands approved by the MoRTH, GoI, and the 1 st installment of funds
stands released. The work on the Project is under execution.
3. Establishment of Inspection and Certification Centre (ICC) in Jammu & Kashmir
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has come up with a scheme
“Inspection and Certification Centre (ICC)” for mechanical inspection of the vehicles. This is a
100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme of GoI where an amount of Rs. 1440.00 lakh is provided
for its establishment.
Road Transport Corporation
The JKSRTC has provided transportation to the public in general and the pilgrims on the
special occasion like Amarnath Jee Yatra, Hajj, various national /religious festivals in J&K in
particular and carried 41.913 lakh Passenger/pilgrims during 2016-17 and carried 22.65 lakh
passengers upto 2nd Qtr of 2017-18.
Status of JKSRTC fleet as on 01.04.2017
S.No Particulars Buses Trucks Total
1 Fleet Held 529 318 847
2 Fleet up to 10 years 279 114 393
3 Old age fleet 250 204 454
Fleet which has covered 5 lakh Kms 55 this fleet is included
4 55 -
but below the age of 10 years in 279 buses.
The Corporation has also performed transportation of 38.51 lakh Qtls of food grains of FCS
& CA & other key construction material to every nook and corner of the State of J&K during
the year 2016-17 and 19.094 lakh qntls upto 2nd Qtr of 2017-18.
JKSRTC has earned revenue of Rs. 98.29 crore during the Year 2016-17 and Rs. 41.82 crore
upto 2nd Qtr of 2017-18.
Major Initiatives Undertaken During 2016-17 And New Initiatives Conceptualized For The
Year 2017-18
 Department has switched over to Vahan/Sarthi version 4.0 which is a online web based
application. All the RTO/ARTO Offices of J&K (except Leh & Kargil) have been switched
over to Vahan/ Sarthi version 4.0 through which online facilities are being provided to
the general public which includes payments through e-banking.
 Construction work of Transport Bhawan/RTO Office Kashmir is under progress.
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 High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) is being implemented in the State. 46% of
vehicles registered has been affixed with the HSRP Plates.
 Districts have been requested to prepare District Road Safety Plan (2017-2020) with an
aim to reduce the fatalities and accidents by 50% by 2020. 14 Districts have framed the
District Road Safety Action Plan.
 Provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and Rules are being implemented in the State.
Directions communicated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety are
being also implemented.
 136 Basic Life Support Ambulances under “National Highway Accident Service” Scheme.
are being put on the National Highway.
 80 Breath Analyzers have been handed over to the Inspector General of Police (Traffic)
during the year 2016-17 for curbing the drunken driving. Besides, three Hill Recovery
Cranes for meeting exigencies on the National Highways.
 The SRTC is exploring possibilities for up gradation of transportation on modern pattern
through PPP mode.
 The SRTC is intending to introduce ITMS (Intelligent Transport Management system) to
check the pilferage of revenue.
 Conversion of owned commercial land at TRC Srinagar & Rail Head Complex Jammu into
revenue generating units by building shopping Malls.
Railways
The rail link of fifty-three kilometers Jammu-Udhampur, 25 kilometers Udhampur-Katra and
119 kilometers Banihal-Baramulla links of Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla line have already been
completed and were functional. Katra-Banihal is the only missing link between Jammu-
Baramulla.
The length from Udhampur to Baramulla is 272 km and has been divided into three
sections, details as per revised alignment are as under:-
Table 62: Details of Udhampur to Baramulla Rail link
Item Udhampur-Katra Katra-Quazigund Quazigund-Baramulla
Length 25 km 129 km 119 km
Important/Major/
38 62 811
Minor Bridges
Tunnel length 10.90 km 103.00 km -
Longest tunnel (km) 3.15 10.96 -
No. of Stations 3 11 15
Railways set 2020 deadline for completion of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line

Railways set 2020 deadline for completion of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line, which
has jumped several deadlines, leading to massive cost escalation notwithstanding “strategic
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significance” of the project. Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line was the only missing link
between Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line and would link Kashmir valley with rest of
the country by train. Railways announced launch of “glass top coaches” between Katra-
Jammu and “specially designed coaches” between Banihal-Baramulla to promote tourism in
Jammu and Kashmir. The rail link, apart from helping the people of Kashmir to take rail
route across the country and help tourists from various States to reach directly to Srinagar
and Baramulla, was also of great strategic importance as the Valley remained cut off due to
landslides on the National Highway during Monsoon and snowfall season.
Civil Aviation
The State of Jammu and Kashmir nestles between the lofty Himalayas to the North and
Northeast, down to the plains bordered by the Ravi River to the South and the Southeast.
Because of the varied terrain in the state, surface communications are long and arduous and
the need had been felt for long to have an aviation organization set up under the direct
control of the State Government.
The main objective of the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is to provide safe, efficient and
coordinated air service to the J&K state VIPs, officials and visiting dignitaries from outside
the state as per orders and instructions received from the state government. The detailed
objectives of the Civil Aviation Department are enumerated ahead.
To undertake mercy missions and causality evacuation and also to operate non-scheduled
passenger (commercial) flights on specific clearance from the state government subject to
validity of non-scheduled operator’s Permit (NSOP).
 To provide air connectivity to areas which get cut-off during winters, with the state
Helicopters.
 To coordinate with Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India and Indian Air force for
providing airlift to civilians from Ladakh region and people residing in North Kashmir
and Wadwan valley of Kishtwar district.
 To advice the state govt. on all aviation related matters.
 To plan and create aviation infrastructure as per state aviation perspective plan in
order to improve air connectivity and create infrastructure to promote Heli- tourism.
Public Service and Achievement
Civil Aviation Department has done yeoman service during the hour of need, such as during
natural calamities, which have struck the state, e.g. the snow Tsunami which struck the
areas of Waltengu Anantnag and Kapran Anantnag in February, 2005 and the devastating
earthquake which brought huge devastation of property and loss of life in the area of Uri,
Tangdhar and Poonch in October, 2005. We have performed with exceptional grit and
determination during floods in Srinagar in September 2014.
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The Department runs a courier service at highly subsidized rates for the general public
residing in the Tangdhar and Gurez sectors, when the surface communication to and from
these area get cut in winter months. Department has been instrumental in promoting and
starting helicopter service to Shri Amarnath Ji cave.
Airport expansion project
The Jammu Airport has got state-of-the-art ultramodern terminal and will offer a world-class
experience to passengers with an expanded and modernized terminal.
There is dire need of expansion of the area of the Srinagar Airport as the airport was
constructed to cater to lesser number of flights, currently more than 35 flights are operating
from the aerodrome per day.
Expansion of the Srinagar’s lone airport would cost about Rs 400 crore. Expansion
programme will witness the floor of the area being doubled to around 33,000 square metres
from existing 16,700 square metres.
Communication
With the government’s favourable regulation policies and 4G services hitting the market,
rapid growth is expected in the Indian telecommunication sector in the next few years.
Indian telecom sector has witnessed a continuous rising trend in the total number of
telephone subscribers from a meager 22.8 million telephone subscribers (wireless +
wireline) in 1999, it has grown to 1201.72 million at the end of October, 2017. According to
the latest report released by Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI), the total number of
urban subscribers stands at 697.54 million and rural subscribers at 504.19 million. Wireless
telephone connections have contributed to this growth as the number of wireless
connections rose to 1178.20 million whereas number of wireless connections for J&K was
12.82 million at the end of October, 2017. The wireline subscribers in J&K was 0.12 million
as on October, 2017 as compared to 23.53 million at all India level during the same period.
During the month of October, 17, J&K service area showed maximum monthly growth rate
in wireless subscribers.
Total number of telephone connections working in J&K circle of BSNL is 1.60 lakh out of
which 1.34 lakh were landline connections and 0.26 lak were WLL at the end of March,
2017. In the wireline telephone connections, including WLL, major share of 42.94% is held
by Service Switching Authority (SSA) Jammu followed by 39.98% of SSA, Srinagar.
The decline in landline phones is mainly due to the wide penetration of mobile phones.
Going forward, it is expected to play a significant role in bridging the digital divide between
the rich and the poor, between near and far, thus in connecting the nation. The rapid rise of
high end mobile phones (smart phones) has enabled the customers to access and utilize
numerous software applications as utility or for entertainment.
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The total number of mobile connections issued by BSNL in J&K as on 31-03-2017 is 14.51
lakh. SSA Srinagar has the highest number of mobile connections (6.08 lakh) followed by SSA
Jammu (4.17 lakh).
Tele density
The overall Teledensity in India increased from 83.36 at the end of March 2016 to 92.92 at
the end of October, 2017. The overall Teledensity for J&K state is 102.51. Wireless
Teledensity in India has increased to 166.17 at the end of October, 2017 whereas wireline
teledensity is 4.91 in the same period as per report of TRAI.
Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is playing a vital role in changing the working of the government offices,
educational institutions and healthcare facilities.
Internet facility
As per the BSNL data available on 31-03-2017, the number of internet connections in J&K
was 25340. Out of total internet connections issued by BSNL, maximum 80.66% were issued
by SSA, Srinagar, followed by SSA, Leh with 6.54%. The number of internet connections per
thousand of population in J&K state is 2.19 as on 31-03-2017.
Post offices
India has the largest Postal Network in the world with over 1.55 lakh Post Offices (as on
31.03.2014) of which 1.39 lakh are in the rural areas and 0.16 lakh in urban areas. At the
time of independence, there were 23,344 Post Offices, which were primarily in urban areas.
Thereafter, the network has registered a seven-fold growth since Independence, with the
focus of this expansion primarily in rural areas.
The J&K postal circle serve the entire state spread over an area of approx. 222236 sq. kms
with a population of 12541302 souls. As on 31-10-2017, the total post offices in J&K were
1702 out of which 04 were seasonal post offices which function for only two months during
Amarnath yatra period. Out of these 1702 post offices, 09 are head offices, 257 are sub post
offices and the remaining 1436 post offices are Extra Departmental Branch Office (EDBO’s).
On an average, 01 post office serves 7369 people as on 31-10-2017 in the state as per
census 2011. Across the districts, there are huge inequalities in the postal services. In the
postal infrastructure, collective share of six major districts viz. Jammu (11.46%), Rajouri
(7.87%), Kathua (7.70%), Baramulla (7.40%), Anantnag (7.34%) and Udhampur (6.58%) is
around 48.35%; leaving the another half number of post offices to be shared by 16
remaining districts of the state. Against state’s average figure of 7369 people per post
office, 11 districts avail the services below state average and 11 districts above state
average. Leh and Kargil are the two districts where on an average, one post office is
available for below three thousand people. On the other end of the spectrum, Srinagar,
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Shopian, Kupwara, Ganderbal have one post office per 17925, 17748, 11017 and 10257
people respectively.
On an average, one post office has to cover 130.57 sq kms. in the State as on 31.10.2017. As
per this indicator, three top districts are Ganderbal, Kulgam and Bandipora where one post
office has to cater to less than 10 sq Km viz. 8.93 sq kms, 8.37 sq. kms and 6.39 sq.kms.
respectively. Contrarily, 2 districts termed as bottom line are Leh and Kargil, where one post
office has to cover more than 200 sq Kms. and the relative figures there are 820.18 sq.kms,
and 264.83 sq. kms respectively.
Department of posts, J&K circle has made the delivery of the parcels faster and more
convenient enabling real time (online) tracking of parcels. This service by the department of
posts is proving a boon for business firms associated with Tourism industry as they dispatch
large number of handicrafts, blankets etc. to various places in other states. The service of
electronic money order (EMO) is being provided to the customers by the post offices having
internet connectivity. Besides this, there are number of schemes provided by the post office
saving bank and these include Savings account schemes, Recurring deposits schemes, Time
deposits schemes, Public provident fund schemes, Senior citizen savings schemes etc.
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Chapter 2.3
Power
The estimated hydro power potential of the state is 20,000 Megawatts (MW), of which
about 16475 MW have been identified. This comprises 11283 MW in Chenab basin, 3084
MW in Jhelum basin 500 MW in Ravi Basin & 1608 MW in Indus basin. Out of the identified
potential, only 3263.46MW i.e. 20% (of identified potential) has been exploited until now
which comprises 1211.96 MW in State Sector, 2009 MW in Central Sector and 42.5 MW in
private sector. In order to meet the demand of energy the state PDD is committed to exploit
the available hydel potential to an optimum level to provide impetus to the growth of
economy of the state in the years to come.
Various reforms are underway at the level of the State Government and the Centre
Government for making the power sector more efficient and more competitive. While there
is some progress but the power shortage continues to haunt the State and is a major
constraint for the development of the industry. The biggest problem is on the distribution
front as Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses of the State are on the higher
side. The main reasons for such high losses are technical as well as commercial. To minimize
losses, the system needs up-gradation and improvements especially in existing outdated
distribution network. However with the efforts of the government the AT&C losses which
were estimated at 61.30% in 2014-15 were reduced to 58.82% in 2015-16. This has been
posing a major challenge to the fiscal health of the State.
Some projects under Central Sector and State Sector have materialized which is going to
further increase the generation capacity. Further Transmission and Distribution network is
being augmented as well as strengthened and various measures are underway to overcome
the AT&C losses through implementation of the various Central schemes like R-APDRP, IPDS
etc. The reforms under Power Sector also include creation of new Transmission Corridors on
fast track basis, creation of Smart Grid infrastructure and promotion of Joint Ventures under
participatory mode etc.
Generation Scenario
State Sector Projects
During past five decades considerable work has been done in Power Sector. The installed
capacity in the State, Thermal as well as Hydel, is 1419.96 MW (208 MW Thermal + 1211.96
MW Hydel). The prestigious Baglihar Hydro Electric Project, stage I was commissioned
during 2008-09 and Stage-II was commissioned in 2015-16. Energy generation in 2014-15,
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2015-16, and 2016-17 has been recorded as 39887.17 MU’s, 40302.88 MU’s and 48662.06
MU’s respectively, recording an increase by 21.99% from 2014-15 to 2016-17.
Central Sector Projects
In the Central sector, during the first year of 11th Five Year Plan i.e. 2007-08, Dulhasti Power
Project, Kishtwar with the capacity of 390 MW and 120 MW Sewa II were commissioned
which increased the power generation in central sector from 1170 MW to 1680 MW.
Further during 2013-14 45 MW Nimo Bazgo, 44 MW Chutak & 2 units of 240 MW Uri II were
commissioned increasing the installed capacity of Central Sector Projects to 2009 MW. This
capacity stabilizes the State Power situation as State has entitlement of 12 percent free
power from these projects.
Installed Capacity of Power Houses under Central sector
Name of Project Installed Capacity
NHPC –Salal 690.000
NHPC- Uri-I 480.000
NHPC- Dulhasti 390.000
Sewa-II 120.000
Nimo Bazgo 45.00
Chutak 44.00
Uri- II 240.00
Total 2009.00
Entitlement from CPSUs

Besides, the generation of power from the State owned power houses; the State is also
entitled to receive the power from Centre Power Sector, as part of power generated by
various power houses in the State and outside the State. This is regulated by the Ministry of
Power, Government of India and the State has a firm allocation of around 1531 MW
including 12% free power from NHPC’s power houses of Salal, Uri and Dulhusti. Besides, a
share of 683 MW (non-firm share) from unallocated quota which varies from time to time.
State as such, has total share of 2214.191 MW (1531MW firm & 683 MW non-firm) from
these stations but the effective availability depends upon the condition of machines, river
discharge and the fuel availability.
Power Generation through IPP (JKSPDC)
Project Capacity (MW) Year of Completion
Athwatoo 10.00 2009
Brenwar 7.50 2009
Tangmarg 10.00 2013
Ranjala Dunadi 15.00 2013
Total 42.5
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Projects Under execution

The following projects of the Corporation are under execution with likely year of completion
indicated against each:
Projects of the Corporation are under execution
Project Capacity (MW) Tentative year of Completion
Hanu HEP 9 2017-18
Dah HEP 9 2017-18
Parnai 37.5 2020-21*
Lower Kalnai 48 2020-21*
Total 103.50
* Due to poor performance of the contractor, the project is subjected to get delayed.
Projects under Survey and Investigation
Projects Under Survey & Investigation On Chenab River
S. No. Name of HEP Capacity Remarks
1 Shous 230 Identified under PM’s 50,000 MW

hydro electric initiative. PFR
2 Barinium 235
prepared by WAPCOS.
CWC/NHPC requested to prepare
3 Shamnot 370
DPR.
Projects To Be Developed On Indus Basin
1 Ulitopo 87 MW
Feasibility Report already
2 Khaltsi 104 MW prepared. BoDs, JKSPDC has
approved implementation of
3 Dumkhar 68 MW
these projects in IPP mode
4 Achinathang 210 MW through a single IPP.
5 Sunit 250 MW
Projects Identified & Under Investigation In Ladakh

On river Suru
1 Mangdum- Sangra HEP 20 MW Detailed topographical survey and
2 Brakoo- Thuina HEP 20 MW site investigations are under
3 Sankoo HEP 20 MW progress.
On river Indus
Detailed topographical survey and
Upshi –Igoo HEP (upstream of
1 25 MW site investigations are under
Igo Mercellong HEP)
progress.
On river Drass
Drass Stage -I HEP Alternative-I=24 MW/
1 Feasibility report stands prepared.
(Alternative-I on Right Bank & Alternative-II=50 MW
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Alternative-II on Left Bank)

Drass - Suru Link /Drass-II HEP
Alternative-I=45MW/
2 (Alternative-I on Right Bank &
Alternative-II=60 MW
Alternative-II on Left Bank)
Karkit HEP Alternative-I=60MW/
3
(Alternative-I & Alternative-II) Alternative-II=68 MW
On river Shyok
1 Durbuk- Shyok 30 MW Detailed topographical survey and
2 Shyok- Agam 350MW to 1000MW site investigations are under
3 Trisha-Thoise 100MW progress.
4 Partapur-Changmer 250MW
5 Bogdang-Chalunkha 250MW
6 Turtuk-Tyakshi Thang 250MW
On River Zanskar (River Doda & Lugnak)
1 Lugnak HEP 200 MW
Detailed topographical survey and
2 Tungri- Karsha HEP 50 MW
site investigations are under
3 Zangla HEP 250 MW
progress.
4 Chilling-Bazgo HEP 50 MW
Projects under Survey & Investigation through Swiss Challenge method

Pursuant to cabinet approval, JKSPDC has awarded 84 MW Shutkari Kulan & 100 MW
Parkhachik Panikhar HEPs to M/s SP infra & M/s HCC respectively for development under
Swiss Challenge method. While SP Infra ha submitted the draft DPR and presently the same
is being updated by developer to the present price level and also to take into account in the
change in taxation regime. M/s HCC has withdrawn. Alternatives are being worked out.
Road Map of Generation
Summary of the sector wise projects and capacities forming the roadmap of the Corporation
is given below. The road map envisages substantial capacity addition during the Plan aimed
at meeting the energy requirements of the State as well as transforming the State into a
power supplier.
Summary of the sector wise projects and capacities
S.No Sector No. of Projects Capacity(MW)
i. State Sector 23 3867
JV (CVPPL) 4 2714
ii. Central sector (NHPC) 2 1130
iii. IPP (Big) Ratle * 1 850
iv. IPP (Small) 34 356
Total: 64 8917
* Developer abandoned the project and the project shall now be executed in EPC mode by JKSPDC.
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 Projects allotted /under execution

Aggregate
No of Tentative year of
S.No Sector Capacity Remarks
Projects Commissioning
in MW
i. Dah = 9.00 MW Hanu;2017-18
ii. Hanu = 9.00 MW Dah;2017-18
State
1. 4 103.50 iii. Parnai = 37.5 MW Parnai:2020-21
Sector
iv. L.Kalnai = 48.00 MW
Lower Kalnai:2020-21
Total = 103.50 MW
The project was
allotted to M/s GVK
on BOOT basis.
Developer
abandoned the
project in July,2014.
Government vide
order No :23-PDD of
2017 dated
09.02.2017
terminated PPA with
Developer.
Consultant engaged
for the valuation of
2 IPP (Big) 1 850 Rattle HEP allotted in 2010.
Assets
Bank Guarantee
amounting to Rs 52
Crore encashed.
The project is under

Litigation.
JKSPDC has been

assigned by
Government as
implementation
agency to find other
mode of execution of
the project.
IPP (Small) Total 10 projects allotted, 04
3 Phase –I 4 41.50 projects viz. 10 MW Tangmarg,
(2003 15 MW Ranjala Dunadi, 10MW
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Policy) Athwatoo and 7.5MW

Brenwar Commissioned.
40 MW Ans-I, 45 MW Bichlari,
27 MW Kanzil Wangath, 12
IPP (Small)
MW Girjan ki Gali, 7 MW
Phase –II
4 6 152 Chandanwari & 21 MW
(2011
Patnazi Bunjwah awarded to
Policy)
successful bidders. IPPs to
initially prepare DPRs.
Letter of Award was issued for
6.50 MW Gulabgarh, 6 MW
Nihama, 3 MW Sultanpathri,
10 MW Shranz,9 MW Sukhnag,
IPP (Small)
9 MW Tamasha Nallah & 9
Phase –III
5 7 52.50 MW Bairaas. Letter of award
(2011
has been withdrawn as the
Policy)*
developers did not fulfill
conditions precedent to
signing of implementation
agreement.
Out of 07 projects transferred
to NHPC in 2000: 240 MW Uri-
II, 120MW Sewa II, 45 MW
Nimo Bazgo & 44 MW Chutak
Central
Commissioned. 330 MW
6 Sector 1 330 Kishanganga 2017-18
Kishanganga in progress. DPR
(NHPC)
of 800MW (earlier capacity
1020MW) Burser under
preparation. Pakal Dul
transferred to CVPPL.
Total
Projects
allotted / 23 1529.50
under
execution
 Projects tendered out

No. of Capacity Tentative
S. No Sector Remarks
Projects (MW) Commissioning
Cabinet in its meeting held on NGHEP:2020-21
16.06.2017 conveyed their
1 JKSPDC 2 483 decision for the award of
Kirthai-I;2022-23
contract to L1 bidder.LoA has
been issued to M/s HCC on
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08.08.2017,due to change in
taxation regime , EPC contractor
has sought some clarification in
this regard.
DPR of Kirthai-I under appraisal
of CEA. Tendering process kept
on hold.
1000 MWPakaldul
2 JVC 3 2164 624MW KiruHEP
540MW Kwar HEP
Projects tendered out on 15-
01-13, Bids received for 10
Projects out of which letter of
award was issued for 07
projects. However as only one
agency signed the
implementation agreement, the
IPP (Phase-
3 17 110.00 letter of award of remaining 06 2021-22
IV)*
were withdrawn. These projects
and alongwith remaining
projects where there was no
response are proposed to be
retendered alongwith some
more projects identified during
the course.
G.Total- 22 2757.00
*JKSPDC is in the process of framing a revised hydropower after comparison of IPP policy 2003, 2011 and also considering
hydro power policies of other States like Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka including comments from
stakeholders. The draft policy was placed before designated committee constituted vide Govt order no: 820-GAD of 2017
dated :29.06.2017 on 26.07.2017 under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary ,Govt of J&K ,in which modification in the
draft policy were directed to be incorporated. The modified policy is under preparation.
In pursuant to Government Order No:10-PDD of 2017 dated 11.01.2017 JAKEDA has been given mandate of development
of hydro power projects upto 10 MW capacity . Hydro projects upto 10 MW capacity previously tendered in 2011 hydro
policy shall now be transferred to JAKEDA
Projects at DPR Stage / clearances
S. No. of Capacity Tentative

Sector Remarks
No Projects in MW Commissioning
. 1856 MW Sawalkote, 930 MW Kirthai-II; 2023-24
Kirthai-II has been cleared by Sawalkote; 2026-27
CEA in its meeting held on
State
3 2998 27.12.2016. In addition,
Sector
390MW Kirthaii-II and 212 MW Ujh: 2023-24
Ujh multipurpose Project are
expected to be cleared by CEA
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in current Financial year.
CPSU 800 MW Burser (DPR under Burser at planning

1 800
(NHPC) preparation) stage
550MW Dulhasti phase II under
JVC 1 550 MW At investigation Stage.
investigation.
Total: 5 4348
Implementation of projects under PMDP
In addition, following projects shall be developed under PMDP by JKSPDC through EPC mode. An
allocation of Rs. 2000.00 Crore. has been earmarked for JKPDD under Generation in Hydel Sector for
the preparation of DPRs and implementation/installation of small hydro projects. Engagement of
consultants for preparation of DPR is at final stage of award.
Following fifteen projects with installed capacities ranging from 10.5 MW to 25MW have been
proposed for implementation under PMDP 2015 through EPC mode.
Details of projects with installed capacities
Name of project District Installed capacity in MW
Phagla HEP Poonch 16
Ans II Reasi 25
Igo- Upshi Leh 25
Upshi Leh 15
Nimu- Chilling Leh 25
Durbuk-Shyok Leh 25
Drass Stage I Kargil 24
Mangdum-Sangra Kargil 20
Brakoo-Thunia Kargil 20
Sankoo Kargil 20
Kargil-Hunderman Kargil 24
Kulan- Ramwari Ganderbal 21
Drugden-Kulgam Kulgam 10.50
Trisha-Thoise Leh 25 MW
Karnah ** Kupwara 12
Total 307.50
** Tender for execution of project under EPC has been issued.Due to poor response the bid submission date has been
extended upto September, 2017.
In respect of the balance 14 projects, tenders have been invited for engagement of consultants for
framing of the DPRs. The technical & financial evaluation of the bids has been completed followed
by an issue of letter of award to the successful bidders. The works are under progress.
On site inspection of Managing Director along with the Technical team, following projects were not
found viable for execution.
10.5 MW Drugden-Kulgam
20 MW Brakoo-Thunia
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Summary of projects
S.No Category of projects No. of Projects Capacity (MW)
1 Projects allotted /under execution 23 1529.50
2 Projects tendered out 22 2757.00
3 Projects at DPR Stage / clearances 05 4348.00
4 Projects under PMDP 13 277
Total: 63 8911.5
Thermal Power Project

The aforementioned projects do not include the proposed 660 MW thermal project for
which coal block has been allocated by Ministry of Coal to JKSPDC jointly with NTPC. JKSPDC
has been allocated Kudanali-Laburi coal block in Odisha jointly with NTPC (266 MT allocated
to NTPC and 130 MT to JKSPDC, out of total geological reserves estimated to be 396 MT.
In terms of the directions of the Ministry of Coal, a Joint Venture (JV) Company/ Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is to be formed between NTPC & J&K with equity contribution in the
ratio of the coal share. JKSPDC engaged the services of a leading Consultant SBI Caps to
assess the commercial & financial viability of the development of coal block and associated
power project for preparing future roadmap for the project development. The Consultant
recommended setting-up of a pit-head power plant in Odisha in view of the substantial
savings estimated during the lifetime of the project, compared to a project located in J&K.
Pursuant to approval of state cabinet, sanction has been accorded by the State Government
to form the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for development of coal block allocated jointly to
JKSPDC and NTPC by the Ministry of coal, Government of India, at Kudnali (Talcher) in
Odisha vide Government Order No.131-PDD of 2014 dated 20-06-2014.
JKSPDC and NTPC signed the Joint Venture Agreement on 15-06-2015 at Srinagar, for
Exploration, Development and Operation of the jointly allocated coal mining block at
Odisha. The draft Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Joint
Venture Company received from NTPC Ltd were submitted to the Administrative
Department in September 2015 for vetting of the same by the State Law Department and
the same have since been received and forwarded to NTPC for further action. NTPC In the
meanwhile communicated to JKSPDC that it has requested Ministry of Power, Government
of India to obtain concurrence of NITI Aayog as per the requirement of office memorandum
dated 10th August 2016 issued by Department of Public Enterprises, GoI. Response from
NTPC is awaited regarding concurrence of NITI Aayog.
Year-Wise Capacity Addition From 2013-14 And Onwards
Name of Capacity 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023-
S.No
Project (MW) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3rd Unit of
1 1.5 1.5
Pahalgam
2 BHEP-II 450 450
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3 Hanu HEP 9 9*
4 Dah HEP 9 9*
5 Parnai HEP 37.5 37.5*
6 Lower Kalnai 48 48*
New
7 93 93
Ganderbal
Sawalkote
8 1856 1856
HEP
9 Kirthai- I 390 390
10 Kirthai-II 930 930
Large IPP (850
11 MW Ratle 850 850**
HEP)
12 Small IPP 376 25 45 200 106
Joint Venture
13 2164 1000
Projects
14 Central Sector 1459 329 330
Total 8673 355.5 0 450 375 953.5 200 106 93 1390 0 2786
1020 MW in Central Sector, 212 MW Ujh, Geothermal Project and Thermal Project not included in the projections.
* Projects are subjected to delay due to poor performance of contractors
** Project abandoned by the developer, matter under arbitration.
Besides, the major activities undertaken by Corporation have been:-

 Implementation of 850 MW Rattle HEP by JKSPDC in EPC mode ;
 Allotment of 93 MW NGHEP in EPC mode;
 DPR appraisal (by CEA) of 390 MW Kirthai-I, and 212 MW Ujh,
 Accord of appraisal for projects by CEA for 1856 MW Sawalkote HEP and 930 MW
Kirthi-II in its meeting held on 27.12.2016, formal clearance awaited from CEA.
RMU of 07 Projects namely 105 MW LJHP, 23.30 MW Chenani –I, 22.60 MW USHP-I, 15 MW
Ganderbal, 0.30 MW Bazgo, 0.40 MW Hunder & 0.10 MW Sumoor HEPs.
Status of Power Transmission
Present Scenario
The Transmission and Distribution of power is looked after by Power Development
Department in the State of J&K. Effective and efficient Transmission and Distribution is as
vital as the generation of power. The need of power in the State is growing, so does the
generation. In order to transfer the Power from point of generation to point of consumption
effectively, the Transmission and Distribution infrastructure needs development. The
infrastructure of Transmission and Distribution serving the State consists of four
transformation capacities of different voltage levels i.e. 220/132 KV level, 132/66-33 KV
level, 66-33/11 KV level and 11/0.04 KV level.
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Availability, Requirement and Gaps in Transmission & Distribution System (MVA)

Availability of Availability of Infrastructure
Gap to be met
S. Grid capacity Grid capacity required by 2017-
Voltage level ending
No. ending 2012- ending 2016- 18 Peak demand
12th FYP
13 17 by end 2017-18
1 220/132 KV level 3570.0 3730 5160.00 1430
2 132/66-33 KV Level 3973.0 4283 6192.00 1909
3 66-33/11 KV level 4703.85 5679.55 6939.95 1260.4
4 11-6.6/0.4 KV level 5388 7024.8 8142.15 1117.35
Total 17634.85 20717.35 26434.1 5716.75
3730.00 MVA transformation capacity was available at 220 kV level and 4283.00 MVA at 132
kV level by the end of year 2016-17. The infrastructure available to meet the transmission of
estimated demand at the end of 12th plan is not adequate enough in the State. Hence there
is an urgent need to upgrade the Transmission and Distribution infrastructure so that future
needs of T&D can be fulfilled effectively. In the wake of thrust on Generation of more and
more power in the State by undertaking the fresh projects, the need for such T&D network
needs immediate attention. The infrastructure capacity required at 220/132 kV level to
meet the anticipated peak demand is 5160 MVA ending 2017-18, there will be a gap of
1430 MVA at the end of 12th five year plan. Likewise the estimated requirement of
transformation capacity at 132/66-33kV level at the end of 12th plan will be 6192.00 MVA
leaving a gap of 1909.00 MVA and at 66-33/11 kV level will be 6939.95 MVA leaving a gap
of 1260.4 MVA and at 11-6.6/0.4 kV will be 8142.15 MVA leaving a gap of 117.35 MVA
which is to be provided in phased manner during the 12 th plan.
Around 9000 MW capacity generation is under execution under state sector, central sector,
IPP mode and Joint Venture out of which around 2100 MW is scheduled to come up by the
end of 12th five year plan. The state has to prepare evacuation system for this generation
during 12th plan period which is scheduled to come by the end of 12th plan.
Transmission Capacity available
Capacity at 400 / 220 KV Level (MVA): Owned & operated by PGCIL
1. AT 400kV level, availability at present is as under:
a. Wagoora = 1260 MVA
b. New Wanpoh = 630MVA
c. Kishenpur = 945 MVA
d. Samba = 630MVA
Total = 3465 MVA
The transmission at 400kV level is looked after by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
(PGCIL). Power Grid has commissioned two new 400/220kV Sub Stations at New Wanpoh
and Samba. However outgoing lines which will interconnect these sub stations with the
state transmission system are not constructed as yet. Power Grid has been approached
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through various forums at national level to take up the construction work so as to ensure
that benefits of these sub stations reach the people.
After Commissioning of New Wanpoh and Samba Grid Substations the available capacity at
400kV level has increased to 3465 MVA while as the available transformation capacity at
220/132kV level and 132/33kV level is 4050 MVA and 4503 MVA respectively. Besides, the
reliability of power supply to Kashmir valley is also a major concern since the power supply
is through 220kV & 400kV transmission lines which are passing through same corridor which
is highly prone to snow and wind storms.
The proposal for construction of transmission line via Mughal Road has been approved by
the Standing Committee of Central Electricity Authority on Transmission Planning in
Northern Region in the first week of January 2013. The project has been awarded to M/S
Sterlite Grid India Ltd through Tariff based Competitive Bidding for execution in December’
2014. The work is under progress by PGCIL.
In compliance to section 3 of J&K Electricity Act, 2010 the J&K Power Development
Department prepared a Draft State Electricity Policy that was placed on the website
www.dcpjkpdd.in for seeking comments/ suggestions from various stake holders. The
comments received were incorporated and the final document stands submitted to the
Government for notification.
The objectives of the policy are:
 Access to Electricity - Available for all households in next five years;
 Availability of Power-Demand to be fully met by 2017. Energy and peaking shortages
to be overcome and adequate spinning reserve to be available;
 Supply of Reliable and Quality Power of specified standards in an efficient manner
and at reasonable rates;
 Per capita availability of electricity to be increased to over 1200 units by 2017;
 Minimum lifeline consumption of 2 unit/household/day as a merit good by year
2017;
 Financial Turnaround and Commercial Viability of Electricity Sector;
 Protection of consumer interests;
 Disaster Management;
 Safety; and
 Maintenance.
Distribution & Transmission
To improve the distribution network, various schemes / projects are under implementation
and are being implemented shortly in the State. The tendering process for the new projects
has been floated.
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Brief Note on flagship schemes.

Re-structured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) has been
launched for renovation and up-gradation of sub-transmission & distribution network and
adoption of IT applications for meter reading, billing and energy accounting.
 R-APDRP scheme has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 151.99 Crore under part-A and
Rs 1665.27 Crore under part-B for 30 identified towns of the State (17 towns of
Kashmir, 11 towns of Jammu and 2 towns of Ladakh).
 Towns covered are Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Tral, Anantnag, Bijbehara,
Dooru-Veerinag, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramullah, Sopore, Handwara, Kupwara,
Bandipore, Sumbal, Pattan, Leh, Kargil, Jammu, RS Pora, Samba, Akhnoor, Udhampur,
Poonch, Rajouri, Kathua, Doda, Kishtwar and Baderwah.
Hon’ble Prime Ministers’ Development Programme (PMDP)
Hon’ble Prime Minister’s new Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Plan 2015 has been
framed on the philosophy of 24x7 Power for All (PFA) by 2019 and Ensuring Fiscal
Autonomy (EFA) of J&K for a new era in development.
PMRP-15/PMDP Distribution
 MoP, GoI vide No. 16/38/2015-IPDS (Vol.II) (Pt), dated 9th November 2016 has
conveyed approval for project Cost of Rs 2570.14 Crore and sanction of Government of
India Grant of Rs 2301.62 Crore, being 90% of approved project costs of Rs 2557.35
Crore and Rs 12.79 Crore being 0.5% of approved project cost as Grant for Project
Management Agency for Distribution Strengthening Works of J&K PDD.
Summary of the approved Project Cost under PMRP-15 (Distribution) for J&K.
Proposed project Approved project
S.No Item
Cost (Rs Crore) Cost (Rs Crore)
1 Distribution Strengthening Projects for Urban Areas 1144.59 1144.59*
2 Distribution Strengthening Projects for Rural Areas 1157.75 1157.75*
3 Smart Metering Projects for 2 Lakh Consumers. 153.64 126.54*
4 Smart Grid Projects 225.77 141.26*
Total 2570.14*
*includes PMA charges @ 0.5%
 Following CPSUs have been engaged as PMA on nomination basis for distribution
strengthening projects:-
i) RECPDCL for distribution Strengthening Projects for all rural Areas of 21 districts and
for distribution Strengthening Projects for urban areas in 7 project Circles.
ii) REC TPCL for distribution Strengthening Projects for urban areas in 6 project Circles
and Smart Grid Projects including supply, installation, testing and commissioning of
Smart Meters for 2 lakh consumers and establishment of 33 Meter Testing Labs@
one for each division.
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PMRP-15/PMDP Transmission
 MoP, GoI vide No. 3/6/2016-Trans, dated 6th January 2017 has conveyed approval for
project Cost of Rs 1189.59 Crore and sanction of Government of India Grant of Rs
1065.30 Crore, being 90% of approved project costs of Rs 1189.59 Crore and Rs 5.95
Crore being 0.5% of approved project cost as Grant for Project Management Agency for
Transmission Works of J&K PDD.
Summary of the approved Project Cost under PMRP-15 (Transmission) for J&K.
Approved
Region Brief Description of Transmission Scheme Scheme cost
(Rs Crore)
 Construction of 220/66 kV GSS: 2 Nos (Kathua=160 MVA &
Samba=160 MVA)
 Construction of 220/33 kV GSS: 2 Nos (Chowadi=160 MVA &
Nagrota= 100 MVA)
 Construction of 132/33 kV GSS: 1 No (Chatta= 100 MVA).
 Augmentation of 132/66 kV GSS Kathua by 1x50 MVA.
Jammu  Augmentation of 132/33 kV GSS: 4 Nos (Janipur, Pounichak, Sidhra & 420.41
Miran Sahib) by 1x50 MVA each.
 220 kV D/C transmission lines length of 33 km.
 132 kV D/C transmission lines length of 8 km.
 Reconductoring of 132 kV line by HTLS of 76 ckm.
 Twining of bus bar of 220 kV bus at Hiranagar from double Zebra to
double Moose and strengthening of structures.
 Construction of 220/33 kV GSS (GIS): 2 Nos (Batpora Tailbal=160
MVA & Lassipora =160 MVA)
 Construction of 132/33 kV GSS (GIS): 2 Nos (Khanyar = 100 MVA &
Tengpora= 150 MVA).
Kashmir  Augmentation of 132/33 kV GSS: 5 Nos (Zainkote, Bemina, 414.44
Cheshmashahi & Khrew) by 1x50 MVA each.
 220 kV D/C transmission lines length of 34.4 km.
 132 kV D/C transmission cable length of 18 km.
 Reconductoring of 132 kV line by HTLS of 28 ckm
 Construction of 220/33 kV GSS (GIS): 2 Nos (Diskit (Nubra)=50 MVA
& Padum (Zanskar)=50 MVA)
Ladakh  220 kV S/C transmission line on D/C towers of 307 km length.
354.74
 One No. 220 kV line bay each at 220/66 kV Phyang Leh GSS and
220/66 kV Kargil GSS and 1x25 MVAR, 220/33 kV Bus Reactor at
Padum along with 220 kV bay.
Total Cost in Crore 1189.59
*includes PMA charges @ 0.5%
 Following CPSUs have been engaged as PMA on nomination basis for transmission
works:-
i) PGCIL for transmission works of Ladakh region and Construction of 220/33 kV (GIS),
GSS at Nagrota and Lassipora.
ii) REC TPCL for transmission works of Jammu and Kashmir provinces excluding Nagrota
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& Lassipora works.

Deendayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
i) GoI has launched Deendayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yogna with the following
Objectives:
 Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders;
 Strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution (ST&D)
infrastructure in rural areas, including metering at distribution transformers,
feeders and consumers end;
 Rural electrification for completion of leftover RGGVY plans by subsuming in
Deendayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.
ii) DPRS under DDUGJY have been prepared for 21 districts of the State (10 districts of
Jammu province, 9 districts of Kashmir province and 2 districts of Ladakh).
iii) GoI approved an amount of Rs 616.59 Crore for J&K, vide communication no.
REC/DDUGJY/2015-16/96,dated 14-08-2015 and REC/DDUGJY/2015-16/100, dated 28-
09-2015.
iv) M/s REC PDCL has been engaged as PMA for DDUGJY projects of Kashmir province
covering 11 districts and M/s WAPCOS has been engaged as PMA for Jammu province
covering 10 districts.
IV). Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)
i) GoI has launched IPDS for the urban areas with following components:-
 Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas.
 Metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas.
 IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution
network.
ii) Under this scheme, 86 towns of the state have been selected and have been
segregated in 12 Circles. 5 circles of Jammu (38 towns), 6 Circles of Kashmir (46
towns) and 1 Circle of Leh (2 towns) of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Sopore, Pulwama,
Bijbehara, Budgam, Leh, Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri, Batote and Kishtwar.
iii) Total sanctioned cost of the Scheme amounting to Rs 444.50 Crore conveyed by
Nodal Agency PFC vide No. 02:10:IPDS:Vol-I:J&KPDD/037253, dated 21-03-2016.
iv) Scheme has been sanctioned for 12 Electric Circles of the State.
v) M/s WAPCOS has been engaged as PMA for all the 12 Electric Circles of Jammu and
Kashmir provinces.
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RGGVY-II (RE-DDUGJY)
RGGVY-II has been sanctioned for an amount of Rs 101.28 Crore for three (3) districts of
Ramban, Kishtwar and Doda.
PROGRESS
Under R-APDRP, the works are under progress and around 85% progress has been achieved.
Under distribution strengthening projects for PMDP Urban Areas and IPDS, out of 12
distribution circle, works in 6 circles of Ganderbal, Sopore, Srinagar, Leh, Jammu & Batote
will be executed through REC PDCL on nomination basis. Works in remaining 6 circles of
Bijbehara, Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar, Kathua, Rajouri is being executed by the
department and the tenders are under finalization process.
Under Distribution Strengthening Projects for Rural Areas, DDUGJY and RGGVY-II, Out of
21districts, works in 13 districts are being executed by the department and the tenders are
under finalization process. Work in 8 districts of Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Leh, Kargil,
Reasi & Udhampur will be executed by PGCIL on nomination basis.
Under PMDP transmission, PGCIL and RECTPCL has been engaged as PIAs for the works
besides part of the PMDP transmission works will be also executed by the department.
Improvement of HT/T Network
The HT/LT improvement scheme under Normal Plan / Capex Budget was launched during F.Y
2013-14 and is still on-going during 2017-18. An amount of Rs.100.00 lakh per district has
been sanctioned/ released for HT/LT improvement on yearly basis. This constitutes major
source of funding. Further, Hon’ble MLAs, MLCs also contribute from CDF / MPLAD Fund, if
so desires.
Power Scenario in J&K
The energy demand has gradually increased by about 2 to 3% annually upto FY 2015-16.
During the FY 2016-17 the energy demand has increased by 1.6% over the previous year i.e I
2015-16. However, against the energy requirement of 18487.59 MUs, State has met a
restricted energy demand of 15667.449 MUs thereby reducing the energy deficit from
21.83% in 2015-16 to 15.25% during FY 2016-17 to bridge the widened gap between
demand and supply, the department has enforced the power cuts. These cuts are of the
order of 8 hours in summer and 10 hours in winter. Even after the cuts, the restricted
demand was 15667.449 MUs in 2016-17, which necessitated banking of power during
summer with other state utilities and using of the same during winter.
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Status of Power Demand, Availability, Generated, Purchased and Sold (In MU)
Net Billed
Purchase
Actual Power Sold energy as Units
Restricted d (CPSU Free Total
Year Deman Generate Billed Percentag Realise
Demand & Power (G+P)
d d (PDD+ Energy e of total d
Others)
PDC) (G+P)
2011 1045.08 11091.2 3634.9
17323 11091.26 2562.49 7483.681 4267 38.47
-12 9 6 8
2012 17669.4 1056.10 12120.0 4355.4
12120.03 2519.94 9600.085 5162.94 42.64
-13 6 4 3 1
2013 1089.21 5754.35
17800 12666.59 2337.237 10329.35 13755.8 45.43 5412.2
-14 2 4
2014 4923.0
18000 13701.31 2470 11231.31 1330.63 13701 6135.89 44.78
-15 5
2015 1391.69 14226.0 5464.4
18200 14226.05 2519.72 11706.33 6580.65 46.26
-16 8 5 1
2016 18487.5 15667.449 15667.4
3809.24 10534.44 1323.76 7229.41 46.14 5442.7
-17 9 * 5
*Including deemed energy of Generating stations of Ladakh.
To meet the gap, the department enters into banking arrangements with NVVN, Punjab,
Haryana, Chatisgarh, and also arranges Power from Power Trading Corporation (PTC), NTPC
Vidhyut Viyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN), besides, over drawls from Northern Grid. Over drawls
are not an assured source of supply and restrictions are imposed depending upon the
overall frequency position of the Grid. So over drawls are being avoided to the extent
possible. Accordingly the department has encouraged banking of power from 180.69 MU in
the year 2014-15 to 286.066 during 2016-17. During the year 2016-17 the department
supplied 9% more energy as compared to previous year.
Demand and Availability Scenario (ENERGY) (In MUs)

YEAR 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Energy
17323.00 17669.46 18022.38 18000.00 18200.00 18487.59
Requirement
Restricted Energy
11091.26 12120.025 12666.59 13701.00 14226.05
Availability 15667.449*
Energy Deficit 6207.59 5549.435 5356.38 4299.00 3973.95 2820.141
Energy Deficit (%) 35.83% 31.40% 29.72 23.88 21.83 15.25
Demand and Availability Scenario Peak (POWER) (In MW)

Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Peak Demand 2500 2550 2600 2650 2740 2750.00
Peak Met 1788.9 1817 1991 2043 2158 2140.00
Peak Deficit 711.1 733 609 607 582 610
Peak Deficit (%) 28.44% 28.75% 23.42 22.90 21.24 22.18
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Availability of Power
Total availability of Power from all sources (in MU)
S.No Source 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10
From own
1 2562.49 2519.940 2337.237 2470.76 2519.70 3809.24
generation
2 Free Power 1045.089 1056.104 1089.212 1330.63 1391.70 1323.76
3 Total (1+2) 3687.579 3576.044 3426.449 3801.39 3911.40 5133.00
CPSU’s (NTPC
4
& NHPC) 5882.657 6196.153 6378.255 7016.34 7511.59 7757.79
Other sources
5 (SJVNL, THDC, 1380.859 2025.689 2227.462 2431.63 2439.40 3064.10
TALA, NPCIL)
Under U.I
6 (Un-scheduled 106.053 -35.682 79.926 121 -258.20
-1.383
interchanges)
Short term
7 143.633 173.975 131.701 150.00 0.00 0.00
trading
8 Banking -109.521 183.846 422.797 180.69 621.87 -286.066
9 Total 4 to 8 7403.681 7764.146 9240.141 11230.55 10314.65 10534.44
Grand Total
10 11091.26 12120.025 12666.59 13701.31 14226.05 15667.450
(3+9)
Own gen. as
11 %age of total
23.10 20.028 18.45 18.03 17.71 24.31
availability
Trading and Banking arrangements

To meet the restricted requirement of energy during winters when there is drastic reduction
in river discharge, the state goes for banking arrangements with NVVN, Punjab, Haryana and
Chandigarh where the power is banked during summers and received back during winters.
In addition the state receives 683 MW of power from the unallocated quota as well during
peak requirement. For the year 2016-17, 180 MU have been banked by the department.
Trading and Banking arrangements
Restricted Peak
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Demand
Summer with
1938
curtailment of 8 1560 MW 1712.00 MW 1819 MW 1990 2102 MW
MW
Hrs
Winter with
2043
curtailment of 10 1789 MW 1817.00 MW 1991 MW 2140 2140 MW
MW
Hrs
Unrestricted 17669.46 17800 18000 18487.59
17323 MU 18200
energy MU MU MW MU
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requirement
Restricted Energy 11091.26 12120.02 12666 13701.0 14226.0 15667.44
Requirement MU MU MU 0 5 MU
Demand/Availability of power during peak season

Seasonal Peak Power Demand / Availability for the year 2014-15 to 2015-16 (In MW)
Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16 Year 2016-17
S.No. Particular
Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter
Unrestricted
I. 2600 2650 2650 2740
Demand 2700 2800
Restricted
II. 1938 2043 1990 2158 2102 2140
Demand
III. Power Availability
(i) Self
250-425 100-350 350-425 100-475 350-600 100-475
Generated
1100- 1187-
(ii) CPSUs 900-1200 900-1200 1150-1650 900-1250
1650 1700
1200- 1287-
Total (i+ii) 1150-1625 1250-1725 1250-2125 1250-1850
2000 2175
-313 to - -43 to - -15 to - -252 to -
IV. Deficit -265 to -740 35 to -953
788 843 890 852
Revenue Due / realized

Revenue realization from the consumers on account of tariff has always been a matter of
concern. Though there is gradual increase in the recovery of tariff since 2002-03 yet has not
bridged the gap between the targets and actual revenue realized which is evident from the
table placed below:
Revenue Targeted / realized on yearly basis (Rs. in crore)
S. Pure Percentage Misc. Elect. Total Percentage
Year Target
No. Revenue Achievement Rev. Duty Rev.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2011-12 1549.82 1014.16 65.44 2.29 183.71 1200.16 77.44
2 2012-13 2011.47 1415.63 70.40 3.66 277.88 1693.51 84.20
3 2013-14 2200.00 1431.53 65.06 5.77 276.96 1714.26 77.92
4 2014-15 2390.00 1457.32 60.98 2.09 278.94 1736.27 72.65
5 2015-16 3357.55 1670.75 49.76 3.82 263.31 1937.34 57.70
6 2016-17 3860.36 1715.32 44.43 1.54 160.86 1877.72 48.64
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Power Purchase
Value of power purchased and other expenses (Year-wise) (Rs. in crore)
Expdt. on Total Expdt. on Other Expdt
From
S.No Year purchase of purchase of (Est., O&M, Total (5+6)
PDC
power from CPSUs power (3+4) Dep., Int.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2011-12 3051.022 710.33 3761.52 690.49 4452.01
2 2012-13 3510.851 592.233 4103.084 687.42 4790.504
3 2013-14 3989.207 482.457 4471.964 665.57 5137.53
4 2014-15 4661.16 491.97 5153.13 776.56 5929.69
5 2015-16 4803.64 489.98 5293.628 710.61 6004.238
6 2016-17 4667.198 856.90 5524.098 700.75 6224.848
Power Losses
The Transmission and Distribution losses in the State are very high. The main reasons for
such losses are technical as well as commercial. The high technical losses are due to existing
outdated system. To minimize such losses, the system needs improvements and up-
gradation for which various approved flagships schemes are being implemented.
Commercial losses include theft, unaccounted and uncontrolled consumption of power
beyond agreement load, unregistered consumers etc. The year-wise trend of T&D losses,
revenue billed, amount realized, A&T losses, metered registered consumers, meters
installed against registered consumers and category-wise consumers are indicated in Tables
below:
Year-wise T&D losses (Unit: MU)

S. Total Energy T&D %age of T&D Balance available
Year Demand
No. Available (G+A) losses Loss for sale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2011-12 17323 11091.26 6824.25 61.61 4267.00
2 2012-13 17669.46 12120.025 6957.147 57.40 5162.94
3 2013-14 18022.33 12666.59 6912 54.57 5754.00
4 2014-15 1800.00 13701.00 7565.12 55.22 6135.88
5 2015-16 18200.00 14226.05 7645.41 53.74 6580.65
8070.59*
6 2016-17 8487.59 15340.48* 47.12 7269.89
*
* Excluding deemed energy of Ladakh
**Billed energy as per UDAY = 7229.41MU
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Revenue billed, amount realized and AT&C losses

T&D and AT&C Losses (from 2006-07 to 2015-16)
S.N Item 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Energy Input
1 11091.26 12120.025 12666.59 13701.00 14226.05 15340.48
(MU)
Energy Billed
2 4267.00 5162.94 5754.00 6135.89 6580.65 7229.41
(MU)
3 T&D Losses (MU) 6824.26 6957.147 6912.00 7565.12 7645.41 8070.59
4 %age T&D Losses 61.61 57.40 54.57 55.22 53.74 47.12
Amount Billed
5 1428.68 1682.50 1757.17 1813.74 2012.04 2271.63
(Rs. In crore)
Amount Realised
6 1014.16 1419.29 1667.404 1457.32 1674.57 1715.32
(Rs. In crore)
Collection
7 70.99 84.36 94.05 80.35 83.23 75.51
Efficiency (%age)
Energy realized
8 3029.14 4355.41 5412.20 4923.05 5464.41 5442.70
(MU)
AT&C Losses
9 8062.12 7764.615 7254.39 7799.95 7809.22 8201.81*
(MU)
%age AT&C
10 72.68 64.06 57.27 61.30 58.83 60.11
Losses
*Energy available at distribution periphery = 13644.51MU
Metered / Registered Connections

No. of consumers registered with the Department (In Nos. ending 03/2017)
S. No. Year Cumulative Households connected Cumulative Number of connections
1 2011-12 1130951 1332036
2 2012.13 1274885 1490696
3 2013-14 1346021 1572815
4 2014-15 1390856 1625422
5 2015-16 1483599 1707520
6 2016-17 1502250 1757177
Meters installed
Details of meter installed
S. No. Year Jammu Kashmir Ladakh Total
1 2011-12 303157 285537* 588694
2 2012-13 374834 324542* 699376
3 2013-14 424353 325955* 750308
4 2014-15 511773 363214 19052 894039
5 2015-16 541453 364081 19152 924686
6 2016-17 499884 385541 36891 922316
* Including Ladakh.
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Category-wise energy consumption, amount due and amount realized

Energy consumption, amount due and amount realized (Energy-MUs, Amount- Rs. in Crore)
2014-15 2015-16(RE) 2016-17
S. Amou Amou Amou
Consumer Category Energy Energy Energy
No Amou nt Amou nt Amoun nt
consum consum consum
nt due realiz nt due realiz t due realiz
ed ed ed
ed ed ed
510.3 400.2 569.0 495.0 469.7
1 Domestic 2574.04 2797.9 3179.7 671.24
4 4 5 8 4
213.9 195.3 234.0 228.8 237.4
2 Commercial 676.97 712.84 721.89 252.83
4 9 1 6 6
396.6 352.3 431.4 378.4 426.27 371.8
3 Industrial 1264.16 1322.44 1375.45
1 1 3 7 5 9
4 Govt.
i. Irrigation/ Agr. 281.49 75.48 46.95 276.11 67.2 48.09 312.45 62.91 51.96
ii. Public lighting 47.6 18.94 0.134 52.26 20.12 0.18 60.91 30.53 0.16
231.6 243.6 131.1 148.7
iii. PHE 530.37 127.6 576.01 614.21 332.73
6 4 9 9
307.3 279.9 357.8 329.0 361.9
iv. State Central Depot 610.96 662.67 739.16 425.25
6 6 7 7 2
v. General Purpose
150.21 60.4 52.63 190.81 88.5 60.47 226.17 69.88 73.41
Bulk
1813. 1455. 2011. 1671. 2271.6 1715.
Grand Total 6135.78 6591.04 7229.95
73 22 82 41 45 33
7 Average cost per Unit 3.34 3.28 3.18
139085 148359 150225
8 No. of HHs. Electrified
6 9 0
No. of consumers at 162542 170763 175717
9
the end of the year 2 9 7
No of employee at the
10 30612 30945 31047
end of the year
No. of employees Per

11 19 21 21
1000 consumers
Population of State
12 13.55 13.82 14.08
(million)
Per capita
13 1010.72 1032.13 1089.41
consumption
Per Capita consumption of Energy

The per capita consumption of energy in J&K has shown steady growth and is presently
around 1089.41 units, which is nearly at par with national average for the year 2016-17.
Year-wise details of Per Capita consumption of Energy
S.No Year Per Capita Consumption (KWHr)
1 2011-12 868.39
2 2012-13 927.86
3 2013-14 952.34
4 2014-15 1010.72
5 2015-16(E) 1064.62
6 2016-17 1089.41
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Demand and Supply Management of Power

As is evident from the above tables, the state’s peak demand for power has grown by 9.09%
from 2011 to 2016-17 and peak deficit has decreased from 28.75% to 22.18% during 2012-
13 to 2016-17. It needs to placed on record that the losses in the Power sector in the State is
on account of difference in the cost of purchase of power and sale price realized from
different consumers, besides inefficiency of revenue realization on part of the department
besides hidden subsidy. Revenue realization is directly correlated with the tariff rates fixed
by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) on year on year basis
Consumer category-wise tariff with average cost of supply and average gap
Approved Average CoS at Approved
Gap Rs Gap
Consumer Categories approved loss level (T&D Average Tariff
/ kWh %
Loss 38.56%) Rs/kWh Rs/ kWh
Domestic 6.88 3.05 3.83 56%
Non-Domestic/Commercial 6.88 3.83 3.04 44 %
State/Central Govt. Dept. 6.88 6.88 0 0%
Agriculture 6.88 3.35 3.53 51%
Public Street Lighting 6.88 6.88 0 0%
LT Public Water Works 6.88 6.88 0 0%
HT Public Water Works 6.88 6.88 0 0%
LT Industrial Supply 6.88 3.76 3.12 45 %
HT Industrial Supply 6.88 4.21 2.67 39 %
HT-PIU Industrial Supply 6.88 5.07 1.81 26 %
General Purpose/ Bulk Supply 6.88 6.06 1.09 16 %
Average 6.88 4.19 2.69 39 %
Way Forward
 Establishment of new generation capacity in the State in a time bound manner;
 Provisioning of long term finance arrangements;
 Exploitation of available hydro and solar potential;
 Creation of inter and intra state transmission system for evacuation of power;
 Efficient use consumer awareness;
 To devise investor friendly investment policy for public investment in PPP Mode;
 Implementation of UDAY scheme along with establishment of sustainable energy
audit mechanism of consumers;
 De-subsidization of tariff on yearly basis for different consumers; and
 Segregation of feeders for domestic and commercial power supply and convergence
with smart grids in next two years along with e-metering.
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Chapter 2.4
Public Health Engineering
Water Supply
The water sector is facing daunting challenges due to urbanization, industrialization and
huge demand for Agriculture sector. The potential for augmentation of supply is limited,
water tables are falling and water quality issues have increased. Our rivers and ground
waters are continuously polluted by untreated effluents and sewerage. The climate change
poses fresh challenges.
For providing drinking water facilities to urban areas, another scheme, namely JnNURM
(Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission) Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme
was launched by Govt., of India, which was replaced with Programme AMRUT.
To address the drinking water problem in the state, a number of schemes are being also
implemented under State Plan/District Plan, LIC/NABARD loan assistance and Economic
Reconstruction Agency.
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP/NRDWP)
One programme out of 6 programme which fell within the ambit of “Bharat Nirman” was
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), launched by Govt of India in 2005-06
for building infrastructure and basic amenities in rural drinking water. The scheme stands
renamed as “National Rural Drinking Water Programme” (NRDWP) since 2009.
The main objectives of NRDWP are: -
 The focus on the coverage of uncovered population/ habitations as the problems of
Water Quality & Sustainability of Sources/ System are not so acute in the state as is
the case in most of the other States.
 The emphasis is to ensure drinking water security both in terms of adequacy and
quality of water to all people on a sustainable basis by adopting holistic approach
through conjunctive use of surface, ground and rain water harvesting besides
recharging of sources and mobilizing the system, as envisaged in the modified
guidelines of NRDWP.
 To cover the uncovered, partially covered habitations/population besides giving
priority to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Minority dominated habitations
and other marginalized sections of the society. The completion of the ongoing
schemes which are in the advanced stages, is another priority area.
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The main components of the NRDWP are Coverage of uncovered/ partially covered areas;
Water Quality; Coverage of Rural Schools ; Sustainability of sources and systems; Operation
& Maintenance of schemes; Support Activities (includes other activities like HRD/ IEC/ MIS/
R&D/ WQMSP etc).
Out of 15958 rural habitations in the State, 8930 habitations have been fully covered (FC)@
40 lpcd and 7028 habitations have been partially covered (PC) with varying service level, as
on 1-4-2017.
During the year 2017-18, 183 water supply schemes are targeted to be completed thereby
covering 355 habitations, benefiting around 2.29 lakh souls, with an anticipated expenditure
of Rs. 306.26 crore. Against the availability of Rs. 152.01 crore, an expenditure of Rs. 121.99
crore has been incurred by the Department ending Nov. 2017. 68 habitations have been
covered besides 436 hand pumps installed so far.
Notable Achievements during 2016-17
 284 Partially covered habitations covered.
 232 rural schools covered with drinking water.
 4 sub-divisional water quality labs established.
 618 Hand Pumps have been installed.
 145 piped water supply schemes completed.
 Population of 1.18 lakh has been provided Piped drinking water facility during the
year.
 132458 water samples have been tested for chemical/bacteriological contaminations.
Special Task Force Projects-PHE
Four (4) major projects namely “Alternate Water Supply” to save Surinsar lake costing Rs.
723.59 lakh, “alternate Water Supply” to save Mansar lake costing Rs. 384.41 lakh , Water
Supply Scheme to Pilgrim Town Katra from Dhansar Nallah costing Rs. 5605.00 lakh &
Naigarh Water Supply scheme costing Rs. 5315.00 lakh were got sanctioned under Special
Task Force.
Details of Special Task Force Projects
Estimated Cost/ Comm. Balance cost
District
S. Name of the
STF Approved Expdt. as on Remarks
No Project
Cost 3/2017 1/4/2017
Jammu
Alternate WSS to The project has

1 723.59 723.59 0.00
save Surinsar Lake got revised
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Alternate WSS to
2 384.41 384.41 0.00
save Mansar Lake
WSS for Pilgrim Partially

Reasi
2 Town Katra from 5605.00 5100.00 505.00 Completed

Dhansar Nallah during 2015-16
Naigarh Water
Kishtwar
3 Supply Scheme 5315.00 2517.00 2798.00 December 2018

Kishtwar
Urban- Water Supply

Development of Urban Infrastructure and Governance (DUIG)
Development of Urban Infrastructure and Governance (DUIG), a central project launched
under the flagship programme JNNURM, among other things, envisages to improve the
infrastructure in the water supply sector in capital cities viz Srinagar and Jammu. Under this
mission, water supply projects, Tangnar and Sukhnag, were taken up in hand with the
financial assistance of Rs. 148.37 crore and Rs. 121.00 crore respectively. WSS Sukhnag has
already been commissioned and 10 MGD of water added to the Srinagar City. WSS Tangnar
is nearing completion and an expenditure of Rs.138.49 crore has been made till date. After
completion of WSS Tangnar, additional 10 MGD of water will be added to Srinagar city.
However, these projects being integrated projects and are being implemented through
Housing & Urban Development Department.
Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)
Under Flagship programme JNNURM, UIDSSMT aims to provide urban infrastructure in the
sector of water supply in the small and medium towns other than mission cities of Srinagar
and Jammu in a planned manner. The funding pattern of UIDSSMT is in the ratio of 90:10
between GoI and the Government of J&K. 23 water supply projects costing Rs. 317.89 crore
were sanction under UIDSSMT.
Water Supply to the Greater Cities
Srinagar City
Due to continuing trend in urbanization and population increase, the Govt. of J&K accorded
sanction of the notification of Greater Srinagar. This in accordance with Master Plan 2000-
2001 Srinagar Metropolitan area approved by the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir on the
recommendation of the Cabinet Sub-committee. This has brought several new areas and
villages within the ambit of Srinagar Municipal Corporation. The total area of Greater
Srinagar as per the master plan 2000-2021 is 416 Sq Kms. The Greater Srinagar has been
divided into 05 zones based upon the topographic consideration and location of water
systems. The zones are Zone-I Rangil/Alustang/Pokhribal; Zone-II Nishat; Zone-III
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Doodhganag; Zone-IV Sukhnag; Zone-V Tangnar.

Jammu City
Against the requirement of 47.50 MGD of water including institutional requirement, floating
population etc, we are drawing 45.50 MGD of potable water from the various sources thus
having a shortfall of 2.00 MGD of water at present. The instant shortfall is being met
through construction of 19 Tube Wells, which are being drilled by ERA. Keeping in view the
shortage of water and to meet the growing need for future, the need for the new project of
water supply scheme has been necessitated for Greater Jammu.
A project namely “Augmentation of Water Supply to Jammu City from River Chenab” costing
Rs. 886.00 crore stands formulated for providing additional drinking water of 240 MLD to
Jammu City and has been submitted to Ministry of Urban Development, GOI for obtaining
funding from Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).
Main component of water supply Master plan will be as follows.
 Water intake pumping stations and Raw Water Rising main pumping station to water
treatment plant at Gurpattan village. Water treatment plant and clear water sump at
Gurpattan village (GL 330.50m);
 Gravity main from the clear water sump of water treatment plant at Gurpattan to
Balancing reservoir at CPS Muthi (GL 312.00m) and to balancing reservoir and CPS to
be constructed at the left bank of Tawi river, near Belicharana (GL.300.00m);
 Pumping main from balancing reservoir at CPS Muthi to storage reservoir at Roop
Nagar Stage-III and other areas in the right side of Tawi River.
As availability of water by and large is constant, the increasing demand due to population
explosion and economic growth will disturb the requirement of demand and supply.
AMRUT: - The Government of India has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with the aim of providing basic civic amenities like water
supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks as to improve the quality of life for all especially
the poor and the disadvantaged. The focus of the Mission is on infrastructure creation that
has a direct link to provision of better services to the citizens. The purpose of “AMRUT”
mission is to (i) ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of
water and a sewerage connection (ii) increase the amenity value of cities by developing
greenery and well maintained open spaces e.g. parks and (iii) reduce pollution by switching
to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorized transport e.g. walking and
cycling. The major project components are Water Supply system, Sewerage, Septage, Storm
Water Drainage, Urban Transport, Green Space and Parks, Reforms management and
support, Capacity building etc. in that order of priority. The universal coverage of water
supply and sewerage services have first charge in the Mission. There is maximum allocation
of 2.5% of project cost for development of parks with children and elderly friendly features.
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Public investment since independence remained focused largely on surface water. For the
last decades, ground water has emerged major source both for drinking as well for irrigation
purposes. Unfortunately, in India ground water has been exploited beyond sustainable level,
although the condition is not so alarming in J&K. The exploitation of ground water in our
State is within the safe limit and there is enough scope for exploitation.
During 12th Plan, focus is being given for the mapping of aquifers for proper management of
ground water resources. This is possible through strong partnerships between Govt.
Departments, Research Institutes PRIs/Local bodies, Civil society organizations and local
community.
Focus will also gives for completion of ongoing drinking water projects, besides taking new
projects for those areas which have not been brought within the ambit of safe drinking
water.
Providing of quality drinking water, and improvement of sources and system are another
focused areas of the Government.
To address the gap between demand and supply due to increase of population and growth
of the economy, all the stakeholders shall be sensitized to make judicious use of water
besides preserving and protecting the drinking water sources and water uses efficiency.
The exercise of aquifer mapping of ground water resources shall also be undertaken
enabling local planners & PHE department to gain an understanding for its optimum
utilization.
Irrigation
Indian economy is really facing daunting challenge in the water sector. The water use
efficiency in agriculture which consumes roughly 80% of our water resources is around 38 %
as compared to 50-60% in Japan, Taiwan and China. The 2030 Water Resources Group
(2009), estimates that if current pattern of demand continues, about half of the demand
would remain unaddressed by 2030.
These challenges can be addressed properly by a paradigm shift in the management of
water resources in India. This shift mainly comprises of the following: -
i. We have to move from very narrow engineering construction-centric approach to
more Multi-disciplinary participatory management approach towards our major and
minor irrigation projects, effective co-coordinating with Command area Development
Programme besides ensuring water uses efficiency.
ii. Sustainable management of ground water after complete aquifer mapping.
iii. Adoption of suitable strategies to mitigate the impact of climatic change over the
years.
Water being a State subject, the State Governments have primary responsibility for use and
control of this resource. In J&K, the administrative control and responsibility for
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development of water rests with various state departments and corporations. Major/
Medium and Minor irrigation sector is handled by the Irrigation Department, water supply is
the responsibility of PHE Department and job of exploitation of hydropower potential
assigned to the Power Development Department and the Power Development Corporation.
Irrigation plays an important role in the agriculture sector of J&K economy. Our state does
not receive rain throughout the year. In Jammu region, temperature conditions favour
cultivation of crops throughout the year but due to non-availability of water in the region,
the plant growth is limited. Rainy season provides sufficient water from July to September.
In winter also, this region receives several showers of rain. The remaining months of the
year, are by and large dry.
In Kashmir valley, it rains mostly in winter when temperature is too low for plant growth.
When the temperature begins to rise in May and onwards, the rainfall decreases and except
some showers of rain in July-August, most of the growing season remains dry. Since ages,
the farm economy has been dependent on a single crop and the cultivator cannot take
chances with it. The farmer always requires sufficient water supply for his filed, therefore,
he depends mostly upon canals for irrigation. Much snow fed streams, running down the
slopes of the mountains, makes it very easy for him to construct small canals or pools. In this
view, 60% of the land in the valley is irrigated.
The outlay for the irrigation/Flood Control sector including Ravi-Tawi Irrigation scheme)
during the year 2016-17 was Rs. 66320.34 lakh against which an expenditure of Rs 18774.94
lakh (including USB) was incurred during the year 2016-17
An outlay of Rs. 120384.83 lakh has been earmarked for the current financial year i.e 2017-
18 against which an amount of Rs. 6667.41 lakh has been incurred up to ending October.
2017.
Major/Medium Irrigation Sector
The irrigation projects are classified into three categories viz major, medium and minor
irrigation projects. A Project which have a Cultivable Command Area (CCA) of more than
10,000 hectare is termed as major project. A project which has a CCA of less than 10,000
hectare but more than 2,000 hectare are termed as medium projects and those which have
a CCA of 2,000 hectare or less are known as minor projects. Minor irrigation projects have
both surface and ground water as their sources, while major and medium projects mostly
exploit surface water resources.
In our state, irrigation potential is created under funding through Accelerated Irrigation
Benefit Programme (AIBP), Border Area Development Programme (BADP) and State
Sector/District Sector schemes (including NABARD loan assistance). Presently, 4
major/medium irrigation schemes are under implementation in the state under AIBP, The
total estimated cost of these schemes is Rs. 36178.66 lakh, against which a cumulative
expenditure of Rs. 24740.43 lakh was incurred ending March, 2017.
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Details of Major/Medium Irrigation Sector projects (Rs in lakh)

Commutative Expenditure
Name of the Estimated Outlay
Programme expenditure during 2017-18
scheme Cost 2017-18
ending 03/2017 ending Oct.
LIS Tral 17050.00 9941.00 2487.28 1159.00
LIS Rajpora 7128.97 6841.71 287.25 13.00

Parkhacheck Khas
AIBP 5615.50 3525.00 135.00 …
Irrigation canal
Restoration &
Modernization of 6667.19 4432.72 1653.24 0.00
Main Ravi canal
The Govt. of India has launched a new programme namely Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai
Yojana (PMKSY) wherein all the programmes i.e, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme
(AIBP), Repair Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Command Area
Development & Water Management Programme (CADWM) and Ground Water Programme
will be implemented under PMKSY. The Department is formulating new projects under this
new programme which will be submitted to the Ministry of Water Resources, GoI.
Ministry of Water Resources, GoI has prioritized ongoing MMI projects in the country so
that the same are completed in a short period of time. Out of the prioritized 23 projects, 3
ongoing projects from J&K State viz Tral LIS, Constt. of Parkachik Khows canal and Mod. of
main Ravi Canal have also been identified by the Ministry.
It has also been decided by the Ministry that these projects will be completed by March,
2017 (5 quarters) Pari-Passu with CAD component and have to be aligned with the PMKSY/
new irrigation concepts. The funding pattern of the projects shall be same as AIBP however
the balance Central Assistance shall be made available through PM’s fund and
supplemented with matching State Share by the State Govt.
Minor Irrigation
419 Minor Irrigation schemes costing Rs. 1319.52 crore were taken up under AIBP. An
expenditure of Rs. 433.09 crore have been incurred upto ending March 2017.
Details of Minor Irrigation Schemes (Rs in Lakh)
No. of schemes
Cummulative Expdt.
Name of the scheme Estimated cost completed upto
ending 03/2017
ending 03/2017
Cluster of 58 MI Schemes 27313.57 17279.40 23
Cluster of 11 MI Schemes of 03
10th TAC of Leh/Kargil
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Cluster of 10 MI Schemes of
10017.95 7284.83 0
12th TAC of Leh/Kargil Districts.
Total Minor Irrigation (419) 131952.33 43309.59 126
Flood Management Programme

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Flood Management Programme 29 projects costing
Rs.51299.30 lakh were approved and sanctioned by the Ministry of Water Resources, Govt.
of India and funds to the tune of Rs.18901.35 have been released by Govt. of India till
March, 2017.
To meet future flood challenge two projects namely Priority Works - Comprehensive Flood
Management Plan of river Jhelum Phase-I (costing Rs. 399.29 crore under PMDP) and
Comprehensive Flood Management Plan of river Jhelum Phase-II (costing Rs. 1684.60 crore)
have been taken up under PMDP.
Priority Works - Comprehensive Flood Management Plan of river Jhelum Phase-I (costing
Rs. 399.29 crore under PMDP)
“Comprehensive Flood Management Plan of River Jhelum Phase-I” costing Rs. 399.29 crore,
ongoing under PMDP have following achievements: -
 Spectacular progress has been registered in land acquisition and an amount of Rs.
80.34 Crore (Including Rs 5.54 Crorepaid to Wildlife) has been placed at their disposal
for payment to land owners.
 Against target of 87.96 hectare, 77.49 hectare of land (88.39%) has been acquired so
far.
 Under dredging, against 16.36 lakh cumec, 9.67 lakh cumec (59.71%) of material has
been dredged out so far.
 Construction of Two Number Bridges at Shariefabad and Naidkhai has been started by
JKPCC and around 25% progress has been achieved.
 The demolition of Houses by the owners is in progress at Wazepora & Gasheri
Mohallah Naidkhai.
 About 43800 trees have been felled during the process of possession on the Flood Spill
Channel.
 All major works in the project are proceeding as per schedule provided by MoWR.
 An amount of Rs. 54.55 crore has been released by the GoI during current financial
year.
Comprehensive Flood Management Plan of river Jhelum Phase-II (costing Rs. 1684.60
crore under PMDP)
The preparation of DPR Phase-II is being entrusted to an empaneled agency of Ministry of
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Water Resources and shall be completed within three months after receipt of final report
from CWPRS-Pune.
Ground Water Atlas
The Ground Water Atlas of a region provides a summary of the most important in-formation
available for each principal aquifer, a rock unit that will yield usable quantities of water to
the wells in that region. It compiles data pertaining to the ground water resources and also
describes the location, extent and geologic and hydrologic characteristic of all the important
aquifers in that region. In all the states/UTs of the country the preparation of Ground Water
Atlas has been taken up with 14 states already having prepared, printed and released the
Atlas. The preparation of Atlas in 12 states/ UTs is under progress but no such project has
been taken up in J&K state.
Rawi Tawi Irrigation Complex (RTIC)
The Rawi Tawi Irrigation Complex is a conglomerate of two canals namely the Ravi Canal and
the Tawi Lift Canal. The Ravi canal was envisaged for construction in early 1970s to draw J&K
state’s share of 1150 cusecs water of river Ravi through gravity to irrigate the arid Kandi
lands of Kathua and Jammu districts. In the beginning, the canal was to take off from the
right bank of Thein Dam (now called Ranjit Sagar Dam), but because of a subsequent
agreement reached between the states of Punjab and J&K, it had to take off from the right
bank of Shahpur Kandi Barrage. This Barrage, which was to be constructed by Punjab
government, still has not been taken up in full swing despite the lapse of around 30 years of
signing of the said agreement.
Out of the projected length of 81 kms of the main canal, the work on which was taken up in
1975-76, 79 kms length of the canal has been completed and also, out of 20
distributaries, 17 have also been completed with part construction of minors and sub
minors and Kuhls (field channels). Due to absence of Shahpur Kandi Barrage, the state has
not been able to get the full share of water from river Ravi. In order to utilize the
constructed portion of Ravi canal system, the RTIC has set up two lift stations, one at
Basantpur (1993) for lifting 500 cusecs of water directly from river Ravi and the other at
Lakhanpur (1984) for lifting 200 cusecs through the Kashmir/Kathua canal. This is an
expensive venture. With this arrangement, the RTIC has created an annual irrigation
potential of 40,000 hectares out of the project potential of 53,900 hectares and utilization
of the created potential is of the order of 11,000 hectares. The full potential of the canal has
not been achieved due to certain contributing factors, the prominent among them being
very old pumping machinery, low and interrupted power supplies, bad condition of the
canal and its distribution system, and poor maintenance of the canal due to inadequate
yearly funding over the years.
The work on Tawi Lift Canal, the other component of RTIC, was started in 1970 to irrigate
annually an area of 12,880 hectares of Kandi lands of parts of Jammu district along the
National Highway, was completed in 1977. The utilization has been of the order of 6,000
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hectares. This 28 km long lined canal is fed by lifting 300 cusecs of Tawi water through 6
pumping units of 60 cusecs capacity each (one unit being standby). The canal has a
distribution network of 172 km length. The reasons for low utilization of the potential of this
system are similar to those for Ravi canal.
Construction of Shahpur Kandi Barrage
Long time dispute with Govt. of Punjab with regard to Construction of Shahpur Kandi
Barrage including subsequent drawl of water, power and employment has been resolved
and a fresh agreement signed under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, GoI. The
agreement has been ratified by both the Governments.
The benefits of the project to the J&K State:
 Full compensation for land and other allied items shall be released by Punjab on
present rates apart from providing jobs to 861 left out affected persons immediately.
 Over one lakh acres of kandi area of Districts of Samba & Kathua falling in the
command of Ravi Canal shall get irrigation facility on implementation of water sharing
Agreement with Punjab. The benefit on account of agriculture production shall be
approx. 250 crore per year after release of agreed share of water i.e. 1150 cusecs.
 Punjab has agreed to supply the power @ Rs. 3.50 per unit as soon as the work is
resumed. After resumption of the work of Shahpur Kandi Dam, the J&K state shall start
getting 20 % of power i.e. approx. 300 MU annually from Ranjit Sagar Dam and
another 20% from the Shahpur kandi project after its completion /Commissioning. At
present there will be benefit of about Rs. 165.00 crore per year to the J&K state on
account of power from RSD.
 The state of J&K shall save Rs. 14.00 crore annually on account of power and
operational charges being paid for lift stations at Basantpur and Lakhanpur.
 The state of Punjab will construct the balance portion of Ravi Canal for a length of 2.3
Km and canal syphon for carrying water for Kashmir Canal out of their own resources
(out of cost of National Project funded by Govt. of India) for which the state of J&K has
not to make any investment in this regard.
 Regarding the losses which state has suffered so far on account of agriculture and
power due to non- construction of Shahpur Kandi Dam and non-release of power from
Ranjit Sagar Dam, the matter shall be referred to arbitrators as per clause 16 of the
Agreement 1979.
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Chapter 2.5
Housing & Urban Development
The policies of Housing & urban Development have come a long way since 1950. The
increasing pressure on urban population and lack of Housing and Basic services is very much
evident. This is being compounded with migration of people from rural areas. Now the cities
have become engine of economic growth, therefore, urban development has assumed
utmost importance.
Housing & Urban Development Department is implementing various state/centrally
sponsored schemes and flagship programmes in the state for the benefit of urban
population. Details of some schemes/programmes are highlighted below:
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Under AMRUT, 58 projects costing Rs. 593.05 Crore for drainage/Sewerage & Septage
management, development of Green Spaces, Urban Transport (Multi-tier Parking Slots and
purchase of Buses for Capital Cities) and Potable Drinking Water supply have been
sanctioned for 5 cities/towns viz Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag, Leh and Kargil. 36 projects are
in the process of execution. The completion period of AMRUT is March 2020. However, two
projects are proposed to be completed during 2017-18 and 25 projects in 2018-19 and
remaining 31 projects would be completed in next year i.e. 2019-20.
Smart City Mission
Both the capital cities of State i.e. Jammu and Srinagar have been sanctioned in All India
competition of Smart City Mission Challenge II (Round III) by MoUD, GoI held in June 2017.
Steps taken by State for their implementation are:
 Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for both Jammu and Srinagar Smart Cities formed for
implementation of Mission as per guidelines and registered under Companies Act
2013 as “Jammu Smart City Limited” and “Srinagar Smart City Limited” with Ministry
of Corporate Affairs, GoI.
 CEOs posted for both SPVs as interim arrangement First meeting of Board of
Directors of both Smart City Companies held.
 In order to engage experienced full time CEOs, the Department has issued an
advertisement for hiring CEOs from the open market for each SPV.
 The Department has also taken up with MoHUA, GoI for extension of Special
dispensation given by GoI during 2015-16 in funding of the Smart City Mission on the
pattern of earlier relaxation extended to the State among Himalayan States in
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respect of Core Centrally Sponsored Schemes to 90:10 as the funding pattern of

Smart City Mission is on 50:50 basis
Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U)
The Mission was launched on 2nd Oct, 2014, but the progress in 1st three years could not be
achieved substantially due to poor response/rather no response of the beneficiaries
towards contribution of their share for construction of IHHTs coupled with other issues like
arrangement of land for establishment of Community Toilets/Public Toilets (CT/PTs) and
Solid Waste Management projects.
The progress has picked up remarkably due to decision of the Cabinet for gap funding of
balance cost over and above admissible Centre Share for declaring each city/town Open
Defecation Free before Mission Period in construction of Individual Household Toilets
(IHHTs)/CTs/PTs, out of State Capex Budget.
In line with national goals, the State is working towards declaring all the urban areas as open
defecation free by 31st March 2018. Out of 80 cities/towns, 25 towns/cities are proposed to
be declared as ODF by December, 2017 and rest by ending March 2018.
Individual Household Toilets (IHHTs)
 Against the target of 75273 IHHTs during 2017-18, 20714 IHHTs have been
constructed/under construction as on date and the remaining targets are likely to be
achieved by end of March 2018.
 In order to achieve targets, 36 NGOs/Firms/Contractors have been empanelled apart
from Individual Beneficiaries for self construction of IHHTs.
Community/Public toilets
 Under the component of construction of CT/PTs, against Mission Target of 2078
seats, 1966 seats have already been constructed/ under construction and by 2017-18
target is likely to be achieved.
In line with national goals, the State is working towards declaring all the urban areas as open
defecation free by 31st March 2018. Out of 80 cities/towns, 25 towns/cities are proposed to
be declared as ODF by December, 2017 and rest by ending March 2018.
Solid Waste Management
 The issue of Solid Waste Management prior to the launching of SBM (U) was area of
great concern because of non- availability of land for the purpose in each ULB.
 In order to address the challenge, the department has formed Nineteen (19) clusters
for the scientific disposal of solid waste covering all the 78 urban towns and two
capital cities of the State (2 cities, 6 Municipal Councils and 72 Municipal
Committees).
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 35% of VGF/grant is available a central assistance for establishment of Solid waste

Management projects. The balance cost has to be generated through from Public
Private Partnership.
 All AMRUT cities/ towns viz. Jammu, Srinagar, Anantnag, Kargil & Leh are proposed
to be made garbage free and door to door collection/ segregation of waste at source
also be ensured by March 2018.
IEC & Public Awareness
More than 70,000 two colour coded - Blue & Green (green bin for bio-degradable, wet
waste and blue bin for non bio-degradable, dry waste) dustbins were distributed to
households for segregation of waste at source on 5th June, 2017 on the eve of World
Environment Day and during ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign 11th Sept. to 2n.d Oct, 2017 and
process is still ongoing.
Erstwhile JnNURM
The Govt. of India during February-March 2017 released 2nd installment of Centre Share
amounting to Rs. 127.23 Crore for seven (07) held up projects under Erstwhile JnNURM and
further execution of all projects has been resumed during 2017-18 and their completion
period is proposed by end of March 2018 except 04 projects of Leh town which are
proposed for completion in working season of 2018-19.
Housing For All (Urban)
The Govt. of India initially approved 25 towns/cities in 1st phase during 2015-16 and after
conducting of house demand survey, 121671 beneficiaries were identified and on further
physical verification actual demand has been validated at 66277, out of which 939
beneficiaries were approved in 4 towns viz. Anantnag, Kathua, Udhampur and Baramulla
under Beneficiary Led Construction (new/enhancement) and construction of houses has
been started in these towns. Till date 118 units are at different stage of completion. By end
of 3/2018 all houses are targeted for completion.
So far as taking off construction under Affordable Housing in Partnership and In-Situ Slum
Redevelopment, steps have been taken for development of multi-storied housing projects
for EWS beneficiaries in two capital cities through JDA/JMC and SDA/SMC.
Extension of the scheme in remaining 55 towns of the state was also approved by GoI in
2/2017 and survey for identification of beneficiaries is in progress through Experts engaged
in City Level Technical Cells (CLTCs) which is likely to be completed by the end of 12/2017.
As per road map already prepared by the State, there is clear vision to achieve goal of
providing houses to all identified houseless families well before Mission period of 2022.
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National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)
The implementation of NULM has been carried out initially in the year 2014-15 to 2015-
16 in the District Headquarter towns and extended in 2016-17 to 44 towns having
population of 25000 above. From 2017-18, the
scheme has been taken up for implementation Main components
1. Employment through Skill Training &
in all the eighty statutory towns of the state. Placement (EST&P)
Since, this mission is for poverty alleviation of 2. Social Mobilization & Institutional
Development (SM&ID)
urban poor families through implementation of 3. Self Employment Programmes (SEP)
above said components in the urban areas. The 4. Support to Urban Street Vendors(SUSV)
targets fixed for 2017-18 likely to be achieved 5. Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless(SUH)
are described below:

 10,000 Individual and 400 Group beneficiaries shall be assisted for establishment of
their income generating units in the urban areas by bank credit linkage and provision
of interest subsidy under SEP component of DAY-NULM.
 The Government has fixed a target of 480 Self Help Group formations for the year
2017-18. 440 SHG’s have been assisted with a non-refundable Revolving fund of Rs.
10,000/- for each group up to November 2017. The Government has incurred an
expenditure amounting to Rs. 44.00 Lakh till November 2017.
 6000 Urban youth shall be trained under various registered potential trades under
EST&P component of DAY-NULM.
 Department has completed the street vendor survey and 5480 cards have been
distributed to the identified street vendors. The process of formulation of Street
Vending plan and identification of vending zones in each town has been undertaken
by the DUDAs. In the first stage DHQ towns shall be covered in the order of
population. After implementation of street vending plans, problem of city
congestion shall be sorted out apart from availability of market places.
 The department through its implementing Agency J&K Housing Board &
Development Authority Jammu is constructing shelters for urban homeless at 05
locations of the state viz Reasi, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara and Jammu. All such
facilities shall be constructed in the remaining District Headquarter towns in a
phased manner on availability of free of cost State/Govt. land for which DCs have
been requested for.
State Capex Budget 2017-18
Dal Development
The Dal Development is one of the sectors administered by H&UDD for which Lakes &
Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) was created in the year 1997 as an
autonomous body under development Act 1970 AD. The Authority has a whole time
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mandate to conserve and Mange the Dal/Nigeen Lakes. The LAWDA is executing various
projects for Conservation & Management of Dal Lake.
The Rehabilitation Component is divided into two Sub Components:
 Acquisition of land and structures owned by the Dal dwellers in 58 hamlets/Mohalla's
inside the lake and compensation to be paid;
 Establishment of the housing colony for resettlement of Dal dwellers at Rakh-i-Arth in
the suburbs of Srinagar city.
Acquisition of Landmass & Watery Areas under PMRP
The Authority had to acquire 21044 Kanals. 14992 Kanals to be acquired (land/watery).
1994 structures to be removed. Mechanical dredging need to be done. Under PMRP 2171
Kanals, 17 Marlas and 112 Sft of land/watery land etc has been acquired so far. 172
Structure acquired under PMRP. 574 families rehabilitated.
Conservation & Management of Dal Nageen Lake
There is an approved allocation of Rs. 5000.00 lakh is the current financial year 2017-18
under Capex Budget with the break-up of Rs. 2359.00 Lakh for Rehabilitation/Re-settlement
and Dev. of Rakh–i-Arth, Rs. 351.00 Lakh for Construction of STPs and Secondary /Lateral
sewers for House connectivity, Rs. 1056.00 Lakh for Operation & Maintenance of existing
STPs/IPSs/Dredging De-weeding/Addl. De-weeding/ Lake Cleaning Machines/Equipments
and Aerators/Catchment works Restoration of Navigational gates/Conservation of Chunti
Kul etc, Rs. 230.00 Lakh for Sewerage Scheme Khonkhan, Rs. 300.00 lakh for realignment of
House Boats in Dole Dum and Rs. 704.00 lakh for different components of the Dal
Development sector. Against the 50% of funds of the approved allocation i.e. Rs. 25.00
Crore stands released to VC, LAWDA which utilized in full upto 10/2017.
Urban Development
Capital City Development Programme (CCDP) and Integrated Development Medium
Towns (IDMT)
Capital City Development Project (CCDP) is implemented in two capital cities viz. Jammu &
Srinagar to provide basic civic amenities viz; Construction of Lanes, Drains, Culverts,
Bathrooms, Lavatory Blocks, Parks, Grave Yards, Play Grounds, Roads and Street Lights etc.
Integrated Development of Medium Town (IDMT) is implemented by the Urban Local Bodies
in all towns of J&K for providing basic civic amenities on the analogy of CCDP, over 1000
works have been taken up for execution in all the Municipal Committees/Councils.
Sewerage
At present two major sewerage schemes viz Sewerage Scheme 10 MLD Project Talab
Tillo,(Left out areas) Jammu, Sewerage Project Khushalsar Srinagar are under execution
under this sector. There are also some minor Sewerage schemes under execution with the
department viz; Sewerage Scheme Nai Sadak Gowkadal, Sewerage Scheme Naqashpora and
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Sewerage scheme Kalashpora at an estimated cost of Rs. 448.38 lakh, Rs 342.01 lakh and Rs.
327.86 lakh respectively, and cumulative expenditure of Rs. 125.00 lakh, Rs. 145.00 lakh
and 115 lakh respectively have been incurred upto 3/2017.
Drainage
Presently the Drainage Coverage in the capital cities and other major towns is approximately
40%. The Department has prepared a roadmap which will to achieve 75% coverage in next
3-4 years. To address the drainage problem of capital cities and other major towns the
department has taken initiative for providing comprehensive drainage network through
channelization of all possible sources of funding such as Capex Budget, AMRUT, TAMIER,
JIFRP etc. Presently under State Capex Budget there are 232 drainage works/schemes are
under execution at an estimated cost of Rs. 525.31 crore are under execution against which
an expenditure of Rs. 257.50 crore stands utilized up to 03/2017. In addition to the above 14
No. of schemes are also under execution at a cost of Rs. 31.03 Crore against which Rs. 28.18
Crore has been incurred up to 03.2017 under BADP. Besides, 07 No. of new schemes are
also approved under the programme at a cost of Rs. 43.22 Crore during current Financial
Year. The Sewerage network in the Srinagar and Jammu cities is presently available only to
1/3rd area of these cities. For providing sewerage network to left out areas of these cities,
matter has been taken up with the Ministry of Finance, GoI through Ministry of Urban
Development GoI for funding under Japanese Investment Capital Assistance (JICA).
Providing of Sewerage network in other major towns has been proposed under ensuring
ADB Loan III through J&K ERA.
Housing Sector
Construction of Town Halls in Towns
Towns/ community halls play important role in facilitating get together on the occasion of
marriage ceremonies and other important social functions. A new scheme namely
“Construction of Town Halls” has been introduced in the Urban Development sector in
consonance of the recommendations made by the State Finance Commission for
establishment of at-least one town hall per town.
Other projects/New initiatives
Revised Master Plans: The Revised Master Plan 2032 of Jammu city, Udhampur and Katra
towns have been approved and exercise for preparation of zonal plans is being taken by
hiring professionals and Revised Master Plan of Srinagar city has been placed on public
domain and is likely to be approved by end of Dec 2017. Side by side preparation of Zonal
Plans has also been undertaken through hired professionals. Master Plans for other towns
are at different stages of preparation/ notification.
Energy Efficiency Reforms: Govt. has approved replacement of all existing street lights in
capital cities of Jammu & Srinagar with energy efficient LED lights as an initiative at National
level in view of reforms under Urban Transformation Programmes to reduce the energy
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consumption by 50% through Govt. of India’s Public Sector Undertaking viz Ms EESL. The
MoU is being signed with M/s EESL for the purpose and after completion of joint verification
survey, the start of actual work is likely to commence w.e.f. 2/2018. The project also covers
O&M for the consecutive period of next 7 years. The State has to pay an amount of Rs.
35.00 Crore each year to M/s EESL for undertaking this job which is likely to be
compensated in energy saving. The department has decided to install LED lights only in
other towns for energy efficiency in 2nd phase.
Urban Transport: J&K ERA has already created Mechanized Parking Lots in Lal Chowk
Srinagar and City Chowk, Jammu which have come into operation during 2017-18. To ease
the traffic congestion in both the capital cities of State installation of intelligent traffic light
system has been taken up under AMRUT and the Construction of Multi-Tier Parking at
different identified places has also been approved and taken up under AMRUT.
City-wise break up of Facilities by 2018-19
Estd. Cost
City Multilevel Parking Projects Parking Capacity
(Rs. in Crore)
Jammu-AMRUT/JDA 03 260.88 1723 Cars & 80 buses
Srinagar -AMRUT 03 60.05 897 Cars & 180 Two Wheelers
Anantnag-AMRUT 01 16.98 196 Cars & 14 Two Wheelers
Leh –AMRUT 01 26.00 263 cars
World Bank funding under Jammu Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP): The drainage
schemes have been approved under World Bank funding in JTFRP for Srinagar city which is
mostly vulnerable in floods at a cost of Million $500 (approx. Rs. 322 Crore).
Development of Tawi River Front Project: Development of Tawi River Front of 3.5 kms in
length along both banks of the river at aggregate cost of Rs. 404.00 Crore is being taken up
in phased manner.
Maharaja Hari Singh Park: Green Park is spread over an area of 45 kanals on the bank of
River Tawi having facility of Public Library, coffee house/cafeteria will be thrown open in the
moth of Jan, 2018.
Jammu Habitat Center: A major project viz. Jammu Habitat Centre over an area of 380
Kanals of land with institutional complex, Rehabilitation/Commercial complex, hotel sites,
multiplex shopping malls and open air theatre etc. is at the stage of preparation of DPR by
the Jammu Development Authority with architectural drawings from Architects of National
Repute. The project has also been accommodated in Smart City Mission proposal with a
vision to add glory to the beauty of Jammu City. Rehabilitation of oustees of warehouse
shall be made near National Highway in Distt. Samba by providing them place for
godown/ware housing, while as, accommodating their offices in rehabilitation complex in
Habitat Centre.
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Achievements under Capex Budget 2016-17 upto October, 2017

The Capital City Development Programme (CCDP) is implemented in two capital cities for
providing basic amenities viz. construction of lanes, drains, culverts, bathrooms, lavatory
blocks, development of parks, grave yards, inner roads etc. 143 different nature of works
have been completed during 2016-17 and 138 No. of works are approved during 2017-18
against which 65 works have been completed and remaining works shall be completed by
end of the financial year.
On the analogy of CCDP, Integrated Development Medium Towns (IDMT) is implemented by
the Urban Local Bodies in all towns of J&K, 541 works have been completed during 2016-17
and 422 works have been taken up for execution in all the Municipal Committees/Councils
and 123 works have been completed up to October, 2017. The remaining works shall be
completed by end of the financial year.
12 projects are ongoing at an estimated cost of Rs. 42.07 Crore against which Rs. 14.94
Crore has been incurred up to March, 2017. Three (03) Bus Addas have been completed
during 2016-17 and 06 re targeted for completion during 2017-18.
09 Community Halls are under execution at an estimated cost of Rs. 8.85 crore against
which Rs. 5.05 Crore spent up to March, 2017. Two (02) Community Halls have been
completed during 2016-17 and 05 Community Halls are targeted for completion during
2017-18.
Under Drainage Sector 69194 RMT of deep drain have been completed up to March 2017
and against the target of 9345 RMT, 4649 RMT have been achieved up to October, 2017.
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Social Sectors
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Chapter 3.1
Social Welfare
Welfare measures for under-privileged vulnerable, down-trodden and weaker sections of

the society are essential for ensuring growth with distributive justice in the State. The Social
Welfare Department has the responsibility to promote with special care the educational and
economic interests of the weaker sections and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and
other Backward Classes as well as to protect them from social injustice and all other forms of
exploitation. In conformation with these provisions, the State Government is taking
sustained efforts to bring about socio-economic amelioration of the weaker section in
general and that of the Scheduled Castes and Other Backward classes in particular.
Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS)
The aim of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to Old age, Destitute, Widow,
Divorcees and Persons with Disability to those beneficiaries who are living below poverty
line and who have little means of subsistence from him/her own source of income or
through financial support from family member or other sources.
At the time of launching of this Scheme the monthly rate of assistance was Rs. 200/- p.m.
and presently the said assistance is being provided @ Rs. 1000/- p.m. to Old age above 60
years in case of male and 55 years in case of female, widow/divorcee above 40 years &
Persons with Disabilities having more than 40% disability.
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
The “National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)” a centrally sponsored schemes is
implemented for the poor people falling below poverty line. The programme has following
components:
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
Under this scheme pension is provided to a household below the poverty line in the age
group of 60 to 79 Yrs @ Rs. 1000/- P.M (Rs. 200/- as Central share and Rs. 800/- as State
share) Per beneficiary and for the beneficiaries who are 80 Yrs and above are provided
pension @ Rs. 1000/- P.M.( Rs. 500/- as Central Share and Rs. 500/- as State Share) w.e.f 1st
April, 2016. At present pension is being provided to 67060 beneficiaries under this scheme
which includes 52708 beneficiaries in the age group of 60 to 79 years and 14352
beneficiaries in the age group of 80 years above
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Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)

Under this scheme BPL Persons with severe or multiple disability in the age group of 18 to
79 Yrs are eligible for pension @ Rs. 1000/-P.M (Rs. 300/- as Central Share and Rs. 700/- as
State Share) and for widows above 80 yrs @ Rs. 1000/- p.m (Rs. 500/- as Central Share
st
and Rs. 500/- as State Share) w.e.f 1 April, 2016. At present pension is being provided to
1347 beneficiaries under this scheme.
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
Under this scheme Widows who are between the age group of 40-79 yrs and belong to BPL
category are eligible for pension @ Rs. 1000/- p.m (Rs. 300/- as Central Share and Rs. 700/-
as State Share) and person above 80 yrs @ Rs. 1000/- p.m. (Rs. 500/- as Central Share and
Rs. 500/- as State Share) w.e.f. April, 2016. At present pension is being provided to 3387
beneficiaries under this scheme.
National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
One time Financial Assistance of Rs. 20000/- is being provided to the family in case of death
of a primary bread earner of the age group 18 to 64 years of the family living below poverty
line (BPL).
Pre-Matric Scholarship To SC/OBC/Physically Handicapped Category
Pre-Matric scholarship is provided to SC, OBC, and Physically Handicapped Persons from 1st
to 10th class. For SC Category, there is no income bar. For OBC/Physically Handicapped
Parental Income shall not exceed Rs 44,500/- P.M.
Rate of Scholarship
Rate of Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria
(Per annum)
Class
Min. attendance % age of marks required in
For Boys For Girls
required the previous examination
Ist to 5th Rs. 450/- Rs. 675/- 80% ---
th th
6 to 8 Rs. 900/- Rs. 1350/- 80% 55% and above
9th to 10th Rs. 1350/- Rs. 1800/- 80% 55% and above
Post-Matric Scholarship (SC/OBC/Physically Handicapped):

SC/ OBC/ Physically Handicapped students studying at Post-matriculation or Post Secondary
Stage Viz. 11th /12th /Degree courses/ Technical courses etc. are paid according to the
following “Means Test”
SC: Parents /Guardians income from all sources should not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- P.a.(full
Maintenance allowance and full non refundable fee.)
OBC: Parents income from all sources does not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-p.a. (full maintenance
allowance and full non refundable fee)
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PHC: Parents income from all sources does not exceed Rs.44,500/-p.a. (full maintenance
allowance and full non refundable fee)
State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS)
On the directions of the Hon’ble High Court, State Marriage Assistance Scheme was
launched by the Government and implemented in all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Under this Scheme, all the marriageable identified poor girls will receive one time financial
assistance of Rs.25000/- and cost of 5 gms Gold for marriage purpose.
Major initiatives undertaken during the year 2016-17 and new initiative conceptualized
for the year 2017-18
 The pension amount in respect of all categories of pension holders under Integrated
Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) has
been increased to Rs.1000 per beneficiary per month during 2016-17.
 Commissionerate of Disability Affairs established during the year 2016-17.
 Integrated Child Protection Scheme stand introduced during the year 2016-17.
 Pre/Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for de-notified Tribes (DNTs) ( Pohal Chopan &
Santarash) introduced during the year 2016-17.
 Post Matric Scholarship to Economically Backward Classes introduce during 2017-18.
 Integrated Child Protection Scheme will be implemented fully in the State during 2017-
18.
 Women Help line for protection of women in the State is being made operationalzed in
the State during 2017-18.
J&K SC/ST/BC Development Corporation

J&K SC,ST & BC Development Corporation is implementing two schemes for Socio-Economic
upliftment of SC,ST,BC, Notified National Minorities, Safai Karamcharis and Handicapped
categories in the State.
Bank Tie-up Scheme
Bank Tie- Scheme is available for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes
categories who are living Below Poverty Line, with Banks Loan Assistance and subsidy from
this Corporation, for establishment of their income generating units.
Direct Financing Scheme
In collaboration with National Level Corporations of Government of India,viz; (i) National
Scheduled Castes Finance & Dev. Corporation (NSFDC), (ii) National Scheduled Tribes
Finance & Dev. Corporation (NSTFDC), (iii) National Backward Classes Finance & Dev.
Corporation (NBCFDC), (iv) National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Dev. Corporation
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(NSKFDC), (v) National Handicapped Finance & Dev. Corporation (NHFDC) & (vi) National
Minorities Dev. and Finance Corporation (NMDFC).
Desirous applicants seeking financial assistance belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, Backward Classes, Notified National Minorities categories who are Below Double the
Poverty Line i.e. having income of Rs. 98,000/- p.a. for Rural Areas and Rs. 1,20,000/- p.a.
for Urban Areas, Safai Karamcharis and Handicapped categories, are provided financial
assistance for establishment of their income generating units under the scheme.
This corporation is implementing Socio-economic upliftment financing schemes for its target
groups and there is great impact of these schemes on the economy of the target groups.
As regards the initiatives undertaken by the corporation, corporation has settled the issue of
non-releasing of funds by National Minorities Dev. and Finance Corporation(NMDFC), Govt.
of India from 2002-03 onwards and now NMDFC has s released funds to this corporation
after a gap of 14 years.
This corporation lifts funds from the National Level Corporations of Government of India
against the State Government Guarantees but the corporation is not getting required
unconditional Guarantees from State Government which badly effects release of funds by
the National Corporations against approved Action Plans.
State Women Development Corporation

The overall scenario of WDC is to work for the upliftment of down trodden , poorest of the
poor sections of society by providing credit under various centrally sponsored schemes at a
very nominal rate of interest (3% to 6%) for establishment of their own income generating
units and the sole motive of WDC is economic empowerment of women living below double
the poverty line.
National Minorities Development And Finance Corporation (NMDFC)
Government of India has identified six communities viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Parsis and Jains as minorities at the national level on the basis of population
census. The Corporation provides long term loan at a concessional rate of interest to assist
the poor women belonging to minority community for setting up of their own income
generating units. The funding pattern/achievements of this scheme is as follows:
Term Loan Scheme Educational Loan Scheme Micro Finance Loan Scheme
NMDFC share: 90% NMDFC share: 90% NMDFC share: 90%
State Share: 05% State Share: 05% State Share: 05%
Beneficiary’s share: 05% Beneficiary’s share: 05% SHG share: 05%
In the year 2016-17 WDC under the scheme of NMDFC (Term Loan) benefited 394 No. of
beneficiaries while provided Rs. 978.50 lakh amount for establishment of their income
generating units. Under Micro Finance scheme of NMDFC WDC has benefited 105 No. of
SHG members while provided Rs. 49.80 lakh amount for establishment of their income
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generating units. Under Educational Loan scheme of NMDFC, WDC also covered 61 No. of
beneficiaries while provided Rs. 78.34 lakh amount for studies of Technical/Professional
Courses. During the Current financial year 2017-18 (upto 10/2017) WDC under the scheme
of NMDFC (Term Loan) benefited 217 No. of beneficiaries while provided Rs. 505.87 lakh
amount for establishment of their income generating units. Under Micro Finance scheme of
NMDFC WDC has benefited 53 No. of SHG members while provided Rs. 6.00 amount for
establishment of their income generating units. Under Educational Loan scheme of NMDFC,
WDC also covered 7 No. of beneficiaries while provided Rs. 24.70 lakh amount for studies of
Technical/Professional Courses.
National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
This scheme is meant for the development of women belonging to backward classes as
notified by Central/State Governments from time to time. The Corporation provides loan to
the beneficiaries under this scheme at a very low rate of interest. The funding
pattern/achievements of this scheme is as follows:-
General Loan General Loan Scheme
Educational Loan Scheme
(Term Loan Scheme) (New Swarnima)
NBCFDC share: 85% NBCFDC share:95% NBCFDC share:90%
State Share:10% State Share:5% State Share: 10%
Beneficiary’s share:05% Beneficiary’s share:0% Beneficiary’s share:0%
In the year 2016-17 WDC under the scheme of NBCFDC (Term Loan) benefited 88 No. of
generating units. Under Micro Finance scheme of NBCFDC WDC has benefited 28 No. of SHG
members while provided Rs. 11.00 lakh amount upto for establishment of their income
generating units. During the Current financial year 2017-18 (upto 10/2017) WDC under the
scheme of NBCFDC (Term Loan) benefited 65 No. of beneficiaries while provided Rs. 142.02
lakh amount for establishment of their income generating units. Under Micro Finance
scheme of NBCFDC WDC has benefited 30 No. of SHG members while provided Rs. 13.30
lakh amount upto for establishment of their income generating units.
National Handicapped Finance And Development Corporation (NHFDC)
The target group under this scheme are differently abled women with 40% disability
irrespective of caste, creed, religion and income. The Corporation provides loan on minimal
rate of interest to the women beneficiaries for setting up of their own Income Generating
Units. The funding pattern/achievements of this scheme is as follows:
Term Loan Scheme
(Above Rs. 0.50 lakh to Rs. 1.00 (Above Rs. 1.00 lakh to Rs. 5.00
(upto Rs. 0.50 lakh)
lakh) lakh)
NHFDC share: 100% NHFDC share: 95% NHFDC share: 90%
State Share: Nil State Share: 5% State Share: 5%
Beneficiary share: Nil Beneficiary share: Nil Beneficiary share: 5%
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Educational Loan Scheme

(up to Rs. 4.00 lakh) (above Rs. 4.00 lakh)
NHFDC share: 100% NHFDC share: 95%
State Share: Nil State Share: 05%
Beneficiary share: Nil Beneficiary share: Nil
 In the year 2016-17 WDC under the scheme of NHFDC (Term Loan) benefited 41 No. of
generating units.
 During the Current financial year 2017-18 (upto 10/2017) WDC under the scheme of
NHFDC (Term Loan) benefited 37 No. of beneficiaries while provided Rs. 97.85 lakh
amount for establishment of their income generating units.
 During the financial year 2016-17 WDC has provided Skill Development/Vocational
Trainings to 600 no. of beneficiaries in different trades under NMDFC/NBCFDC with an
expenditure of Rs. 81.30 lakh.
In the year 2016-17 WDC has organized three exhibitions comprising upon 40 stalls each
where market support is being provided to 80 beneficiaries/SHGs directly and 800
beneficiaries/SHGs indirectly in each exhibition with amount involved Rs. 35.99 lakh
including Central share.
 During the current financial year 2017-18 WDC conducted one exhibition comprising of
40 stalls each where market support is being provided to 80 beneficiaries/SHGs directly
and 800 beneficiaries/SHGs indirectly.
 In the year 2016-17 WDC conducted 244 awareness camps against which an amount of
Rs.11.00 lakh stands incurred and 85,400 women got sensitized out of which some
women were on spot selected for imparting training in different activities and some
were found eligible for availing loan for setting up different income generating units,
also some Self Help Groups were framed.
 During the current financial year 2017-18, WDC conducted 156 awareness camps upto
October, 2017 against which an amount of Rs. 6.57 laksh stands incurred/utilized and
36,050 women got sensitized out of which some women were on spot selected for
imparting training in different activities and some were found eligible for availing loan
for setting up different income generating units, also some Self Help Groups were
framed which were provided finance.
Impact of various schemes/progress on the economy of Jammu and Kashmir State
The impact of the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented by this office have
been found very fruitful as the beneficiary who initially was raw and whose income in the
beginning was nil ,after availing loan from this office has been able to earn from Rs. 4000 to
8000 by selling her products in various exhibitions conducted by this office within and
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outside the state and is not dependent on any family members as has been earlier. She not
only repay the loan but also support her family too.
Major initiatives undertaken the years 2016-17 and new initiatives conceptualized for the
year 2017-18.
 JKWDC has taken up the project of imparting skill upgradation to Individual beneficiaries
as well as SHG members and during training SHGs of these beneficiaries are framed after
training they are provided financial assistance by way of loan under term loan/micro
credit schemes at a very low rate of interest and are in a position to establish their own
units independently.
 In addition to the establishment of the various income generating activities, the biggest
innovative market based approach adopted by WDC is the preparation of Jute Prashad
bags which are being manufactured by the loanee beneficiaries of WDC and supplied to
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB). It is pertinent to mention here that the
annual turnover of the pilgrims to the shrine is touching 10 million marks and the
demand for these Jute Prashad bags is increasing day by day.
 If during a year loan to the tune of Rs. 5.00 Crore is extended to the trained
beneficiaries, 55 lakh bags will be prepared which can effect the sale to the tune of Rs.
880.00 lakh out of which the beneficiaries will be benefited by Rs. 2.00 crore as a profit
without any marketing problem. In furtherance to this WDC is visualizing huge potential
in jute accessories/Jute Prashad Bags for its beneficiaries because of the following facts:
1. Free training facility by WDC through sponsored programmes of GOI.
2. Sufficient market availability.
3. Tie up with SMVDSB by WDC as a result the whole profit falls in the kitty of the
beneficiary.
4. Free supply of the Jute Bags to SMVDSB by WDC.
5. All time logistic support from WDC.
 WDC has been successful in its endeavour and hopes to take the activity of Jute bags to
each corner of the state so that every poor women has her share in the biggest ever
existing market of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. This can be further justified from the
fact that till now this corporation has trained 5000 beneficiaries in different parts of the
state in Jute Accessories and an amount of Rs. 80.00 lakh received from SMVDSB
against the consignment of 5 lakh Jute Bags prepared by trainees during the training
period out of the training material has been disbursed amongst the trainees and loanee
beneficiaries. (WDC has disbursed an amount of Rs. 250.00 lakh under Micro credit
scheme and 120.00 lakh under term loan scheme for Jute activity.)
 Secondly the most interesting and appreciable fact is that even during the training
period the bags prepared by the trainees are also sent to the SMVDSB and the amount
against the said consignments is distributed among the trainees and their economic
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empowerment starts even during the training period. Therefore it is amply justified that
Jute Activity alone can revolutionize the socio-economic status of women folk in our
state by ever ready market availability.
 Thirdly, in view of a very small order from SMVDSB, WDC has taken an initiative of
diversification of jute activity for preparation of Jute fancy bags and other accessories
which has a huge market potential not only in the State of Jammu and Kashmir but even
in other states of the country. The items made so far under Jute activity by
diversification are mobile covers, Wall hangings, Jute lady purses, Pouches, File folders,
Laptop bags, Conference bags etc for which WDC is receiving supply orders from various
government departments as well as from private sectors. The forward linkage in the
shape of market facility is the prime concern of JKWDC.
State Advisory Board for the Development of Pahari Speaking
The major objective of the Advisory Board is to raise the educational standard of the
students of Pahari Speaking Community. Major Schemes under implementation in the
Advisory Board are (i) Grant of Scholarship (1st-12thclass) to Pahari Speaking students. (ii)
Grant of Post-scholarship to Pahari Speaking students, (iii) Management of Boys /Girls
Pahari Hostels, (iv) Construction of new hostels for Pahari students, (v) Implementation of
Pahari Sub Plan on the pattern of Tribal Sub Plan, (vi) Promotion of Pahari Language,
Literature and culture.
Management of Boys/Girls Pahari Hostels
Presently Six Boys Pahari hostels are functioning at Anantnag, Baramulla, Poonch, Jammu,
Rajouri and Kupwara with intake capacity of 550 inmates. Three Pahari Girls Hostel at
Rajouri, Poonch and Kupowara are also functioning with 150 inmates in the State Providing
free boarding / lodging, books / stationery, uniform / clothing, sports material, health check
up and other facilities.
Notable achievements during 2016-17
 139136 students covered under Scholarship Scheme (Ist primary-12th class) during the
year 2016-17 as per the rates envisaged in Govt. Order No: 382-SWD of 2008 dated 29-
12-2008. An amount of Rs. 950.60 lakh incurred for the coverage of these students.
 7055 students covered under Post- Matric Scholarship Scheme during the financial year
2016-17. An amount of Rs. 619.40 lakh incurred for the coverage these students under
this scheme.
 An amount of Rs. 170.54 lakh incurred during the financial year 2016-17 on account of
free diet charges in respect of 700 inmates.
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Rehabilitation Council for Militancy hit Victims

The J&K Government in the year, 1996 constituted a Council for rehabilitation of militancy
hit victims under the name “J&K Council for Rehabilitation of Widows, Orphans,
Handicapped and Old Aged Persons (victims of militancy).
The Council is providing assistance to the militancy hit victims through the following
schemes:-
S.No Schemes
1. Pension to widows @ Rs.750/- per month per widow
2. Pension to old persons @ Rs.750/- per month
3. Marriage assistance to young widows and grown up daughters @ Rs.40000/- per case
4. Pension to handicapped / disabled persons @ Rs.750/ per month
5. Scholarship for professional studies.
a. Reimbursement of tuition fees @ Rs.5000/- per annum
b. Monthly assistance for Hostellers @ Rs.7000/- per annum
6. Psychological Rehabilitation financial assistance.
7. Financial assistance for exceptional cases
8. Scholarship to orphans of killed militants @ Rs.750/- per month.
In addition to financial assistance provided to victims of militancy, State Rehabilitation

Council has also undertaken following projects:-
a) Providing of Motorized Tricycles (Fuel Operated) to the Handicapped People.
As a step towards empowerment of physically challenged persons, the J&K State
Rehabilitation Council with the approval of Executive Council provides motorized tricycles in
favour of orthopedically disabled citizens most preferably students, girl students, artisans
and small vendors fulfilling the set criteria in order to enhance their hassle free mobility.
The State Rehabilitation Council has so far provided 467 Motorized Tricycles (TVS Wego) to
physically challenged persons in the State. Supply orders for providing of 500 more
Motorized Tricycles (TVS Wego) to physically challenged persons has been placed with
Director SMG during 2017-18.
Further there is pending demand of 1000 physically challenged persons (which is likely to go
up) awaiting for Motorized Tricycles. Planning Development & Monitoring Department has
been approached for providing of Rs. 300.00 lakh as additionality under the scheme.
b) Project “Watan Ko Jano” Youth Exchange Programme.
The J&K State Rehabilitation Council, under Youth Exchange Programme of Department of
J&K Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India organizes Jammu & Kashmir Youth
Exchange Programme Project “Wattan Ko Jano”. Under this project, 160 such children along
with 20 escorting team visited Agra, Jaipur and National Capital in the year 2016-17.
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Impact of various schemes / progress on the economy of Jammu and Kashmir State
The various schemes and programmes of the State Rehabilitation Council provide relief and
immediate succor to destitute victims of militancy including widows, orphans, handicapped
and old aged men and women of families affected by militancy by way of providing monthly
financial assistance in the shape of pension / scholarship in order to make them socially
stable.
In addition to above the State Rehabilitation Council is also engaged in extending the
mobility to physically challenged persons in the State by way of providing motorized
tricycles so as to stand them on their own feet.
Social welfare Schemes
Government is implementing number of schemes in social welfare for upliftment of weaker
sections of the society
ICDS Scheme primarily focuses on nutritional status of children (6 months -6 year) and
pregnant & lactating women enrolled in anganwadi centres across the state. Regular health
check-up of ICDS beneficiaries on Village Health and Nutrition Day is also done in
coordination with the Health Officers/ Officials from National Health Mission Scheme.
SABLA and KSY schemes is for empowerment of adolescent girls of the state. Under these
two scheme supplementary nutrition is given to out of school adolescent girls in the age-
group of 11-18 years and school going girls in the age group of 15-18 years. Besides,
counselling is given to adolescent girls on Life Skill Education, Adult Reproductive Sex
Health, Family and Child Care, etc. Vocational training is also imparted to adolescent girls in
the age group of 16-18 year.
MBP (IGMSY/PMMVY) Scheme is meant for providing financial assistance to pregnant and
lactating women subject to conditions that they have under gone institutional delivery and
also attended the nearest health centre for regular check-up of mother and child.
IGMSY is being replaced by PMMVY Scheme and has been rolled out in all districts of the
State during the year 2017-18.
LADLI Beti scheme has been implemented on a pilot basis in certain districts of the state for
improving the skewed child-sex ratio. Although, cases have been sanctioned, opening of
bank accounts of beneficiaries and transfer of funds into these accounts has been an issue
and is being looked into.
Impact of various schemes/ progress on the economy of J&K State
The schemes under implementation are social sector schemes. These schemes have no
direct impact on the economy as of now. The schemes are for development of children and
empowerment of adolescent girls who will have an important role to play in the economy in
the years to come. The LADLI Beti scheme is implemented with the objective to improve the
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skewed child sex ration in our state which has been deteriorating. This shall also help in
bringing about the desired gender parity.
Major Initiatives undertaken in 2016-17
 Training of 44 State Level Master Trainers and 320 District Level Master Trainers under
Early Child Care Education
 6923 beneficiaries included under LADLI Beti Scheme
 Const./ Upg. work of one MLTC/ AWTC Building taken up in districts of Budgam and
Jammu
 Decision taken for de-centralization of services by formation of District and Village Level
Councils – Community Participation
 Advertisement of 179 contractual posts of Project Managers, Consultants, Data Entry
Operators and Health & Nutrition Mobilizer.
Major Initiatives conceptualized for 2017-18
 Opening of 2339 sanctioned new anganwadi centres.
 Constitution of Councils in all Districts and Village of the State and de-centralization of
work for rendering services under different social welfare schemes-83% village councils
constituted.
 Training all anganwadi workers in Early Child Care Education through the SLMTs and
DLMTs
 Construction of 856 new anganwadi buildings-6 buildings completed,42 construction
work in progress ,land identified at 295 locations.
 Transfer of benefits to IGMSY/ MBP beneficiaries under DBT mode – adhaar linking
 Payment of honorarium to anganwadi workers and anganwadi helpers under DBT mode-
adhaar linking
 Adhaar enrollment of children in the age group of 0-6 years
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Chapter 3.2
Education
School Education
J&K Government is striving hard to ensure inclusive quality education for all to enable them
to become contributing members of the society with focus on girl students providing them
equitable opportunities in pursuit of achieving higher standards in education and leaning. To
actualize the vision, the following important areas are followed in letter & spirit to see the
foremost vision becoming a reality.
Access: Expansion of quality school and adult education.
Equity: Inclusion of disadvantaged groups and weaker sections.
Quality: Improving standards of education.
Carrying out institutional and systemic reforms towards quality education.
Access
 Development of 144 schools as CM Model schools in phase 1st equipping these schools
with required physical infrastructure soft interventions trained and motivated faculty
and conductive environment for overall personality development of the work along
with facilities of Smart Classroom.
 Up-gradation of 200 Middle Schools to High Schools and 200 High Schools to Higher
Secondary Schools to ensure the availability of higher learning (10+2) within the radius
of 05 & 07 Kms for every ward enrolled in High School and Higher Secondary School.
 Increase in the number of Residential Hostels for the girls students construction of 68
hostels targeted for phase-1st.
 Establishment/Creation of Vocational Training Centers for skill development along with
formal education in 352 existing High/Higher Secondary Schools.
 Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping has been achieved in full which will
help in up-gradation and rationalization of schools.
Equity
 Establishment of 99 KGBV for Education Backward Blocks for girl children belonging to
SC/ST and other BPL population.
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 Providing of scholarship of Rs. 3000/child to the girl student belonging SC/ST

population.
 Establishment of 100 Mobile School for migratory nomads (Gujjar) population.
 Providing of Rs. 5000/Ward as an intensive to girls students who qualifies matriculation
(10th Exam) and enroll for Higher Secondary Education (11thExam).
 To stem drop-out rate and enhance enrolment, the School Education Department has
waived off School Fee of Girl Students in all State-run Schools upto secondary level.
Quality
 Regular trainings to the in-service teachers through State/National institutes of repute.
 Providing of subject specific teachers particularly in Math/Science.
 Training of 5000 undergraduate teachers through D-Led course tailored by NIOS, New
Delhi.
 Establishment of 220 Smart Classrooms for e-learning and 407 are in a process of being
established.
 220 CAL centers are in a process for being established under SSA programme.
 Establishment of evening/remedial classes for weak students.
 Regular training/foundation courses for over 90,000 elementary school Teachers.
 Aadhar enrolment for all the students.
Reforms
 Rationalization of existing education infrastructure both physical as well as human
resource to ensure better public teacher ratio in line with National standards.
 Robust transfer policy for better management of Human Resources.
 The basic eligibility for teacher recruitments has been upgraded from 12th class to
Graduation.
 “No Detention Policy” has been reviewed and it has reversed for 5th Primary onwards,
as it was affected the quality of education and making teachers unaccountable.
 Recruitment of teachers under ReT shall be through written exam.
 Digitization of entire human resource of teachers.
 In order to promote regional languages in a State with diverse cultures, the School
Education Department has ordered introduction of Kashmiri, Dogri, Punjabi and Bodhi
as 6th compulsory (graded) subject at secondary level.
 Under fast-track recruitment, the Department referred 1059 posts of lecturers in
different disciplines to J&K PSC, which has forwarded select lists in various disciplines
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like English, Urdu, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, and Education. The Department has
expedited issuance of appointment orders and postings thereof in Hard Zones of the
State.
 The Department has flagged addressing the contentious issues of corporal punishment,
bullying, child abuse and stress counseling for which special cells have been set up at
the Directorate level for real-time response.
Outcomes and their critical analysis
Universal literacy
With the sustained efforts and introduction of number of interventions considerable
progress has been made in the field of literacy. There has been manifold increase in the
literacy rate during last four decades from 11.03% (Census 1961) to 18.58% (Census 1971).
In 1981, the literacy rate was recorded at 26.67% which has increased to the level of 67.16%
(Census 2011).The female literacy rates has also shown considerable increase from
4.26%(Census 1961) to 56.43% (Census 2011)
Gender Gap in literacy
Gender differential exists both in rural and urban areas with incidence of highest gap in
rural areas. This is mainly attributed to cultural and social setup in the state. However the
gap has considerably narrowed from 23.60% (Census 2001) to 20.25% (census 2011). This
has been possible due to introduction of host of programmes such as national program for
education of girls at elementary level (NPEGEL), establishment of Kasturva Gandhi Balika
Vidyalas (KGBVs), distribution of free text books/scholarships, community mobilization,
establishment of girls hostels in educationally backward blocks of the state. Recently couple
of measures has been taken such as distribution of Scotties to the meritorious girl students,
payment of scholarships to the girl students.
Dropout rate
In respect of dropout rate, the mechanism of Unified District Information System of
Education (UDISE) is throwing startling revelations. The dropout rate has increased
considerably from 6.93% and 5.36% in Primary & upper –primary during 2015-16 to 10.30%
and 10.20% during 2016-17 in primary and upper primary level. The decrease has mainly
been due to disturbing conditions prevailed during 2016-17.
Gross enrollment ratio
There is a modest increase in the gross enrollment ratio in primary and upper levels. During
2015-16 total GER at primary level was 98.26% which has increased to 98.70% in 2016-17.
Similarly at upper primary level the modest increase from 97.17% to 97.86% was witnessed
during the said period. However, during the current financial year 2017-18, number of
measures taken up such as introduction of pre-primary classes, establishment of Model
Schools, conduct of extra-curricular activities including cultural activities and conduct of
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parent meetings, annual days, remedial teaching are expected to have positive impact in the
enrollment of children.
Out of School Children
There is considerable decrease in out of school children during 2016-17. During the year
2015-16 the out of school children were recorded at 79598 which has considerably
decreased to of 54713 in 2016-17 registering a phenomenal decrease of 31%. Similarly in
respect of girl students the out of children have decelerated from 46218 to 31856 during
2016-17 because of various endeavors especially community mobilization of the
department.
Physical/Financial Progress
The development activities of the department are carried over under State plan/ Capex
Budget, Centrally Sponsored/ Flagship Schemes viz SSA/RMSA/MDM/SBM. The sharing
pattern of the schemes is 90:10.
Financial achievements during 2016-17 (Rs. in lakh)
S.
Sector Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
No
State Sector
Secondary 2016-17 95.00 250.00 605.50 2415.43 3365.93
1
Education 2017-18 206.00 372.71 - - 578.71
Direction and 2016-17 15.00 20.00 26.30 27.07 88.37
2
Administration 2017-18 0.00 25.86 - - 25.86
Teacher 2016-17 55.30 90.34 215.45 258.44 619.53
3
Education 2017-18 84.22 148.42 - - 232.64
2016-17 165.30 360.34 847.25 2700.94 4073.83
Total
2017-18 290.22 546.99 - - 837.21
CSS
2016-17 545.39 840.68 3045.34 3868.50 8299.91
1. SSA
2017-18 0.00 0.00 - - 0.00
2016-17 2231.15 3050.30 4340.55 4570.75 14192.75
2 RMSA
2017-18 0.00 53.45 - - 53.45
2016-17 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.75 2.75
3 MDM
2017-18 0.00 0.00 - - 0.00
Teacher 2016-17 2.00 3.00 5.25 6.04 16.29
4
Education 2017-18 0.00 0.00 - - 0.00
2016-17 2778.54 3893.98 7391.14 8448.04 22511.7
Total
2017-18 0.00 53.45 - - 53.45
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Physical Achievements of various scheme

Achievement
Target Achievement Target
S. No. Sector Unit Ending Sept
2016-17 2016-17 2017-18
2017
Secondary
1 No. of Works 85 41 50 3
Education
Direction
2 No. of works 9 6 8 1
Adm.
Teacher
3 No. of works 10 5 6 -
Education
Mid-Day No. of institutions 23166 23218 23225 23144
4
Meals No. of Students 717627 561455 558396 723083
No. of works 173 0 44 0
Girls Hostel (Nos) 68 0 68 1
Vocational Education
132 132 220 0
(Works)
Information
5 RMSA
Communication 407 0 383 0
Technology(ICT)
Inclusive Education for
disabled at secondary 0 0 50 0
level. (IEDSS)
No. of works 502 42 486 0
6 SSA Kasturba Gandhi
0 0
Balika Vidalaya (KGBV)
Impact of schemes on economy of the state

Focusing on developing human resource of the state through implementation of various
flagship programs and other schemes will be great boon to the economic development of
the state. The dividends which are enormous as the education and development of various
skills have significant role in the economic development that cannot be under estimated
Major Initiatives
General
 GIS mapping of 28680 Schools has been completed which will facilitate in working
out gap analysis in terms of infrastructure facilities, up-gradation of schools etc;
 Till date 68% students registered with Aadhar and efforts are being made to registrar
all students with Aadhar by March, 2018;
 22.70 lakh students covered under Student Database Management System(SDMIS)
for tracking of students;
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 In order to showcase the hidden talent among children in art, culture and craft,600
students from various districts participated in different events like music, theatre,
dance and visual arts under Kala Utsav programme 30 students from the State shall
participate in the national events which is being held at Bhopal( Madhya Pradesh) in
the month of January 2018;
 School Education department has rolled out Mid-Day-Meal Automated Reporting
and Management System (MDM-ARMS) for real time monitoring / Management of
the Mid Day Meal Scheme and the data collected( Data collection is through
different modes of SMS, Mobile app and web portal) is on the national portal on
daily basis;
 The School Education Department revived the State Teacher Award and conferred
the award of two teachers, one each from Jammu and Kashmir Division, carrying a
citation and a cash award of Rs. 1.00 lakh;
 In order to promote regional languages in as State with diverse culture, the School
Education Department vide Government Order No. 333-Edu of 2017, dated
22.06.2017 introduced Kashmiri, Dogri, Dodhi and Punjabi as 6th compulsory
(graded) subject at secondary level;
 In order to encourage meritorious students,1400 all-terrain bikes were distributed
amongst students on the initiative of the Hon’ble Chief Minster;
 Taking a cue from stirring performance of you in various national-level competitive
exams including IAS/AIEEE/NEET, the department has broadened the scope of Chief
Minister’s Super 50 winter coaching this year by formulating a plan of
training/coaching around 1000 aspiring students;
 From child’s perspective, the Department is committed to safety, security and
comfort of schoolchildren. Safe transportation, fire, lab chemicals and building safety
benchmarks have been fixed.
Infrastructure
 383 schools are being covered under the Information Communication Technology
Scheme (ICT @school) for establishment of computer Labs in the Secondary Schools
during the -current financial year (2017-18) under RMSA. 389 School Nodal Officers
(SNOs) have been trained for implementation of ICT@ School Scheme;
 220 Schools are also equipped with Computer Aided Labs under SSA during the
current financial year;
 68 bedded Girls Hostels are under construction taken up in the RMSA scheme in the
Educationally Backward Blocks of the State which are targeted to be completed by
the end of March,2018;
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The Government took a decision that all the schools especially Girls Schools should have
boundary walls and the target should be completed within next 3-4 years. Accordingly, Rs.
4.10 Crore have been released during the current year under State Sector Capex Budget and
Rs. 20.00 Crore have been approved under SSA for districts of Kathua, Udhampur, Baramulla
and Kupwara;
An amount of Rs. 6.55 Crore is being spent during the current financial year for
development of 146 Model Schools in the State;
An amount of Rs. 26.12 Crore is being spent under construction programme during the
current financial year on 81 works out of which 55 works shall be completed during the
current financial year.
During the current financial year, 47 Primary school buildings, 05 Middle School buildings,
458 additional Class Rooms and 28 Head Master Rooms shall be completed under SSA.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
The department of school education has a robust man power who have excellent academic
qualifications and adequate professional expertise are the main strength of the department
capable of driving the education system to the highest levels of learning and transformation.
Weaknesses
While making the SWOT Analysis of the education sector, many weaknesses have been
identified in the area of decreasing enrollment, high dropout rates, the decreasing in
learning outcome score, lowest literacy rate in some districts of the state and highest Pupil
Teacher Ratio (PTR) and quality education. The states with assistance of MHRD have
prepared Road map for transforming education sector in the state. In the current financial
year hectic deliberation were made by the MHRD with the stake holders and also NGOs
culminating into a road map which will be completed within a period of 3 years and
accordingly following areas have been identified which are detailed as under:-
i. Human Resources Management
ii. Quality Interventions
iii. Outcome Orientation and Accountability
iv. Key Enablers
Higher Education
Over the years, the J&K State has achieved many milestones in higher education sector. The
number of colleges providing education in 1950-51 was just 07 out of which 01 college was
for females. Upto 1999-2000, the number of colleges increased to 33 including 07 women
colleges. By the year 2016-17, the number of colleges has increased to 96 including
12
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women colleges. Moreover, the State Cabinet has recently approved opening of new 17
Degree Colleges in the State, thereby, raising the total number of colleges to 113. With
increase in the number of higher educational institutions, the general enrolment in the
colleges has also increased from 2669 in 1950-51 to 140093 in 2016-17.
As per census 2011, the general literacy rate of J&K is 68.74% and the female literacy rate is
58.01%. Both are below the national average which is 74.04% and 65.46% respectively.
The institutional capacity in the State has increased manifold. Two Central Universities, one
each at Jammu and Srinagar, are functional in the State. Five universities, i.e. two State
universities, three Govt. aided universities are also functional in the State. In addition, 12
offsite campuses of Universities of Kashmir & Jammu have been approved, out of which 9
campuses have been established, mostly in rural areas.
The State Higher Education Department is committed to achieve the objective of developing
good educational infrastructure at various Graduate and Postgraduate levels to ensure
dissemination of quality education.
Creation of infrastructure for the colleges
 Creation of infrastructure for colleges has been a major focus of the department. Out of
96 Government Degree Colleges sanctioned until 2016-17, 65 are already functional in
their own campuses, while as construction work of 26 Colleges is underway of which 16
Degree Colleges are targeted to be completed during the current financial year 2017-
18. The construction work of 10 Degree Colleges are targeted to be completed during
2018-19. An amount of Rs 146.48 Crore has been approved under Capex Budget 2017-
18 for various developmental Initiatives of the Higher Education Sector.
Major Initiatives 2017-18
 An amount of Rs 105.41 Crore has been approved for creation/ completion of buildings
for various Government Degree Colleges of the State. This includes Rs 16.10 Crore
approved for construction/ completion of 11 Model Degree Colleges; Rs 20.36 Crore
approved for construction/ completion of 20 Degree Colleges sanctioned under State
Plan; Rs 14.39 Crore approved for construction/ completion of 10 Degree Colleges
sanctioned under Phase 2nd of the Prime Minister’s Re-construction Plan (PMRP-II). Rs
47.88 Crore has been approved for creation of additional infrastructure viz additional
classrooms/ auditoriums/ libraries/ Laboratories etc in the existing Degree Colleges.
 Rs 25.40 Crore has been approved for development of infrastructure of various
autonomous institutions of the State including University of Kashmir, University of
Jammu, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University-Rajouri, Islamic University of Science &
Technology-Awantipora, Mata Vaishno Devi University-Katra, Islamic College of Science
& Commerce-Srinagar and Gandhi Memorial College, Srinagar.
 In addition, Rs 10.75 Crore has been approved/released on account of land
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compensation for establishment of Indian Institute of Management at Nagrota-Jammu.

Other initiatives
 State Cabinet has approved establishment of new degree college in uncovered areas of
the State including two Academic cum Staff Colleges (B.Ed Colleges) one each at
Srinagar and Jammu.
 State Cabinet vide decision No. 192/12/2017 dated: 23-10-2017 approved
establishment of J&K- Institute of Mathematical Sciences with its out campus at Jammu.
Besides, the Cabinet also approved creation of 25 posts of different categories for
making the institute functional. Institution has been made functional from the ensuing
academic session.
 Construction of the Hostel Building in Jammia Millia Islamia Campus, New Delhi at an
estimated cost of Rs 20 crore for providing accommodation to students from J&K State
has been completed and is being inaugurated shortly.
 Under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship scheme (PMSSS), 3059 students had applied
for the scholarship for different courses; however, the applications of 2314 were
approved by the AICTE.
 GoI has approved Rs 96 Crore for Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme
(TEQIP) for BGSBU, IUST, SMVDU and GCET Jammu out of which Rs 38.54 lakh have
been utilized.
Proposed Initiatives for 2018-19
 Rs 127.63 Crore has been proposed for Development of infrastructure in exiting
colleges.
 Rs 11.99 crore proposed for completion of 11 colleges building established under the
CSS “Establishment of Degree College in Educationally backward Districts”.
 Rs 26.66 crore proposed for completion of 21 colleges building established under the
State Sector and Rs. 10.77 crore for completion of 10 college building established under
Prime Ministers Development Programme”.
 Rs 42.60 Crore has been projected for development of infrastructure of various
autonomous institutions of the State including University of Kashmir, University of
Jammu, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University-Rajouri, Islamic University of Science &
Technology-Awantipora, Mata Vaishno Devi University-Katra,, Two Cluster Universities,
Two Central Universities, Islamic College of Science & Commerce-Srinagar and Gandhi
Memorial College, Srinagar.
 Rs 20.38 Crore has been projected for land compensation for establishment of new
degree colleges in the State.
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Restoration of flood affected Colleges

 Rs 50 Crore have been released under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP)
for permanent restoration of seven degree colleges namely GDC-Bijbehara; Amar Singh
College-Srinagar; SP College-Srinagar; GDC-Bemina; College of Education-Srinagar; GDC-
Anantnag and GCW-Anantnag.
 Rs 15.47 crore have already been utilized ending March, 2017 and the balance funds
amounting to Rs 3452.75 lakh have been got revalidated/ released for expenditure
during the current financial year 2017-18.
Providing of hostel facilities
 To encourage female students to pursue higher studies, the department is envisioning
construction of girls’ hostels in all far flung colleges of the State in a phased manner. In
the first phase, the construction of girls’ hostels in 07 colleges at GDC, Bemina, Paloura,
Kargil, Thathri, Kupwara, Pulwama and Rajouri has been approved under Prime
Minister’s Development Package at a cost of Rs 50 Crore. Construction work of all the
hostels except at Thathri has been taken up by J&K Housing Board on Pre-Engineered
Technology basis. Rs. 8.00 crore stand released by the UGC for execution of the said
works during the C.F.Y 2017-18.
Filling up of vacant posts of teaching faculty
 Appointment orders for 1402 candidates have been issued and selection process for
890 posts is under consideration in PSC including recently referred 469 posts of
Assistant Professors.
Introduction of Choice Based Credit System
 Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at Undergraduate Level has been introduced in all
Government Degree Colleges in the State in order to bring equity, efficiency and
excellence in Higher Education Sector of the State.
Introduction of Job Oriented Courses in the Colleges
 13 Government Degree colleges of the State have been allowed to introduce Science
subjects vide different Government Orders. Besides, new / additional subjects have also
been introduced including Nutrition and Dietetics, Bio-resources, Spoken German,
Spoken French, Public Administration, Television & Film Making in various Government
Degree Colleges of the State.
Establishment of Architecture Colleges and J&K Institute of Mathematical Sciences
 Staff appointed on consolidated (Academic arrangement basis) and class-work started
from the current academic session for the two Architecture Colleges. Moreover, the
State Cabinet has recently accorded sanction for creation of 20 posts under various
categories.
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 Moreover, State Cabinet has also accorded sanction for creation of 25 posts under
various categories for J&K Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Other Initiatives
 HED has established two B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, one each at Govt. College for Women,
MA Road, Srinagar and Govt. College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu for
encouraging dissemination of Professional Education in the field of Nursing. Faculty
positions for both the colleges have been filled.
 In addition, six more Nursing Colleges have been established in the State. Two Colleges
have been established by the Islamic University of Science & Technology at Chrar-i-
Sharief and Awantipora. Three Colleges have been established by BGBS University at
Rajouri, Jammu and Kishtwar and one college has been established by the University of
Kashmir at its South Campus.
Implementation of CSS-Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
 RUSA scheme was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 3rd
October, 2013.
 The State Project Directorate (Mission Directorate) RUSA being headed by Mission
Director, RUSA was created by the State Cabinet vide Decision No. 101/08/2014, dated:
11.06.2014.
 Under phase 1st of the scheme, the MHRD has approved Rs 269.01 crore under six
components of the scheme.
 Under RUSA, establishment of two Cluster Universities has been approved at Jammu
and Srinagar against total allocation of Rs 110 Crore. Rs 82.54 crore has already been
released against which Rs 76.28 Crore stand utilized for creation of infrastructure for
these universities. Construction work of both the universities is in full swing. 124 posts
of different categories have been created for these universities. Vice Chancellors,
Registrars and Controllers of Examination for both these universities have been
appointed. Both the universities are functional and examination for 1 st semester has
been conducted.
 Rs 40 Crore has been approved for up-gradation of infrastructure of the two State
Universities viz University of Jammu and University of Kashmir. Rs. 31 Crore stands
released which have been utilized in full.
 Rs 52 crore has been approved for establishment of two professional colleges one each
at Kathua and Safapora (Ganderbal). Rs 33.14 Crore stand released against which Rs
16.70 Crore have already been utilized for creation of infrastructure of these colleges.
Construction work of both the colleges is underway in full swing. With prior approval of
the State Cabinet, 68 posts of different categories have been created for each of these
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two colleges.
 Up-gradation of three existing colleges viz Govt. Degree College, Ganderbal, Govt.
Degree Colleges, Shopian and Govt. Degree College, Samba to the level of model
Degree Colleges has been approved under RUSA. Rs 12 Crore has been approved for the
purpose against which Rs 1.48 crore has already been utilized. 2nd installment of
Central Share of Rs 7.52 Crore stand also released. Work is in progress in all three
colleges.
 Rs 43.54 crore has been approved for up-gradation of infrastructure of 22 colleges out
of which Rs 5.13 crore were released ending March, 2017 and 2nd installment of Rs
22.60 crore has also been released. Rs 4.61 crore has already been utilized.
Establishment of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu
 159 hectares of forest land at Jagti Nagrota (Jammu) has been allowed for
establishment of IIT, Jammu against compensation of Rs 20.04 crore which stand
released under State Capex Budget.
 Rs 235 Crore sanctioned for creation of infrastructure against which Rs 100.66 crore
released by MHRD to IIT Jammu of which 56.56 Crore utilized.
 The built up area of the transit campus will be around 2.74 lakh sq ft to house 650 to
700 students. Out of which 0.50 lakh sq ft completed in three blocks. Three classrooms,
one girls’ hostel with capacity of 26 students, one dining hall with a capacity of 360
students stands completed.
 Recruitment of faculty is in progress.
 The fencing around the transit camp is nearing completion.
 The admission for second batch of 113 students started from August, 2017 from the
transit camp at Jagti Jammu.
 Providing of basic facilities like water and power supply stand completed.
 The construction of boundary wall around whole campus approximately 8 kms in length
is under construction.
Establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu with its Out Campus in
Kashmir
 80 Hect of Forest land allotted to IIM Jammu against the compensation of Rs 10.75
crore which stand released on 21.11.2017.
 Academic session for 2nd batch of 113 students started from Transit campus in old
university campus. Academic session for 2nd bath of 67 students started from August
2017.
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 Two designs for construction of boundary wall for permanent campus at Jagti Jammu
have been shortlisted which shall be finalized in the Board of Governors meeting
scheduled to be held shortly.
 DPR for boundary wall for permanent campus at Jagti Jammu at the cost of Rs 19.80
Crore has been prepared by R&B Jammu and technically vetted by the Development
Commissioner (Works).
Out campus in Kashmir at Narkura, Budgam
 A high level Committee of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) visited
the identified site at Narkura Budgam on 4th June 2017 for establishment of IIM out
campus. Subsequently MHRD has advised for identification of alternate site as the land
at Narkura is marshy and is submerged in 5 to 6 inch of water. The Divisional
Commissioner, Srinagar has been requested to identify alternate suitable land for the
establishment of IIM out campus.
Latest Initiative
 Government announced setting up of first Medical University in Jammu and Kashmir,
which would cover 16 professional Medical Colleges and 113 para-medical institutes in
the State.
Technical Education
The Government is committed to bring quality improvement, modernization and capability
expansion in technical and vocational training to fulfill the expectations in achieving high
productivity and to ensure better job opportunities and avenues for future youngsters.
Polytechnics at a Glance
There are 32 (24 Government + 8 private) polytechnics including 3 women in the state
offering 3-year diploma after 10th in various Engineering & Non-Engineering Courses
approved by AICTE, New Delhi. The intake capacity of these 32 polytechnics is 5835.
ITI’s at a Glance
88 number of ITIs with intake capacity of 19500 are offering 2 year/ 1 year/6 months
craftsman training in different Engineering & Non-Engineering trades approved by National
Council for Vocational Training (NCVT), New Delhi and State Council for Vocational Training
(SCVT), J&K.
The approved budget under the sector for the year 2017-18 is Rs 4141.12 lakh which include
Rs 3114.00 lakh for Polytechnic sector and Rs. 1027.12 lakh for ITI sector against which an
amount of Rs 1295.95 lakh and Rs 140.01 lakh stands utilized under Polytechnic and ITI
sectors respectively upto ending 10/2017.
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Polytechnic Sector
Establishment of 18 New Polytechnics
18 New Polytechnics sanctioned by the Govt. of India for the uncovered districts viz,
Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kupwara,
Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, Reasi, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri & Poonch under
Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Submission of Polytechnics-under Coordinated Skilled
Development Initiative”. Polytechnics of district Rajouri and Pulwama established within the
Campus of Baba Gulam Shah Badshah, University (BGSBU), Rajouri and Islamic University of
Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora respectively.
An amount of Rs 1230.00 lakh each (Rs 800.00 lakh has been approved for Civil Works & Rs
430.00 lakh for Equipment, Books, Furniture, LRs etc). Rs 14286.00 lakh stand released by
MHRD, GoI, in addition to Rs 3790.00 lakh released by State Govt. as matching State Share.
A total expenditure of Rs 17113.00 lakh including State Share of Rs 3723.00 lakh stand
incurred upto 10/2017. 250 students have been placed in different agencies.
Up-Gradation Of Polytechnics
6 Existing Polytechnic viz. Govt. Polytechnic Jammu, Govt. women Polytechnic Jammu,
Kashmir Govt. Polytechnic Srinagar, Govt. women Polytechnic Srinagar, Govt. Polytechnic
Leh and Govt. Polytechnic Kargil have been taken up under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme
“UP-GRADATION OF POLYTECHNICS”. The approved project cost (GIA) is Rs 1036.00 lakh. Rs
770.00 lakh released by GoI against which Rs 711.36 lakh have been utilized ending
03/2017.
Women Hostels
06 Women’s Hostels at Women Polytechnic Srinagar, KG Polytechnic Srinagar, Boys
Polytechnic Jammu, Women’s Polytechnic Jammu, Polytechnic Kargil and Polytechnic Leh
with estimated cost of Rs 100.00 lakh each were sanctioned under the scheme “Women’s
Hostels in existing Polytechnics”. Against the total project cost of Rs 589.00 lakh, GoI has
released Rs 470.00 lakh which stands utilized in full. All these hostels have been completed
except Women Hostel at Leh which is under progress.
ITI Sector
Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP)
The objective of the scheme is to upgrade the selected existing ITIs into “Centers of
Excellence (CoE)” for producing multi skilled workforce of world standard. 10 ITIs have been
covered under the scheme. The project cost is Rs 2704.00 lakh. An amount of Rs 2392.59
lakh has been released which includes state share of Rs 661.59 lakh, out of which Rs
2186.02 lakh have been utilized including State share of Rs 558.18 lakh ending 10/2017. ITI
Jammu & Srinagar upgraded as CoEs in Automobile Sector and ITI Anantnag upgraded as
CoE in Electrical sector. ITI Srinagar entered into MoU with Maruti Suzuki for effective
industry- institution interaction. ITI’s at Baramulla, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, R.S.Pora,
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Hiranagar & Kupwara have been taken for Up-gradation. 28 new trades units introduced
and 69 trades upgraded so far in project ITIs increasing the intake capacity by 757 seats.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) Scheme
The scheme “Up-gradation of 1396 Government ITIs through Public Private Partnership”
was started by Government of India with the objective to improve the quality of the
Vocational Training in the Country and make it demand driven, so as to ensure better
employability of the pass outs. Under the scheme, 34 ITIs are covered from the State of J&K.
34 No. of ITIs Covered under the Scheme PPP are detailed as under:-
Phase-I Udhampur Samba Kathua Budgam Pulwama Ganderbal
Chari-e-
Phase-II Reasi Bandipora Kulgam Sopore
Sharief
Phase-III Poonch Sunderbani Mendhar Leh
Bhaddu
Phase-IV Tral Shopian Pattan Uri Handwara Ramban
Billawar
Phase-V Bhaderwah Kangan Pampore Rohama Lalpora Kargil
Dharmari Gool Bhaleasa Basholi Kalakote Surankote
Rs 8500.00 lakh (+Seed money Rs 2431.00 lakh) have been released against which an
expenditure of Rs 4233.00 incurred ending October 2017. Total expenditure including seed
money is Rs 6664.00 lakh and Revenue /interest earned is Rs 3594.00 lakh.
Out of 98 trade units proposed for upgradation, 85 trade units have been upgraded and out
of 128 new trade units proposed to be setup, 90 have been introduced in the Project ITI’s.
The intake capacity has increased by 2699 seats by introduction of new trades. Out of 34
workshop buildings, 26 workshop blocks stand completed and remaining 08 workshop
buildings are under construction.
Introduction of Hospitality related courses
 The Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of HRD, GoI sanctioned/extended the scheme
“Introduction of Hospitality related courses in ITI” to the J&K State for its
introduction in 6 ITIs at Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag, Baramulla, Kishtwar &
Udhampur.
 Technical Guidance for the implementation of the Project is provided by Institute of
Hotel Management (IHM), Srinagar.
 Out of the total project cost of Rs 588.50 lakh, an amount of Rs 80.00 lakh per ITI has
been released by Ministry of Tourism, GoI for 4 project ITIs viz. ITI Srinagar, Jammu,
Baramulla & Udhampur. Besides, Rs 90.00 lakh & Rs 100.00 lakh has been released
for ITI Kishtwar and ITI Anantnag respectively. Against the total released amount of
Rs 510.00 lakh, an amount of Rs 487.87 lakh stand utilized upto ending 10/2017.
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Heritage Craft Courses

A large number of the people are connected with world famous heritage crafts of the State,
such as, Paper Machie, Crewal Work, Carpet Manufacturing, Basholi Painting, Phulkari arts
etc. But with the passage of time, these crafts have lost their sheen and appeal due to
decline/lack of interest for their low economic benefits and negligence on part of the
stakeholders. These crafts continue functioning under the informal sector. However, in
order to energise and regulate these crafts as per the present trend of technology and
vocational education, the state Govt. has made various sustained efforts by introducing
incentives for the people associated and pursuing these heritage crafts. These efforts of the
Govt. have given a flip to this sector again which shall translate into overall economic
development of the state.
Different Heritage Craft courses viz. Wood Carving Skills, Shawl Weaving Embroidery, Paper
Machie, Carpet Weaving, Basohli Shawl Weaving, Basohli Paining, Traditional Phulkari Arts
have been introduced in 04 Polytechnics and 09 ITIs of the State for the first time on the
directions of Former Hon’ble Chief Minister Jenab Mufti Mohammad Syed Sahib.
During the financial year 2017-18, out of the approved allocation of Rs 300.00 lakh under
Capex Budget, funds to the tune of Rs. 150.00 lakh were released by the Govt. on account of
Heritage Craft Courses, against which Rs. 32.60 lakh have been utilized upto ending
10/2017.
Notable Achievements for the Year 2016-17
 78 new job-oriented Trade units have been introduced in various ITIs on self
financing basis to enhance the seating capacity which led to an increase of 1800
seats in ITI Sector including 1056 in Kashmir Division.
 The department has trained 530 youth in various ITIs in convergence with other
departments/ organizations in the short-term courses of Driver-cum-Mechanic, Basic
Wood Working, Accounts Assistant using Tally, Electrician Domestic, Arc and Gas
Welder, Tailor and Plumber etc.
 The Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI) for Women is being set up for the
first time in the State by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,
GOI at Jammu for empowerment of the women in the State.
 In order to give post training exposure to the trainees of ITIs, tie up with a number of
local industries has been made for on-the-job training of the trainees.
 Production Centre for manufacturing Mixed Jam and Pickle etc. has been established
at ITI Kulgam and ITI Pulwama to promote the Mission of Hon’ble Prime Minister viz.
“Make in India”.
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 The Production Centres and Service Centres are also being run in various district ITIs
during the current financial year to motivate the under training students to set up
their employment generating units under Skill Development Mission.
 The tie up has been made with various financial institutions including JKEDI for
organizing awareness camps/workshops in the ITIs to familiarize the trainees with
various schemes available with them so that the trainees are got acquainted during
the training period to start their self-generating units.
 The training programme of ITIs has been streamlined/strengthened by taking several
initiatives like assigning of Project Work to the ITI trainees, conduct of Skill
Competitions, Training of Trainers, Upkeeps of Training Facilities, Providing of
Technical Books to trainees and Maintenance of Daily Dairies and Progress Cards.
 Conducting of skill development training in ITIs for tribal youth has been initiated in
collaboration with Tribal Affairs Department 363 youth have been trained under the
programme.
Notable Achievements for the Year 2017-18
 100% admissions in Polytechnics have been made.
 97% admissions have been made in ITIs of the State through MIS Portal.
 78 new job-oriented Trade units have been introduced in ITIs on self financing basis
to enhance the seating capacity by 1800 seats in ITI Sector.
 One private Skill Development Centre has been established by Auqaf Islamiaat
Samba for conducting 5 demand driven courses thereby enhancing intake capacity
by 150.
 Mega recruitment drive conducted by 13 national/multinational companies in
Polytechnics for on-spot campus recruitment in which nearly 250 trainees
appeared/selected.
 Three newly established Polytechnics viz. Samba, Kathua and Reasi were completed
and inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister on 10th July, 2017.
 Newly constructed Polytechnic college building at Ganderbal, constructed at a cost
of Rs. 13.00 Crore in record period of two and a half years inaugurated by Hon’ble
Minister for Technical Education/YSS Departments on 26-11-2017.
 Foundation stone of Workshop-cum-classroom block and of Residential Quarters for
college faculty at Women Polytechnic College, Srinagar, coming up at cost of Rs
99.02 lakh and Rs 81.56 lakh respectively laid by Hon’ble Minister for Technical
Education/YSS Departments on 15-10-2017.
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 Various motivational and personality development programmes were organized

under NSS, RED RIBON and at institutional levels.
 10 day’s workshop in collaboration with Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) conducted for promoting entrepreneurship in the state.
 378 students were imparted skill development training in the identified crafts under
Heritage Craft Courses/trades.
 Foundation stones of three newly established Polytechnics viz. Doda, Kishtwar and
Udhampur were laid by Hon’ble Chief Minister on 10.07.2017.
 The tie-up has been made with various financial institutions viz. JKEDI etc. for
organizing awareness camps/workshops in the ITIs to familiarize the trainees with
various schemes available with them so that the trainees are got acquainted during
the training period to start their self-generating units.
 One additional unit in respect of Electronics (self-financing 26 trainees) has been
started in ITI Jammu thereby increasing the total intake capacity to 52 trainees.
 Intake capacity increased in ITI Jammu by way of opening of five additional units in
trades viz. Stenography, COPA, Fitter, Mechanic Motor Vehicle and Draftsman Civil.
Major Initiatives for the year Year 2016-17
 Introduction of Heritage Craft Courses:
On the directions of Former Hon’ble Chief Minister Jinab Mufti Mohd Syed Sahib,
Heritage Craft courses have been introduced in the various institutes as detailed below
to promote the State Heritage Crafts.
Details of various courses
Kashmir Division
Name of the Institution Name of the Course Intake Admissions
K. G. Polytechnic Srinagar Wood Carving Skills 21 21
Women Polytech. Bemina Shawl Weaving & Embroidery 21 21
1. Wood Carving Skills. 21 21

ITI Srinagar
2. Paper Machie 21
1. Carpet Weaving & Technology. 21 21
Women ITI Bemina
2. Shawl Weaving & Embroidery 21 21
1. Carpet Weaving & Technology. 21 21
ITI Pattan
2. Shawl Weaving & Embroidery 21 21
ITI Anantnag Shawl Weaving & Embroidery 21 21
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ITI Baramulla Shawl Weaving & Embroidery 21 21

Total-A: 210 126
Jammu Division
Govt. Polytechnic Jammu Basohli Paintings 21 21

Govt. W. PolytechnicJammu Traditional Phulkari Arts 21 21
Basohli Paintings 21 18
ITI Jammu
Traditional Phulkari Arts 21 21
Basohli Paintings 21 21
ITI Kathua
Traditional Phulkari Arts 21 21
ITI Poonch Traditional Phulkari Arts 21 21
ITI Basohli Basohli Shawl Weaving 21 21
Total-B: 168 165
Total- A+B 378 375
 Major industrial establishments have been identified in consultation with District

Industries Centres after conducting the market survey for location of seats for various
courses under Apprenticeship Training Scheme so that it may be possible to desirous
trainees to receive the training for their gainful employment at their door steps.
Year 2017-18
 Skill Development
For the first time in the history of Technical Education Department, serious efforts are being
made to ensure result oriented Skill Development Programmes which on the one hand
envisages imparting meaningful training to the educated youth for their gainful employment
and on the other hand, providing requisite workforce to the local industry so as to
contribute to the development of the country as a whole. To achieve this objective,
Directorate of Technical Education J&K established the concept of placement Cells in its
various institutes including the Directorate. The thrust area of the placement cells is to act
as a junction between the private sector and the produce of the ITI’s. The area of operation
includes coordination between the two services with result oriented placement of
technocrats the relevant industrial field. Thus the placement cells are now functional in all
the ITIs and provincial Deputy Directorates as well as Directorate of Technical Education and
the ITI students are tracked and placed in good number.
An amount of Rs 2000.00 lakh has been earmarked for achievement of the set targets
during 2017-18.
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Physical Targets and Achievements- 2016-17

Sector/ Head of Development : ITI /Polytechnic Sector/ Director Technical Education
Targets Achievements 2016-17
S.
Item Unit 2016- 2nd 3rd 4th
No. 1st Qtr
17 Qtr Qtr Qtr
Polytechnic Sector
1 Construction of New Polytechnics Nos. 7 0 0 2 2
2 Sanction intake (Govt. Polytechnics) Nos. 6104 0 6104 4800 5101
ITI Sector
1 Construction of New ITI's Nos. 0 0 0 0 0
Adm.
2 Sanction intake (Govt.+Pvt. ITI's) Nos. 15000 0 under 10800 13200
Process
3 III-Apprenticeship Training Scheme Nos. 370 250 250 250 321
4 Heritage Craft Courses Nos. 378 0 375 375 375
Quarterly Financial Progress Report for the year 2016-17

Sector/ Head of Development : craftsmanship-ITI /Polytechnic Sector/ Director Technical
Education (Rs in lakh)
Autho Expenditure during 2016-17 %age Expdt. 2016-17
rized
O Object Of
S.N outla
BJ. Expenditur 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1St 2nd 3rd
o. y 4th Qtr
ID e Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
2016-
17
Polytechnic Sector (Capital)
51 WORKS 1874. 53.7 923.0 1760. 13.3
1 50.00 14.37 49.25 93.93
0 (Ongoing) 00 6 0 26 7
52 Works
2 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
0 (New)
Land
53 115.5 42.5 115.0
3 Compensati 0.00 85.00 0.00 50.00 73.55 99.52
0 6 0 0
on
Maintenan
54
4 ce And 50.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 49.15 0.00 0.00 20.00 98.30
0
Repairs
Material
55 16.0
5 And 50.00 8.00 9.70 25.00 40.58 19.40 50.00 81.16
0 0
Supplies
57 Machinery 17.1
6 28.00 6.00 7.00 15.00 25.11 20.00 53.57 89.68
0 And 4
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Equipment
Including
State Share
For Solar
Power
Plant
2137. 112. 1058. 2010. 10.4 18.4
TOTAL 64.00 49.50 94.04
56 96 00 10 2 0
Craftsmanship/ITI Sector (Capital)
51 Works 610. 152. 152. 275.0 294.2 24.9 48.
1 24.90 45.05
0 (ongoing) 38 00 00 0 6 0 21
52 Works 63.0 39.
2 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.60 0.00 0.00 0.00
0 (new) 0 05
Land
300. 200.0 66.
3 compensati 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
00 0 67
on
Maintenan
54 53.7 19.2 71.
4 ce and 0.00 24.00 38.27 0.00 35.78 44.66
0 4 3 21
repairs
Material
55 100. 16.0 16.4 16.0 83.
5 and 40.00 83.20 16.40 40.00
0 00 0 0 0 20
supplies
Machinery
and
57 equipment/ 200. 103.2 51.
6 3.00 3.00 15.00 1.50 1.50 7.50
0 state Share 00 0 60
for VTIP
Scheme
Heritage
1500 30.0 70.0 20.0 51.
7 Craft 85.00 77.31 46.67 56.67
.00 0 0 0 54
courses
1477 201. 260. 439.0 820.8 17.0 55.
TOTAL 22.14 29.72
.12 00 63 0 4 8 57
Rs 1500.00 lakh received as additionally for const. of new Polytechnics
RS 30.56 lakh received as additionality as land compensation of Poly Doda
Rs 300.00 lakh received as additionally for land compensation of ITI Ramban.
An amount of Rs.150.00 lakh received as additionality for Introduction of Heritage craft courses.
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Physical Targets and Achievements- 2017-18

Sector/ Head of Development : ITI /Polytechnic Sector/ Director Technical Education
Targe Achievements 2017-18
S. ts
Item Unit 3rd Qtr (upto
No. 2017- 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
10/2017)
18
Polytechnic Sector
Construction of New
1 Nos. 6 2 3 3
Polytechnics
Sanction intake (Govt. Admission in
2 Nos. 3265 3265 3265
Polytechnics) process
ITI Sector
Construction of New
1 Nos. 1 NIL NIL NIL
ITI's
Sanction intake Admission in
2 Nos. 15000 2314 2314
(Govt.+Pvt. ITI's) process
III-Apprenticeship
3 Nos. 175 NIL 43 43
Training Scheme
Admission in Admission
4 Heritage Craft Courses Nos. 378 151
process in process
Quarterly Financial Progress Report for the year 2017-18
Sector/ Head of Development : craftsmanship-ITI /Polytechnic Sector/ Director Technical
Education (Rs in lakh)
Authori Expenditure during %age Expdt. 2017-18 (against
Appr zed 2017-18 authorized outlay)
Object oved outlay
S. OB 3rd
Of outla 2017-
N J. 1st 2nd Quarte 3rd Quarter
Expendit y 18 1st 2nd
o. ID Quart Quart r upto upto
ure 2017- Upto Qtr Qtr
er er 10/201 10/2017
18 10/201
7
7
Polytechnic Sector (Capital)
Works
51 2558. 1279.4 95. 869.0 1230.2
1 (Ongoing 7.43 67.92 96.15
0 82 1 00 0 0
)
52 Works 344.3 0.0
2 172.18 27.20 37.30 0.00 15.80 21.66
0 (New) 7 0
Land
53 0.0
3 Compen 30.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0 0
sation
4 54 Mainten 60.00 30.00 0.0 11.10 12.40 0.00 37.00 41.33
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0 ance 0
And
Repairs
Material
55 0.0
5 And 60.00 30.00 10.20 16.05 0.00 34.00 53.50
0 0
Supplies
Machine
57 ry And 0.0
6 60.81 30.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0 Equipme 0
nt
3114. 1556.9 95. 917.5 1295.9
TOTAL 6.10 58.92 83.22
00 9 00 0 5
Craftsmanship/ITI Sector (Capital)
Works
51 204 102.3
1 (ongoing 0.00 39.65 41.08 0.00 38.75 40.15
0 .60 0
)
52 Works 132
2 66.26 0.00 26.00 30.26 0.00 39.23 45.66
0 (New) .52
Land
53 100
3 Compen 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0 .00
sation
Mainten
54 ance 70.
4 35.00 0.00 15.20 15.52 0.00 43.42 44.34
0 And 00
Repairs
Material
55 120
5 And 60.00 0.00 16.00 20.55 0.00 26.66 34.25
0 .00
Supplies
Machine
ry And
57 Equipme 100
6 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0 nt/State .00
Share for
VTIP
Heritage
300 150.0
7 Craft 0.00 21.35 32.60 0.00 14.23 21.73
.00 0
courses
102
513.5 118.2
Total 7.1 0.00 140.01 0.00 23.01 27.26
6 0
2
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Youth Services And Sports

Government of India is focusing on creating sports related infrastructure and providing
requisite sports materials to the students in promoting various games & sports and its
related activities, to achieve the desired goals. The area of activities has increased both in
terms of the number of activities and the participation of school children in these events.
The competitions are being conducted under the age groups 14, 17 & 19 yrs Boys & Girls in
about 57 sports disciplines right from School Level to National Level. The participation at
National Level Championship organized by the School Games Federation of India has
expanded manifolds.
The Department organizes following events (Youth Services)
Trekking/Rock Climbing/Rural Sports Mellas/ Cultural Items/
Ski-Courses/ Cross country race/ Cycle race/ Seerat conferences/ Training of Yoga.
Major Activities of the Department:
i. To organize competitions in various sports disciplines: At Inter-School, Inter-District,
Divisional Level and State Level in the different age groups through Physical
Education Teachers, Masters and Lectures posted in different School from Middle to
Higher Secondary Level and coordinated by Zonal Physical Education Officers.
ii. To impart training in Mass Physical Display in schools and at ceremonial functions.
iii. To improve physical fitness/efficiency of all school going children by way of their
participation in extra-curricular activities at different levels
iv. To impart coaching to the selected state probable’s in all the sports disciplines at
District, State and National Level for the competition organized by School Games
Federation of India.
v. To develop Sports Infrastructure in the schools of the state under District/State Plan.
vi. To organize special programs of Snow Skiing at Gulmarg during winter, Archery and
Ice Hockey at Leh and Kargil.
vii. To organize competitions of Water Sports at Water Sports Centre Nehru Park,
Srinagar.
viii. To take advantage of potential prospects of the State of J&K in the field of Adventure
Sports like Mountaineering, Trekking and Rock Climbing.
ix. Also to organize Inter-State Trekking in collaboration with Youth Hostel Association
of India and other Non Governmental Agencies.
x. To inculcate the spirit of scouting and character building in youth through their
participation in the activities of Scouting & Guiding.
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xi. Approximately 2.33 lakh student players both Boys & Girls participated in different
sports disciplines at various levels (Domestic Competitions) during current financial
year ending 10/2017.
Achievements of the Department during the year, 2016-17 & 2017-18
Category of Achievement 2016-17 2017-18
Division Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Domestic Jammu 51213 347422 105955 96453 51682 148135
Level Kashmir 93498 45042 138540 53746 30938 84684
Total 164711 79784 244495 150199 82620 232819
No of Sports
49 57
Disciplines
National Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Participation
Level 1090 788 1878 286 307 593
Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Silver Bronze Total
Achieved 16 30 72 118 05 05 27 37
Sports 62nd National School Games 63rd National School Games
Discipline held at Jammu-Participation held at Jammu-Participation
Football U-19 29 States/UTs/Organizations
--
yrs Boys 550 Participants
Cricket U-17 yrs 12 States/UTs/Organizations
--
Girls 189 Participants
Hosting Tennis Cricket
12 States/UTs/Organizations
of U-19 Yrs Boys & --
256 Participants
National Girls
School Football U-17
Games in Yrs Boys
35 States/UTs/Organizations
the State w.e.f 11-15, --
661 Participants
Dec.
2017
Wushu U-17 &
19 Yrs Boys 15 States/UTs/Organizations
--
w.e.f 19-23, 280 Participants
Dec. 2017
The Department Awarded an amount of Rs. 27.65 Lakh as Sports Scholarship to 1208
Student Players (Boys & Girls) of the State who won Medals and Participate in School
National Level Competitions in 2016-17.
Physical/Financial Progress of 2016-17 & 2017-18 (ending Oct, 2017)
During the financial year 2016-17 an amount of Rs 946.22 lakh was sanctioned for
undertaking various activities comprising mainly for Development of Play fields for schools,
Construction of college of Physical Education at Ganderbal, Machinery /Equipment and
Maintenance of Capital assets, etc. Against which an amount of Rs 923.79 lakh were utilized
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for the specified purpose .During the year development and completion of 96 no of play
fields were achieved ending 03/2017. An amount of Rs 384.20 lakh was utilized for
construction/completion of Physical Education College at Ganderbal during the year 2016-
17. During the year 2017-18 out of Rs 695.00 Crore sanctioned by Administrative
department an amount of Rs. 240.25 crore have been utilized till October, 2017. In 2017-18,
against the target of 70 no of play fields only 02 have been developed ending October 2017.
The Department has following limited infrastructure available to channelize the talent of the
Youth to the best.
• Youth Hostel Srinagar: Having the Capacity of 400 participants
• Youth Hostel Patnitop: Having the capacity of 300 participants
• Youth Hostel Nagrota: Having the capacity of 400 participants
• Indoor Hall Leh: Having the capacity of 200 participants
• Indoor Hall Kargil: Having the capacity of 200 participants
• Mini Sports Stadium Kulgam
• Hutment at Gulmarg.
Major on-going Projects
 Construction of New Campus for College of Physical Education at Gadoora, Ganderbal
 210 Kanals of land acquired for the purpose.
 Against the estimated cost of Rs. 30.39 Crore, an amount of Rs. 24.09 crore has been
advanced to JKPCC Ltd. as on ending 03/2017. During the current year 2017-18, an
amount of Rs. 243.00 lakh has been approved for the purpose. Most of the works have
already been completed and the rest of works are in advance stage of completion.
 The Department has also proposed to take up the execution of Phase II of the new
Campus costing Rs 43.533 crore during next financial year 2018-19, after the completion
of Phase I.
 Development of Playfields
 As many as 603 playfields were developed during the last three Years under State Sector
as well as District Sector.
 During the year 2016-17, 241 No. School Playfields were developed under District/State
Sector.
 During the year 2017-18, 118 No. of new School Playfields have been taken up for
development under State Sector. An amount of Rs. 150.00 lakh has been approved for
the purpose under Capex Buget 2017-18.
 The Department contemplates to construct 22 number of volley Ball courts spread over
the state, one in each district, at an aggregate cost of Rs 176.00 lakh. An amount of Rs
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75.00 lakh has been made available for the purpose. The works in five numbers of Volley
Ball Courts is under progress.
 Implementation of Centrally Sector Scheme Let’s Play under Khelo-India, Foot Ball, has
been introduced for age groups 6 years to less than 19 years Boys & Girls (students/Non
students) at Zonal/District/State Level in the State at an estimated cost of Rs. 649.14
lakh, wherein 67814 student/youth are expected to take part. So far 53000 number of
Boys & Girls (students/Non students) in 199 zones have been registered on line. The
scheme was formally launched at Srinagar on 11-10-2017 by the Hon’ble Minister
TE/IT/YSS Department.
Establishment Part
 469 Physical Education Teachers have appointed by this Department on the
recommendations of J&K Services selection Board from 03/2016 till date, out of which
108 candidates were appointed during the year 2017-18.
 “Policy for Rehbar-E-Khel” has been adopted in the State by the Govt vide Cabinet
Decision No. 196/12/2017 dated 23-10-2017 and Government order No. 141-Edu (YSS)
of 2017 dated 27-10-2017 where in 3000 positions have been created for engagement of
Graduate/Post-Graduate trained Physical Education Candidates at the monthly
honorarium of Rs. 3000/- for the first two years and Rs. 4000/- for third to seventh year.
An amount of Rs. 93.60 crore shall be utilized for a period of seven years on account of
honorarium on the said scheme.
As the Department has the vast mandate by way of organizing various sports events at
different levels and development of infrastructure, but the meager allocation of funds is the
main weakness/impediment that is a matter of concern and needs to be addressed.
J&K State Sports Council
Mega Projects have been taken up by J&K State Sports Council in the State for promotion of
Sports which shall be equipped with modern type of Infrastructure facilities
1. Construction of Indoor Sports Halls in J&K under PMDP
Construction of 22 Indoor Sports halls have been taken-up under PMDP the state at the
approved cost of Rs. 4.00 crore per hall at Pulwama, Kulgam , Anantnag, Ganderbal,
Bandipore, Kupwara , Handwara, Jammu, Udhampur , Kathua, Samba, Budgam,
Baramulla, Srinagar, Kishtwar, Ramban, Doda, Poonch, Reasi, Kargil, Rajouri and Shopian.
2. Up-gradation Existing Stadiums
The Govt. of India has approved up-gradation of M.A. Stadium, Jammu and Bakshi Stadium
Srinagar at the cost of Rs. 40.00 crore and Rs. 44.00 Crore respectively under PMDP. The
work has been taken-up by the NPCC.
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3. Up-gradation of Sports Stadiums

The up-gradation of Sports Stadiums at Poonch and Rajouri, has been taken-up by the
Sports Council at the cost of Rs. 2.00 crore each under PMDP. The works are in progress.
4. Construction of Indoor hall at Pologround West, Srinagar
Construction of Indoor Sports hall at Pologround West, Srinagar has been taken-up at the
cost of Rs. 3.00 crore. The structure has been raised and steel truss work is in progress.
5. Construction of New Indoor Sports Stadium /Complex
Under the Govt. of India Scheme (NSDF), the Construction work of Indoor Stadium at
Baramulla in the premises of Mini Stadium, Baramulla near Govt. Degree College at the
approved cost of Rs. 6.00 crore and Construction of New Indoor Sports Complex at M. A.
Stadium, Jammu at the approved cost of Rs. 6.00 crore is nearing completion. Indoor Sports
Complex at M.A. Stadium will be commissioned shortly.
6. Providing of light system at TRC grounds and Gani Memorial Stadium, Rajouri kadal,
Srinagar
The installation of lighting system at TRC ground, Srinagar and Gani Memorial Stadium,
Rajouri kadal, Srinagar has been approved under PMDP. The work at TRC ground has been
allotted and work at Gani Memorial Stadium, Rajourikadal will be allotted shortly.
7. Construction/ Development of Sports Stadiums
Under the commitment of Hon’ble Chief Minister the work is in progress for the
Construction of Sports Stadium at Gogo Rangreth, Srinagar and Magam, Beeru, taken-up at
the cost of Rs. 266.38 lakh and Rs. 275.00 lakh respectively.
The Development of Sports Stadium at Basohli, Kathua, has also been taken-up. The project
cost is Rs. 150.00 lakh. The earth work at the field has been taken-up at the cost of Rs. 10.00
lakh in phase-I.
9. Construction of Squash Court at Multi Sports Centre, Gindun, Rajbagh, Srinagar
The Multi sports Centre, Gindun, Rajbagh, Srinagar has been developed by way of providing
of courts for Tennis, Basketball and football ground, restoration of cafeteria, library. The
work on construction of Squash Court is in progress at the cost of Rs. 50.62 lakh.
10. Development of playing fields
Under Hon’ble Chief Minster’s Commitment, the development work of Playing fields taken
up under at Chewa Khurd, Pulama at the cost of Rs. 82.00 Lakh is in progress and at
Nelundruss Bijbehara at the cost of Rs. 90.72 lakh is nearing completion.
The work for development of playing fields at Harinambal, Natipora, Srinagar taken up at
the cost of Rs. 48 lakh and at Lasjan Srinagar at the cost of Rs. 34.00 lakh is near completion.
The development work has been taken up for new playing fields at Tulmulah, Pulwama
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Chapter 3.3
Health
Government is/has taken various initiatives in health sector to provide quality health care
facilities to the people of the state despite several constraints like; financial resources,
difficult topography/ terrain, poor road connectivity, low presence of private sector and also
making it accessible, affordable to all especially to under-served and under- privileged
segments of the population.
The state has been able to bring down Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of the State by 8 points
from 34 to 26 in a single year which is highest among all states. Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has
also come down from 1.7 to 1.6 during the year 2016-17. Early Neonatal Mortality Rate has
dipped from 22 in 2014 to 18 in 2015. Neonatal Mortality Rate has declined from 26 in year
2014 to 20 in 2015. Under 5 Mortality Rate reduced from 35 in 2014 to 28 in 2015.
As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Mother and child health indicators in the State
have improved during the year 2016-17 and are relatively better than the national average.
At present there are 5534 health institutions in the state (4433 Govt. and 1101 private). The
bed capacity at tertiary care hospitals has risen to 5083 beds. At secondary level the bed
strength has rose to 9339 beds by way of constructing new building infrastructure and
additional accommodation over or adjacent to the existing infrastructure.
The patient load on the public health institutions has increased tremendously over the
years. The following below table gives details of patient load on health institutions:
Patient Load on health institutions
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
S.
Particulars (March (March (March, (March, (March, (Oct.,
No Unit
2013) 2014) 2015) 2016) 2017) 2017)
1 OPD* lakh 226.16 259.94 263.54 281.53 287.21 181.68

2 IPD lakh 9.93 12.45 10.90 11.34 11.21 7.99
Major
3 lakh 1.18 1.47 1.17 1.32 1.29 0.84
Surgeries
Minor
4 lakh 4.06 4.93 5.48 6.02 6.50 4.57
Surgeries
Institutional
5 % 86.91 83.77 85.10 82.99 85.64 93.24
Deliveries
*OPD patients include old and new cases, ante-natal check-up, Immunization etc. during a year.
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The doctor patient ratio in our State is 1:1658 as against the recommended norm of 1:1000
of World Health Organization (WHO). To address the shortage of manpower, additional
manpower in health sector has been hired on contractual basis under “National Health
Mission” in J&K State.
The number of doctors in the state is 39892, out of which 2455 posts are falling vacant. The
supplementary manpower under NHM is 7014 comprising of 38 specialists, 557 MBBS
doctors, 872 AYUSH doctors, 16 dental surgeons, 5531 paramedics.
The gains of the flagship programme of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) have now
been extended to the poor and vulnerable urban population with the launch of National
Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to promote universal access to a continuum of health
services. NRHM has now been renamed as National Health Mission (NHM) with two sub-
missions, viz; National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission
(NUHM), which will cover the villages as well as towns.
Immunization Programme
Immunization of children is one of the important interventions to reduce child mortality and
morbidity. Immunization programme launched in the year 1978 is continuing till date to
protect the children against seven killer diseases i.e. Tuberculosis, Tetanus, Pertusis,
Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis, measles and Hepatitis B.
National AYUSH Mission
The mission is meant to provide an option to the patient of choosing either the allopathic
system or the traditional Indian system of medicine for which the department has provided
one ISM doctor at each PHC in addition to the existing MBBS Doctors. The drugs are also
being provided for all PHCs, selected CHCs and District Hospitals where AYUSH units have
been set up by the Govt.
National Health Mission (Flagship Scheme)
Child Health
Special New Born Care Units (SNCUs) have been set up in SKIMS Soura, 20 District Hospitals
and 3 CHCs. New Born Stabilization Units (NBSUs) in 76 Community Health Centres (CHCs).
New Born Care Corners (NBCCs) in 281 Delivery Points.
Maternal Health
Maternal Health Schemes like “Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY)” and “Janani Shishu Suraksha
Karyakram (JSSK)” are aimed (i)to focus on promotion of institutional deliveries, (ii) to
improve the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) & (iii) to reduce out of pocket expenditure.
Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY)
To promote institutional deliveries for better maternal and child health care, incentive @ Rs.
1400/- in rural areas and Rs. 1000/- in urban areas is given to pregnant women delivering in
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Govt. health institutions. ASHA workers are provide Rs. 600/- as incentive for ensuring
complete ANCs and escorting the pregnant women during delivery to health institutions.
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK)
All pregnant women delivering in public health institutions and sick infants (upto 1 year) are
exempted from all user charges i.e. zero out of pocket expenses. 168317 pregnant women
and 44775 sick infants were benefited in the financial year 2016-17. During the current
financial year 2017-18, 92415 pregnant woman and 27157 sick infants have been benefitted
under the scheme till date.
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
Under “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)” introduced in the year 2016-
17 fixed day specialized antenatal care (during 2nd and 3rd trimester) to pregnant women on
9th of every month is provided. 146489 pregnant women have received specialized
Antenatal checkups till date including 14167 during the current financial year 2017-18 upto
10/2017. 4554 high risk pregnancies were identified and managed/ referred which includes
1585 during the current financial year 2017-18 upto 10/2017.
11 doctors from private sector registered on Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
portal but only 4 of them are fully motivated & providing voluntary services.
Cooked meals being provided to the pregnant women (PW) at PMSMA sites in convergence
with Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) department initially in some districts,
subsequently to be extended to all the districts.
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram (RBSK)
To improve the overall quality of life of children (0-18 years) through early detection and
free treatment (4 diseases) four Ds viz, Birth Defects, Disease, Deficiencies, Development
Delays including Disability.
Each Block is covered by two mobile/school health teams with 02 doctors (AYUSH) - 01 male
and 01 female, 01 ANM and 01 Pharmacist. 234 teams stands created for 117 medical
blocks.
“District Early Intervention Centres” equipped with skilled manpower have been set up for
every District Hospital to manage the 4Ds. 21.14 lakh children were screened during 2016-
17 and 14.37 lakh children screened during 2017-18 (ending 10/2017). 4.60 lakh children
found positive for Identified Health Conditions out of which 2.98 lakh children were referred
to higher institutions for treatment. An amount of Rs. 279.95 lakh stands provided under
NHM for treatment of these children.
Mobile Medical Units
11 MMUs provided in Districts i) Kupwara, ii)Anantnag, iii) Baramulla, iv) Leh, v) Udhampur,
vi) Rajouri, vii) Doda, viii) Poonch, ix) Ramban, x) Reasi & xi) Kishtwar. These units are
equipped with diagnostic facilities like Lab and X Rays in addition to provisioning for
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examination of patients. 1775 villages were covered by MMUs in 2016-17 covering 90999
beneficiaries and 3745 investigations done (Lab tests/ X-rays).
Notable Achievements during 2016-17 & 2017-18
Establishment of 05 new Medical Colleges in the State at Kathua, Doda & Rajouri in Jammu
Division and Baramulla & Anantnag in Kashmir Division. 03 Medical Colleges at Anantnag,
Baramulla and Rajouri have been taken up for construction. Rs. 45.03 Crore @ Rs. 15.01
Crore per college, released by GoI during 2016-17 for the purpose, which stands placed at
the disposal of executing agencies. Besides, Rs. 2.10 Crore (@ Rs. 0.70 Crore per College)
were also released as State Matching Share under Capex Budget 2016-17 to the executing
agency. During the year 2017-18, Govt. of India provided Rs. 147.00 Crore @ Rs. 15.00
Crore per college viz. Anantnag, Baramulla and Rajouri and @ Rs. 51.00 Crore for Medical
College, Doda and Kathua. Rs. 3.40 Crore were also provided as State Share for these
colleges under Capex Budget 2017-18. Medical College Doda and Kathua has been approved
by Govt. of India and Hon’ble Union Health Minister has laid the foundation stone of both
these Medical Colleges on 10th of June, 2017. The work of both these Medical Colleges have
put to tenders.
Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College/ Hospital Jammu
Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College/ Hospital Jammu has been completed at a cost of Rs.
37.81 Crore and made functional during the year 2016-17.
Critical Care Ambulances
21 Critical Care Ambulances have been arranged with the objective to meet the
requirement of accidental and emergency cases. These ambulances shall be deployed at
National Highways and District Hospitals to enhance health care delivery system during
accidents and emergencies after the completion of retrofitting and installation of GPRS
System.
Restoration of damaged infrastructure by floods 2014
G. B. Pant Hospital Srinagar
Blood bank and laboratory facilities, damaged during September, 2014 floods have been
restored at a cost of Rs. 1.35 Crore. An amount of Rs. 294.85 Crore was provided under
Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for restoration of damaged infrastructure
and replacement of damaged hospital equipments.
Super Specialty Hospital at Srinagar
Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), Super Specialty Hospital Srinagar
has been completed at a cost of Rs. 135.00 Crore for operationalzing Super-Specialties like
Neuro Surgery, Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Neurology,
Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology.
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To reduce manual interface and bring transparency in the system, online licensing and
registration of food business operators has been started.
Food Safety Appellate Tribunals (FSAT)
Two Food Safety Appellate Tribunals one each in Kashmir and Jammu, has been established
along with creation of supportive staff of 20 posts to stop food adulteration and to fast track
the process of litigation.
Strengthening of Nursing Services
The building infrastructure for 11 ANM/ GNM Schools have been established in various
districts of the State under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Strengthening of Nursing Services”
at a cost of Rs. 37.95 Crore. These Schools are complete in all respects and ready for
inauguration.
During the year 2016-17, the classes with an in-take capacity of 300 seats, at 06 ANM/GNM
Schools viz, GNM School at Pulwama, Kulgam, Akhnoor and ANM School at Bandipora,
Reasi, Kishtwar has been started.
02 GNM schools at Udhampur, Kargil and 03 ANM schools at Budgam , Ramban, Shopian
are in final stage of completion.
In phase-II, 10 more ANM/ GNM Schools at Baderwah, Anantnag, Kathua, Doda, Ganderbal,
Billawar, Thanamundi, Surankote, Kokernag & Rajouri are being established in the State
under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Strengthening of Nursing Services” at a cost of Rs.
23.56 Crore, which stands released in full.
Free Drug Policy
Free Drugs Service has been implemented in the State and Free Drug Policy has been
notified where under drugs are provided free of cost to the patients approaching various
Government health institutions. 68 drugs for District Hospitals/Community Health Centres,
53 for Primary Health Centres and 23 for Sub-centres have been notified.
Impact of various schemes/ programmes on the economy of the State
With the implementation of various schemes/ programmes in the state, tremendous impact
is witnessed on the following:
i. The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has fallen from 34 in 2014 to 26 in 2016. Total
Fertility Rate (TFR) has also come down to 1.6 from 2.3.
ii. The Leprosy and Polio are near elimination. As a result of various interventions taken
up under NRHM, mother and child health indicators in the State except few have
improved and are relatively better than the national average.
iii. Improvement of Health Care facilities in far flung and inaccessible areas of the State
by way of following majors:
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a. Providing additional manpower of doctors and paramedicals under National Health

Mission.
b. Financial incentives to the doctors serving in far-flung/ difficult areas.
c. Deployment of high end Medical Mobile Units (MMU) to provide basic health care
facilities to people residing in difficult areas.
Major Initiatives undertaken during the year 2016-17 and its conceptualization during
2017-18
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India has approved establishment of AIIMS at
Awantipora, Pulwama and Vijaypur Samba at a cost of Rs. 4000 Crore (@ Rs. 2000 Crore
each). CPWD has been engaged as executing agency by the GoI. For the purpose, land
measuring 1886 kanal & 05 marlas at Awantipora, District Pulwama in Kashmir Division and
land measuring 2161 Kanal & 08 Marlas of land at Vijaypur, District Samba in Jammu
Division stands transferred in favour of H&ME Department.
State Cancer Institutes
Two State Cancer Institutes are being set up at the cost of Rs. 120.00 Crore each at SKIMS
Soura, Srinagar and GMC, Jammu.
Tertiary Cancer Care Institutes
03 Tertiary Cancer Care Institutes were approved by GoI for Kishtwar, Udhampur, Kupwara.
Under NPCDCS @ Rs. 45 crore per facility. Govt of India is asking for revised MoU and a
certificate from BARC which is under process.
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme
10 District Hospitals (Anantnag, Baramulla, Kupwara, Pulwama, Leh, Udhampur, Doda,
Kishtwar, Kathua and Rajouri) have been identified for implementation of “Pradhan Mantri
National Dialysis Programme”. These District Hospitals shall be identified on the basis of
footfall.
Dialysis Machines are being provided by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Request
for Proposal (RFP) for Public Private Partnership (PPP) between State Government and
service provider is being uploaded for e-tendering. The space and necessary infrastructure
for establishment of dialysis units in the selected District Hospitals is being provided during
2017-18.
Free Diagnostic Services
The diagnostic services viz. X-Ray, Lab Tests, ECG, USG, Urine tests, Blood tests etc shall be
provided free of cost to the BPL patients and senior citizens. Whereas, the other patients
have to pay the nominal user charges for various diagnostics.
The process for implementation of Free Diagnostic Services in the State in line with the
Government of India Policy has also been initiated and will be implemented during the
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current financial year 2017-18. Besides, budgetary provision of Rs. 5.00 Crore has been
provided during 2016-17 for the purpose.
Establishment of Model Hospitals
To ease the burden of existing tertiary care hospitals, proposal for establishment of 22
Model Hospitals alongwith residential quarters tentative cost around Rs. 165.00 Crore @ Rs.
7.50 Crore per model hospital (Rs. 4.50 Crore procurement of CT Scan machine and Rs. 3.00
Crore for execution of civil works) was formulated. However, in the initial phase, only two
Sub District Hospitals viz. SDH Basholi, Kathua and SDH Dooru, Anantnag have been taken
up on pilot basis and these model hospitals shall be made fully functional during 2017-18.
During the current financial year, the department has formulated a proposal for
establishment of 87 new Model Health centers (one in each constituency) involving financial
implication of Rs. 544.98 Crore.
Opening of Nursing Colleges
To strengthen the availability of nursing skills, the department has proposed establishment
of 10 Nursing Colleges at Jammu, Basohli, Udhampur, Poonch & Kishtwar in Jammu division
and Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Sopore & Baramulla in Kashmir division tentative cost
around Rs. 30.00 Crore.
The proposal has been approved under PMDP and necessary civil works will be taken up
during 2017-18. These colleges are likely to be made functional during 2018-19 subject to
release of appropriate funds from Govt. of India.
Strengthening of Food Testing Laboratories
To reduce the food adulteration, 05 well equipped Mobile Food Testing Vans have been
procured through J&K Medical Supplies Corporation and during the year 2017-18 shall be
deployed to Srinagar/ Jammu.
Besides, Rs. 6.00 Crore have been released for strengthening of existing Food Testing
Laboratories at Jammu/Srinagar during the year 2016-17. Moreover, drug testing
laboratories are also being upgraded under central assistance of Rs. 34 Crore against which
Rs. 13 Crore has been released by GoI as 1st installment. These labs shall be made fully
functional during 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs)
State of art Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) are being established in the health care
institutions under the administrative control of health department, which will act as a
command and control hub during response to disasters.
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Completion of ongoing works

The department has 114 ongoing health projects, for completion of which Rs. 659.43 Crore
is required to make these projects fully functional in all respects including 08 ongoing works
of Govt. Medical College, Jammu to meet the deficiency of Medical Council of India.
These ongoing projects shall be completed in all respects during 2017-18 and 2018-19
subject to release of appropriate funds already committed by Govt. of India.
Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP)
World Bank has agreed to provide Rs. 120 Crore to Health & Medical Education Department
for construction of new infrastructure in the tertiary hospitals viz. L.D Hospital, Srinagar,
Bones & Joint Hospital Srinagar.
DPRs have been formulated and submitted to Project Implementation Unit (PIU) viz. PWD
and civil works shall be started during 2017-18 subject to release of funds by the World
Bank.
Construction of Modern Mortuary
To equip the mortuaries with sophisticated machinery, Rs. 5.00 Crore (@ Rs. 25 lakh per
mortuary) has been released by GoI under PMDP during the year 2016-17 for DH Rajouri,
CHC Katra, DH Reasi, Emergency Hospital Banihal, Govt, Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, DH Poonch,
DH Kathua, DH Samba, DH Kishtwar and DH Udhampur in Jammu Division and SDH Dooru, ,
DH Ganderbal, DH Budgam, DH Bandipora, DH Handwara, DH Shopian, DH Pulwama, SDH
Sopore, SDH Tangdhar and DH Anantnag. The works are under progress and shall be
completed during 2017-18.
Setting-up of AMRIT Pharmacies
With a view to provide affordable medicines and reliable implants for treatment to poor
patients, the initiative taken by the Government of India to have the facility of AMRIT
(Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacies established in
public health facilities is being examined for its establishment within the premises of
government hospitals.
The department is intending to set-up AMRIT Pharmacies in the District / Sub-District
Hospitals including Tertiary Care Hospitals of the State during the year 2017-18 and 2018-
19.
National Health Protection Scheme (Health Insurance)
The Department is in the process of launching a new health insurance scheme viz. “National
Health Protection Scheme”. The scheme was announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in
his speech on 70th Independence Day. Under this scheme, the expenditure on medical
facilities of BPL and deprived families would be up to Rs. 1.00 lakh per year. In addition, for
senior citizen in a family of poor and economically weaker section, an additional coverage of
Rs. 30,000/- per senior citizen will be provided. The scheme is being implemented during
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the current financial year 2017-18 with the objective to extend the benefits to the poor and
needy patients (BPL families).
Strengthening of Health & Wellness Centres
• 75 Sub Centres from selected six Districts (Anantnag, Baramulla, Kupwara, Jammu,
Udhampur & Doda) have been planned to be strengthened as Health & Wellness
Centres. Total amount of Rs. 909.54 lakh proposed for establishment &
strengthening of Health & Wellness Centres.
• Under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio-
Vascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), two (2) new CCUs proposed to be
established at JLNM Hospital Srinagar and Govt. Hospital Gandhinagar Jammu.
• An amount of Rs 4.00 crore proposed for equipments and upgradation of existing
infrastructure of 4 ICUs for District Hospitals Doda, Rajouri, Kathua and Pulwama.
• Rs. 4.00 crore proposed for High Dependency Units (HDU) for District Hospitals
Kulgam, Kupwara, Poonch & Kishtwar.
Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)
 Strength
1. The Crude Birth rate of 17.6 is lower than the National average Birth Rate of 21.8.
2. The Crude Death Rate of 5.4 is lower than the National average Death rate of 7.1.
3. Infant Mortality rate of 26/1000 lives births is also lower than the National Infant
Mortality rate of 37/1000 live birth.
4. Total Fertility rate in J&K State is 1.6 as compared to National Average of 2.3.
5. Average Population Covered per Health Institution has decreased from 3285 souls to
2267 souls.
6. The decadal population growth rate of the State has declined from 29.43% (1991-
2001) to 23.71% (2001-2011).
 Weaknesses
1. As per the Census 2011, there are 859 females per 1000 males in J&K State. But
when this data is compared to the Census Report 2001 it shows decline of 33
females i.e. in 2001 the Sex ratio of the State was 892. This decline in Sex ratio
becomes matter of more concern when it is compared to National Average i.e. 914
females per 1000 males as per Census 2011.
2. Although the number of health institutions has increased considerably, still there is
every possibility that some areas would have remained away for 100% coverage.
Hence, the need to augment more health institutions shall remain one of the chief
objectives of the State Health Plan.
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3. There is a dearth of Specialists in the State which serves as the major hindrance in
operationalization of Super Specialty Hospitals to its full capacity.
 Opportunities
1. Stronger international disease control programmes and surveillance networks.
2. Open sharing of know-how, technologies and materials, including viruses and
laboratory samples.
3. Strengthening public health infrastructures to effectively anticipate and respond to
emerging threats.
4. Bringing public policy sectors, such as health, agriculture, trade and tourism, and
legislation in line with the new health regulations.
5. Increased resources for training, surveillance, prevention and response campaigns.
 Threats
1. With the increase in plane traffic, contagious illnesses spread farther and faster than
ever.
2. Some diseases, such as tuberculosis are now becoming resistant to antibiotics.
3. Others like smallpox which have been eradicated threaten a devastating comeback if
released.
4. New diseases are emerging at the unprecedented rate like EBOLA, Bird flu, Swine
Flu, Zika etc.
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Chapter 3.4
Rural Development
Government provides an important support to the rural economy of the State. The focus of
the Rural Development Programmes is on poverty alleviation, generating better livelihood
opportunities, developing basic amenities, training unemployed youths of the State in
various programmes of wage/self-employment, preserving natural resources and
developing infrastructure facilities, strengthening of PRIs for sustainable growth, eradication
of open defecation and inclusive growth of rural areas. To achieve targets, Government is
implementing following Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the state:-
A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
The scheme helps create food security, prevent distress migration and generate durable
economic assets in the rural communities and provide 100 days wage employment in a year
to the rural households who register themselves for unskilled manual labour. The activities
like providing of wage employment to the Job Card holders who volunteer to do manual
work on the notified wages and Creation of assets like foot bridges, flood protection
structures, road connectivity, play fields, land protection etc. is being carried out under the
scheme.
Achievements for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending October 2017)
Financial (Rs. In Crore) Physical
Year Total Targets (Person Achievement
Expenditure
Availability day generation) (Lakh PDs)
2015-16 796.25 786.69 311.90 lakh 316.31
2016-17 859.71 853.89 263.65 lakh 312.68
2017-18 Ending
667.83 651.94 119.00 lakh 106.17
Oct-17
B) Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin

The scheme aims to bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural
areas by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation sanitation thereby
achieving the vision of Swachh Bharat by 2nd Oct.-2019. Following activities are undertaken
under the scheme:
 Provides financial assistance @ Rs. 12,000/- for construction of Individual House Hold
Latrines, Rs.2.00 lakh for construction of Community Sanitary Complexes and Rs. 7.00
lakh to Rs. 20.00 lakh for construction of Solid Liquid Waste Management units as per
population density.
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 Bring about community-wide behavioural change and to trigger the demand for
sanitary facilities such as household latrines, Community Sanitary Complexes and Solid
Liquid Waste Management in the rural areas through IEC activities.
 Motivate Communities and Panchayati Raj Institutions to adopt sustainable sanitation
practices.
 Encourage cost effective and appropriate technologies for ecologically safe and
sustainable sanitation.
 Develop community managed sanitation system where required focusing on scientific
Solid and Liquid Waste Management systems is needed.
Achievement/Progress for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending October 2017)
Financial
Physical (in Nos.)
Year (Rs. In Crore)
Total
Exp. Targets Achievement
Availability
Individual House hold latrines (IHHL)=200000 90944
2015-16 93.85 91.31
Community Sanitary Complexes= 238 238
2016-17 83.84 81.07
Community Sanitary Complexes= 1276 513
2017-18
Ending 83.79 64.96
Community Sanitary Complexes=500 148
Oct-17
Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin, 73565 Individual Household Latrines and 148
Community Sanitary Complexes have been constructed during the year 2017-18 (ending
October 2017) where as three district viz. Srinagar, Leh and Kargil have been declared open
defecation Free.
C) Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)
The Programme was implemented in J&K state in the year 2011-12. The main objectives of
the IWMP are to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing
degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water. The State Perspective
and Strategic Plan has been prepared to treat 998 micro sheds with 15.33 lakh hectares of
land up to the end of 14th five year plan. So far, Ministry has sanctioned 159 projects at a
cost of Rs. 979.72 crore to treat 6,53,151 hectares of land. Under the programme the
department undertakes following activities:-
 Treatment of land by way of ridge area treatment , drainage line treatment, soil and
moisture conservation, nursery raising, afforestration, horticulture and pasture
development, construction of water harvesting structures like check dams, nala bund,
farm bonds, tanks etc.
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 Effective rainfall management like field bunding, contour bunding/trenching,

staggered trenching, land levelling, mulching etc.
 Capacity building, generating livelihood activities for the assets-less persons and
micro enterprises for small and marginal farmers.
Achievements/Progress for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending Oct 2017)
Financial (Rs. In Crore) Physical
Year Total Physical Targets Area Treated
Expenditure
Availability (Area to be treated) (in Ha.)
2015-16 83.96 37.62 1.50 lakh Ha. 25846
2016-17 87.98 55.36 1 lakh Ha. 37000
2017-18
41.23 27.72 0. 97 lakh Ha. 15700
Ending Oct-17
D) National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
UMEED: The Programme aims to build the institutions of the poor women in order to
empower them and take their households out of poverty by showing them the path to
capital and livelihoods; federating the institutions of the poor at the village, cluster, block,
district and state levels so as to strengthen their voice and their outreach; financial inclusion
of the poor so as to provide them access to institutional credit for investing in the
livelihoods and increasing their income levels.
 National Rural Livelihoods Mission is being run in the State of J&K as Jammu & Kashmir
State Rural Livelihoods Mission (Umeed) with the mandate:
o To reach out to rural population across the erstwhile 143 blocks by forming 90,000
SHGs with financial support of Rs. 755 crore.
o Link them to sustainable livelihoods opportunities and
o Nurture them till they come out of poverty and enjoy a decent quality of life.
 NRLM in J&K was started in the year 2012-13 in 4 blocks and since then has been up-
scaled to 51 blocks across 22 districts of the State.
 Annual Action Plan 2017-18 amounting to Rs.80.21 Crore approved by MoRD, GoI
against which Rs.12.28 Crore approved for release by the Ministry and balance shall be
released based on the progress of the Scheme.
 Under the programme 20076 SHGs have been constituted covering approximately 1.90
Lakh women folk.
Achievement/ Progress for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending October 2017)
Financial (Rs. In Crore) Physical (in Nos.)
Year Total
Expenditure Physical Targets Achievement
Availability
2015-16 51.69 45.23 No. of SHGS to be formed= 3650 3174
2016-17 60.14 50.84 No. of SHGS to be formed= 6500 8005
2017-18
29.84 26.49 No. of SHGS to be formed= 7880 2678
Ending Oct-17
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HIMAYAT: The programme aims to train 1,24,180 un-employed youth over a period of three
years (2016-19) across state.
 The budget approved for implementation of Himayat programme is Rs. 1601.51 Cr.
 So far, an amount of Rs. 104.24 crore has been released to the State against which
expenditure amounting to Rs.30.92 Cr. has been incurred upto ending Oct.-2017.
As on date, the State has approved the following PIAs with the targets as shown against
each:-
Details of PIAs with targets
S. Target
Name of PIA Proposed/ Status of Training
No
Sanctioned
A Champion Employer
1 Apollo Medskills Ltd 2200 153 candidates are undergoing training
2 Surya Wires Private Limited 4000 343 candidates are undergoing training
3 Manpower Group Services Pvt. Ltd 3000 152 candidates are undergoing training
4 Teamlease Services Ltd 1999 MoU Signed on 13.10.2017
5 Orion Edutech Pvt. Ltd 2752 MoU signed on 23.10.2017
Total (a) 13951
Additional Targets
B Non-Champion Employer
Letter of intent issued on 27-09-2017
Due Dilligence Report of Training
Centres at 3 locations (Anantnag,
6 Cap Foundation 3000
Srinagar and Sopore) has been
submitted by PIA which is under process
of initialization.
7 Don Bosco Tech Society 2735 Letter of intent issued on 27-09-2017
Due Diligence Report of Training centres
8 Don Bosco Tech Society 2500 at 2 locations ( Kathua and Baramulla)
has been submitted by PIA.
9 ILFS Skills Dev. Corporation Ltd. 3750 Letter of intent issued on 27-09-2017
10 ILFS Skills Dev. Corporation Ltd. 3620 Due diligence Report of Training centres
at 4 locations (Budgam, Kathua,
11 ILFS Skills Dev. Corporation Ltd. 3510 Udhampur and Anantnag) has been
submitted by PIA.
12 Mass Infotech Society 1880 Letter of intent issued on 27-09-2017
PIA has requested for relaxation in
financial ceiling for the project
13 Mass Infotech Society 2750
submitted by them. The issue has been
taken up with MoRD, GoI
Total (b) 23745
Grand Total (a+b) 37696
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 JKSRLM has initiated mobilisation of youth across state to be trained by the three
Champion Employers in different trades. 5040 applications have been received across
state and the screening/counselling process is going on.
 As per the project proposal submitted by the PIAs minimum salary assured is Rs.8000/-
per month. In addition, post placement financial support @ Rs.1000/- per month is also
provided for within district, within Sate and Outside State placement of the candidate
for a period of 2,3 and 6 months, respectively.
 As on date, 648 candidates have been sent to undergo skill training in different trades
(Dialysis Technician course, Emergency Medical Technician Course, Retails, Banking
Associate, Hospitality and BPO) at Bengaluru, Jammu and Raipur.
Details of Candidates undergoing Training under HIMAYAT
Number of Location of
S. No Name of PIA Trade
Trainees Training
Dialysis Technician 96
1 Bangalore
Apollo MedSkills Ltd Emergency Medical Technician 57
Total 153
Retail/CRM/ 140 Raipur
2 Surya wires Pvt. Ltd Retail/Hospitality 203 Jammu
Total 343
Banking Associate 23
Manpower Group Jammu
3 Retail 122
Services India Pvt. Ltd
Total 152
Grand Total 648
New Project Proposals recommended by National Institute of Rural Development and

Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) for consideration of State Level Project Review Committee
(SLPRC) are:
Details of new proposals by NIRD&PR
Target Proposed Project Cost (Amt.
S.No. Name of PIA
Proposed in Crore)
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Technical
1 300 4.78
Educational Society
2 Boparis Martial Society Pvt Ltd 440 5.01
3 Marg Compusoft Pvt. Ltd 550 5.14
4 Data Pro Computers Pvt. Ltd 2000 30.94
Sayadwad Jain Educational and Social
5 840 8.63
Trist
Total 4130 54.50
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E) Pradhan Mantari Awass Yojna (G)

The scheme aims at providing clean and hygienic Pucca house with basic amenities to all
rural houseless households / rural households living in Kuccha and dilapidated houses.
Under the programme the department envisages to:-
 Provide financial assistance @ Rs. 1.30 lakh per unit for construction of PMAY(G)
houses.
 Provide toilets facility @ Rs. 12000/- under Swachh Bharat Mission and 90-95 days of
unskilled wage labour under MGNREGA over and above the unit cost.
 Facilitate construction of houses as per topographic requirements of the area.
The beneficiaries under the scheme are to be selected out of Socio Economic Caste Census
2011.
Achievement/ Progress for the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (ending October 2017)
Financial (Rs. In Crore) Physical (in Nos.)
Year Total
Expenditure Targets Achievement
Availability
9989 (including spill over
2015-16 (IAY) 75.75 73.11 7579
targets)
2016-17 (PMAY-G) 78.36 19.92 17020 4876 (spill over targets)
Houses under
2017-18 Ending Oct-17 123.94 34.70 21752
construction
 Against the approved target of construction of 38772 houses, 14262 beneficiaries

were registered on Awaas Soft out of which 12480 GEO Tagged.
 11422 Geo-tagged units sanctioned out of which 10605 sanctioned with verified
accounts.
F) Shyama Parsad Mukhrjee Rurban Mission
The objective of the National Rurban Mission (NRuM) is to stimulate local economic
development, enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters. The larger
outcomes envisaged under this Mission are:
 Bridging the rural-urban divide-viz: economic, technological and those related to
facilities and services.
 Stimulating local economic development with emphasis on reduction of poverty and
unemployment in rural areas.
 Spreading development in the region
 Attracting investment in rural areas.
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Clusters identified under Shyama Parsad Mukhrjee Rurban Mission

Sub –
S No District Cluster Gram Panchayat
District
1 Jammu Jammu Gole–Gujral Gole Gujral, Trillokpora
Khumriyal A, Khumriyal B, Khumriyal C, Chirkut
2 Kupwara Kupwara Khumriyal
Shumriyal
3 Leh Leh Spituk Spituk,Choglamsor
Till Date Integrated Cluster Action Plan (ICAP) of the Rurban Clusters Spituk (Leh), Gole
Gujral (Jammu) and Khumriyal-Kupwara have been prepared. The details of funds released
for these clusters are as under.
Detailed Project Reports for implementation of ICAP of these are being finalized (Rs. In Crore)
Funds released
S No Cluster Cost of ICAP Critical Gap Fund(CGF)
CGF ICAP Total
1 GoleGujral (Jammu) 77.67 15.00 4.05 0.35 4.40
2 Spituk(Leh) 64.92 15.00 4.05 0.35 4.40
3 Khumriyal-Kupwara 60.02 15.00 0.00 0.35 0.35
Total 202.61 45.00 8.10 1.05 9.15
G) Mission Antodaya
Mission Antyodaya is a partnership of Central and State/UT Governments to improve the
well-being of one crore households and 50,000 Gram panchayats by assessing and
addressing all the dimensions of poverty through convergent action and a saturation
approach under existing schemes by 2nd October 2019-Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth
Anniversary.
Under the programme, 830 Gram Panchayats have been selected by the Ministry for
coverage under the programme for assessment of village level infrastructure facilities and
amenities which shall form the basis for the implementation of activities under Mission
Antyodaya. Based on the module on village level amenities used as part of Census 2011 and
data collected during SECC-2011, the MORD has designed a schedule to collect the details of
village level infrastructure. An android based application has been developed to collect the
same information through a handheld device.
The survey started on 1st October ‘17 with 2 - 3 people covering 2 – 3 villages per day and 1
GP in 2 days. The base line survey in selected blocks stands completed in Kashmir region
whereas in Jammu division the survey couldn’t be rolled out, due to short notice issued by
IMPA for imparting training to the MIS assistants/ date entry operators. However, the
trainings of MIS assistants / Community Data entry operator for conducting Base line survey
has been completed. Further trainings at the block level are being imparted and baseline
Survey of Mission Antyodaya shall be taken up shortly.
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Initiatives
a) 2016-17
 Geo-tagging of assets created under MGNREGA already in place and in SBM(G)
initiated
 Aadhar Seeding of Job card under MGNREGA taken up
 Socio Economic Caste Census-2011 being used for identification of beneficiaries under
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (G) instead of BPL list.
 Project for imparting training and providing placement to 124180 unemployed youth
of the State over a period of 3 years formulated at an estimated cost of,
Rs 1601.00 crore under HIMAYAT with 100% funding from MoRD, GoI.
 Complete ban on use of polythene in rural areas and also empowered the field
officers/officials with regard to seizure of polythene in areas of their jurisdiction.
 Under JKSRL, 200 Milk Collection Centres have been set up. The main impact of these
AMCs has been for the rural milk producers getting over 30-40% higher cost for the
milk based on the quality. Besides, each milk centre has provided employment
earning a monthly wages of Rs.7000-8000 for the work of 2-3 hours per day.
b) 2017-18
 The State has been awarded as best performing State under Geo-MGNREGA by the
Ministry of Rural Development, GoI on 19th June-2017.
 Based on the performance of the State under MGNREGA person days target have been
doubled from Rs. 119.00 Lakh Person Days to 300.00 lakh Person days.
 During the current financial year, till date 2.00 lakh works stands Geo-tagged under
MGNREGA.
 e-FMS for making payment directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries launched
across the State w.e.f 1st Nov-2017.
 11.86 MGNREGA worker’s Aadhars Seeded.
 90%b Job Cards verified across the state.
 Geo-Tagging of Houses being constructed under CSS Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana
(Gramin).
 Public Financial Management System for transfer of funds directly into the accounts of
beneficiaries under CSS Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) made operative.
 Three district viz. Srinagar, Leh and Kargil, 20 Blocks, 263 Gram Panchayats and 418
villages declared Open defecation Free.
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Chapter 3.5
Labour
The Labour Department is charged with the responsibility of enforcement of 24 Central

Labour Laws and 03 state enactments for regulating the working conditions of workers and
their welfare in public/ private organized sector. The department is headed by the Labour
Commissioner with Deputy Labour Commissioners functioning as divisional heads. The
department has its offices at Delhi and Chandigarh as well. These offices look after welfare
of labourers of J&K who go to these places for work. These are functioning under the control
of Deputy Labour Commissioners and Assistant Labour Commissioners respectively.
Central Labour Laws
1. The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923
2. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
3. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
4. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
5. The Employees’ State Insurance Act,1948
6. The Factories Act, 1948
7. The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
8. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
9. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
10. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of employment and Conditions Of
Service) Act, 1979
11. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
12. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
13. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
14. The Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970
15. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
16. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1948
17. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
18. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
19. The Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947
20. The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996
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21. The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
22. Unorganized workers Social Security Act, 2008.
23. Sales Promotion Employees Condition of Service Act 1976.
24. The Labour Laws exemption from furnishing of Returns and Maintaining Registers by
certain establishment 1988
State Legislations
1. The J&K Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1961

2. J&K Shops and Establishment Act, 1966
3. Industrial Establishments (National and Festival) Holidays Act, 1974.
The following amendments on Labour Laws have been made by Labour Department during
the current year 2017-18:
Details of amendments on Labour Laws
Name of Labour SRO
S.No Amendments Remarks
law issued
(i) in rule 18, after sub-rule (4), the
following shall be added as sub-rule
Jammu and (5), namely:-
Kashmir Contract “(5)Registration in Form II shall be
Labour granted within a period of 15 days. 290 dated
1.
(Regulation and (ii) in rule 25, after sub-rule (2), the 14.7.2017
Abolition) Rules, following shall be added as sub-rule
1972 (3); namely:
“(3) License in form VI shall be
issued within a period of 15 days”.
(i) Para appended to rule 5 shall be
numbered as sub-rule (1) and the
(2), namely:-
Jammu and “(2)Certificate of registration in
Kashmir Motor Form II shall be granted within a
291 dated
2. Transport period of 15 days.
14.7.2017
Workers Rules, (ii) In rule 8, after sub-rule (3), the
1972 following shall be added as sub-rule
(4), namely:-
“(4)Certificate of Registration shall
be renewed within a period of 15
days.
Jammu and (i) in rule 4, after sub-rule (3), the
Kashmir Inter- following shall be added as sub-rule
State Migrant (4), namely:-
292 dated
3. Workmen “(4)Registration Certificate to
14.7.2017
(Regulation of Principal Employer in Form II shall
Employment and be issued within a period of 30
Conditions of days.
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Servic) Rules, (ii) in rule 11, after sub-rule (2), the

1984 following shall be added as sub-rule
(3), namely:-
“(3)License to be contractor in
Form VIII shall be issued within a
period of 30 days”.
(i) in rule 3, after sub-rule (3), the
(4), namely:-
“(4)The Registration Certificate in
form “C” and close day certificate
Jammu and
in form “O” shall be issued within a
Kashmir Shops
period of 15 days. 293 dated
4. and
(ii) para appended to rule 4 shall be 14.7.2017
Establishments
numbered as sub-rule (1) and the
Rules, 1968
(2), namely:-
“(2)The registration Certificate in
form “C” shall be renewed within a
period of 15 days”.
Para appended to rule 4 shall be
Jammu and numbered as sub-rule (1) and the
Kashmir Industrial following shall be added as sub-rule
294 dated
5. Employment (2); namely:
14.7.2017
(Standing Orders) “(2)The Certifying officer shall issue
Rules, 1972 certificate of Standing orders
within a period of 45 days”.
The said SRO issued
Jammu and and invited
In sub-rule (2) of rule 24, for the
Kashmir Contract objections/suggestio
words “Local treasury under the SRO 318
Labour ns within a period of
6. Head of account” the words dated
(Regulation and six weeks. Final SRO
“Assistant Labour Commissioner 31.7.2017
Abolition) Rules, is submitted to Law
concerned” shall be substituted
1972 Department for
vetting.
(i) in clause (vi) of sub-rule (2) of
Jammu and
rule 11, for the words “Deputy The said SRO issued
Kashmir Inter-
Labour Commissioner (Central)” and invited
State Migrant
the words “Deputy Labour objections/suggestio
Workmen
Commissioner, Jammu/Kashmir” 319 dated ns within a period of
7. (Regulation of
shall be substituted. 31.7.2017 six weeks. Final SRO
Employment and
(ii) in sub rule (2) of rule 23, for the is submitted to Law
Conditions of
words “send telegrams to”, the Department for
Service) Rules,
words “inform” shall be vetting.
1984
substituted.
1. In regulation 5, after sub-clause
Jammu and (2), the following shall be added SRO 332
Kashmir Trade as sub-clause (3); namely:- dated
8.
Union Regulation, (3) Registration Certificate in 10.08.201
1972 form “C” to a Trade Union shall 7
be issued within a period of 30
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days”.
1. In rule 3, sub-rule (1) for the
words “previous permission in
writing”, the words “previous
information in writing on the
basis of self certification” shall
be substituted.
2. In rule 5.-
(i) for sub-rule (2), the following
shall be substituted; namely
“(2) Factories belonging to Red
and Orange category shall be
renewed annually and factories
belonging to Green category
shall be renewed for three
years”.
(ii) after sub-rule (2), the following SRO 459
Jammu and
sub rule shall be added; dated
9. Kashmir Factories
namely:- 26.10.201
Rules, 1972
“(3) Licence shall be granted 7
within a period of 30 days”.
3. In rule 7.-
(i) in sub-rule (1) for the words
“Chief Inspector”, the words
“Factory Inspector concerned”
shall be substituted.
(ii) after sub-rule (3), the following
sub-rule shall be added;
namely:-
“(4) Licence shall be renewed
within a period of 30 days.”
In rule 13, for the words “Old
Manager”, the words “New
Manager” shall be substituted.
SRO 460
Revised Minimum Minimum Wages Revised w.e.f. dated
10.
Wages 1.11.2017 26.10.201
7
Jammu and
Kashmir Shops
and
Establishments
Fix days as “close days” for all kinds SRO 472
Act, 1966 and in
of shops & establishments in the dated
11. partial
areas specified against each day 16.11.201
modification of
within limits of District Srinagar. 7
SRO No. 492
dated 29.10.1981
& SRO 269 dated
21.06.1984
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The Notable achievements during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are given as under:-
Physical Progress for the financial year 2016-17
Prosecutions
Inspection Cases Cases launched Prosecution
Name of the Act Conducted Received Settled against settled
defaulters
Payment of Wages Act 2752 336 491 284 270

Minimum Wages Act 2608 0 9 174 138
Payment of Gratuity Act 225 133 135 0 0
Payment of Bonus Act 504 0 0 0 0
Child Labour Act 2530 0 0 9 11
Motor Transport Workers
513 0 0 10 7
Act
Contract Labour Act 897 0 0 40 60
Shops & Establishment Act 13098 0 0 936 1281
Factory Act 1068 0 0 30 36
Interstate Migrant Workers
791 0 0 8 4
Act
Maternity Benefit Act 319 0 0 1 2
Equal Remuneration Act 408 0 0 16 15
Workmen Compensation
18 330 239 0 0
Act
Industrial Dispute Act 16 39 31 0 0
Building & Other
687 0 0 42 52
Construction Workers Act
TOTAL 26434 838 905 1550 1876
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Physical Progress for the financial year 2017-18 (upto 10/2017) is given as under:-
Prosecutions
S. Inspection Cases Cases launched Prosecution
Name of the Act
No Conducted Received Settled against settled
defaulters
Payment of
1 1608 203 301 249 211
Wages Act
Minimum
2 1548 5 4 170 107
Wages Act
Payment of
3 276 139 117 0 0
Gratuity Act
Payment of
4 1528 0 0 3 9
Bonus Act
5 Child Labour Act 388 0 0 0 11
Motor Transport
6 638 0 0 35 46
Workers Act
Contract Labour
7 9302 0 0 495 657
Act
Shops &
8 Establishment 478 0 0 16 10
Act
9 Factory Act 187 0 0 39 13
Interstate
10 Migrant 223 0 0 1 0
Workers Act
Maternity
11 258 0 0 4 2
Benefit Act
Equal
12 Remuneration 0 283 212 0 0
Act
Workmen
13 Compensation 15 41 46 0 0
Act
Industrial
14 402 0 0 12 19
Dispute Act
Building & Other
15 Construction 35 0 0 5 0
Workers Act
Total 17140 671 680 1029 1085
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Financial achievement in revenue realization during 2016-17(q1, q2, q3 & q4) and 2017-18 (upto
10/2017) ( Rs. in lakh)
Ach. 2016-17 Ach.
Name of the Targets Targets 2017-18
S.No
Act 2016-17 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL 2017-18 (upto
10/2017)
Shops &
1 Establishment 276.20 95.84 34.15 28.67 66.01 224.67 277.14 175.44
Act
Building &
Other
2 4.52 0.23 0.24 0.30 0.34 1.11 4.52 0.43
Construction
Workers Act
Interstate
3 Migrant 1.21 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08 1.21 0.01
Workers Act
Contract
4 3.02 0.71 0.52 0.54 0.29 2.06 3.03 1.07
Labour Act
Motor
5 Transport 3.63 0.27 0.11 0.44 1.29 2.11 3.63 0.96
Workers Act
6 Factory Act 42.35 2.76 1.72 21.03 5.97 31.48 42.35 13.31
Trade Union
7 0.36 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.36 0.07
Act
Total:- 332.50 99.92 36.74 51.00 73.94 261.60 332.15 191.29
Financial Achievements under Capex Budget for the year 2016-17 ( Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4) and 2017-18
(upto 10/2017) (Rs. In lakh)
Expenditure
Approved Approved Expenditure 2016-17
2017-18
Outlay Outlay Total
(upto
2016-17 2017-18 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
10/2017)
Capex
50.00 172.83 0.00 0.00 22.50 12.00 34.50 16.42
Budget
Notable achievements during 2016-17, Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4 and financial year 2017-18 ending October
In the year 2016-17 : Two day workshop on latest amendment in Child Labour Act was
conducted at Jammu in the collaboration with the NGO, NDF and the resource persons
were invited from the V.V Giri National Institute of Labour Noida.
In addition an awareness Campaign was also conducted to the Radio Kashmir, Jammu.
Further on the Labour Day in all districts the awareness programmes were conducted.
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Further under Swach Bharat Mission a drive was launched under the Guidance of District
Administration for the construction of toilet in Brick Kilns.
J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
The J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board initially constituted under
Section 18 of the Act on 31st July, 2007 was subsequently reconstituted on 1st December,
2010 and 7 October, 2015. Govt of Jammu and Kashmir through various notification issued
from time to time appointed Officers of Labour Department for various functions under the
Act and Rules made there under
 Chief Inspector of inspections.
 Inspectors of inspections
 Registering Officers for establishment of construction workers &
 Appellate Authorities.
The rules under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Act were also framed
in the year 2006 under SRO-232 of 2006 and amended from time to time where under the
following schemes are available for the welfare of the registered Building and Other
Construction Workers.
S.No Name of Scheme Amount
Immediate assistance in case of Injury to registered construction worker
1. Rs. 5000
which renders him/her unable to work upto one month.
Temporary Disability caused to registered construction worker at work
2. place I, e fracture etc which renders him/her unable to work upto three Rs. 10000
months.
3. Permanent Disability caused due to accident at the work place. Rs. 75000
Marriage Assistance to registered construction worker for marriage of
4. his/her dependent. (Upto three Marriage of the dependent sons / Rs. 25000
daughters /brother and sister/self of a registered construction Worker)
Funeral Assistance to registered construction worker’s Family including
5. Rs. 5000
dependents
Financial Assistance for Treatment of Chronic Disease of registered Rs. 100000
6.
Construction Worker only and his dependents in a Financial Year (Max)
Maternity Benefit to Female registered Construction worker only (upto
7. Rs. 5000
two children)
Assistance to the dependent in case of Death of registered Construction
8. Rs. 200000
Worker
Education Assistance: Financial Assistance available for two children of a
9.
registered construction worker.
Rs. 50000 Per
I. Professional / Techinical Degree/ Courses (regular students)
Annum
II. Three years Engineering / any other recognized diploma Rs. 30000 Per
courses(regular students) Annum
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Rs. 10000 Per

III. ITI Diploma courses(regular students)
Annum
Rs. 10000 Per
IV. Para medical diploma courses(regular students)
Annum
Rs. 15000 Per
V. Post Graduate(regular students)
Annum
Rs. 10000 Per
VI. Under Graduate(regular students)
Annum
Rs. 6000 Per
VII. Class 11th and 12th(regular students)
Annum
Rs.4500 Per
VIII. Class 9th and 10th(regular students)
Annum
Rs. 3500 Per
IX. Class 6th to 8th
Annum
Rs. 2500 Per
X. Class 1st to 5th pry.
Annum
Since the inception the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has
collected Cess to the tune Rs. 686.00 Crore under Section 3 of the Cess Act, out of which an
amount of Rs. 285.16 Crore has been spent on Various Welfare Schemes of the J&K Building
and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
Physical/ Financial progress of CAPEX/CSS/Flagship programmes with reference to financial
year 2016-17 (with quarter wise breakup Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4) and Q1 and ending October
2017-18.
Physical/ Financial progress of CAPEX/CSS/Flagship programmes for the year 2016-17 and 2017-18
(ending oct 2017) (Rs in lakh)
Death & Total

Quarter Education Marriage Chronic Disability
Funeral (2+3+4+5+6)
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
st
1 150.10 0.00 163.00 50.00 319.15 682.25
2nd 1262.50 299.00 0 0 38.10 1599.6
3rd 638.50 554.75 150 44.00 432.00 1819.25
4th 12.00 0 61.00 73.00
Total 4174.10
FY 2017-18
Q1 736.81 0.00 17.25 4.60 52.05 1156.76
Ending October
2298.07 352.00 32.13 11.35 282.50 2976.05
2017
Total 4132.81
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Notable achievements during 2016-17 Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4 and the financial year 2017-18
ending october
An amount of Rs. 41.74 crore were released in favour of 35196 No.s of Beneficiaries during
the FY 2016-17 and 60535 No. of cases under various welfare schemes amounting to Rs.
41.33 crore has been released during Financial Year 2017-18 by the J&K Building and Other
Construction Workers Welfare Board (Head office and District Offices).
Impact of various schemes/progress on the economy of Jammu and Kashmir State
The Various Schemes viz Education Assistance, Marriage Assistance, Chronic, Medical and
Death Assistance has improved living standards of the registered construction workers to a
reasonable extent. The drop out percentage of the children of the BOC Worker has reduced
drastically as the Education Assistance ranging from Rs 2500 to Rs. 15000 is being provided
to each children/ dependants (upto two) of BOC Worker in a year and also the Education
Assistance for the professional of BOC Worker in Technical/ Professional College.
Further by providing the Assistance for marriage, disability, chronic disease, and death to
the BOC workers/ dependants, the assistance is being available to them in the need of the
hour by virtue of which the mortality rate among the Section has considerably, improved
their living standard and the BOC Workers feel themselves as an important organ of the
society.
Major initiative undertaken during the years 2016-17, and new initiative conceptualized
for the year 2017-18
The J&K BOCWWB in the FY 2016-17 had initiated the digitization of the functioning of the
Welfare Board to make the system online. Keeping in view the notable achievements made,
the Board in its meeting held 17.04.2017 approved that the FY 2017-18 be declared as
“Digital Year of JK BOCWWB". The Board has launched the new web portal i.e.
www.jkbocw.gov.in which is due course of time would enable all the construction workers
to submit online the application for registration, for renewal of the registration of the labour
cards and receive the benefits under various schemes. The registrations of the
establishments under the Act and collection of Cess is also under process of making online
thereby shifting the functioning of Welfare Board wholly from manual to online system.
I. Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of the sector and
its statistical supplement.
a. Strength: The strength of the Organization is that the funds, being spend on the
welfare schemes has no bearing on the State Budget as the funds are raised by
collecting Cess @ 1% of the cost of the Construction works exceeds Rs 10.00 Lakh in
cost. So far, on this account an amount of Rs. 686 Crore has been collected since the
inception of the Cess Act.
b. Weakness: The manpower available with the organization is either from deputation
from various departments/ organizations or engaged on Outsource basis and as such
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the organization do not have any permanent staff resulting that there is a lack of
self-belongingness among the employees with the organization besides the
dependants on other organizations for such deputations.
c. Opportunities: As the Cess Act provides that every construction work casting Rs.
10.00 lakh or above shall have to deposit the cess @ 1 % of the construction cost of
the works carried out in the Govt. or private Sector, therefore, there is a scope of
collection of Cess in hundreds of crore which would subsequently be utilized for the
welfare of the Building and other construction workers.
d. Threats: As the construction workers comprise of large sector of unorganized
labour force and scattered, illiterate and economically backward are therefore likely
to fell the prey of the agents who project themselves as an officials/ employee of the
organization and demand money for release of financial assistance in their favour.
This is great threat for the organization and would be curbed totally once the
functioning of J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is shifted
from manual to online system fully.
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Chapter 3.6
Culture
The Department carries out the task of overall planning, promotion, publicity, preservation,
conversation of Heritage sites, Archives, Antiquities; Digitization of Libraries and Research;
Cultural/Literary Programmes through JKAACL by organizing stage shows, dramas and
competitions etc.
Capex 2017-18 (Rs in lakh)
Department Capex Budget 2017-18 Funds released Remarks
Libraries and
275.00 275.00 Fully Released
Research
Archives Archeology
350.00 350.00 Fully Released
and Museums
Matter taken up with Finance
Academy of Art Department for Advance
500.00 247.50
Culture & Languages drawal requirement for Rs 2.50
Crore
Achievements 2017-18
 03 State protected Monuments taken up for renovation/up gradation which are likely
to be completed during the current financial year 2017-18 at a cost of Rs. 1.96 crore.
The monuments are Dev. Of park around old ceremonial at old Secretariat Srinagar,
Repair/renovation of ancient spring and temple at Kothier , Anantnag and
Repair/renovation of Tomb of 12th cent Historian Mir Saidullah shahabdi at Mirgund
Dooru Anantnag.
 08 new sites (Cheshma Shahi Spring and Garden, Shalimar Mughal Garden, Nishat
Garden, Mughal Garden Achabal, Gole Mahal Talab Tillo, Silk Factory Solina Srinagar,
stone building old Secretariat and Zaina Kadal Bridge ) have been declared as Heritage
Sites under J&K Heritage Conservation and Preservation Act 2010 during the current
financial year.
 World Heritage Week was celebrated by the department w.e.f 19 th November to 25th
November 2017 for showcasing rare books, manuscripts and artifacts to generate
public interest in Heritage Literature.
 Kashmir Cultural Centre is at advance stage of completion to provide a platform to
writer’s and artists for interaction and informal meetings at a estimated cost of Rs.
2.00 crore.
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 A prestigious project “Construction of new SPS Library at MA Road Srinagar” is being

completed by the end of January 2018 at a cost of Rs. 32.00 crore. The library would
be equipped with all modern facilities like Art Gallery, underground parking, internet
facilities, interaction hall, separate space for scholars, students and senior citizens,
online issuance of books etc.
 Work on Writer’s club at Jammu with facilities Library, Seminar Hall, Art Gallery, Guest
Rooms and Administrative Blocks has been taken up in hand at a cost of Rs. 3.91 crore.
 Introduction of lectures on NEET/JEET examination online is being extended to Tehsil
libraries for the students of rural areas. Under the scheme video lectures, e-books on
tabs and through USB on computer with printing material is being provided to the
desirous students.
 A proposal for introducing Career Counseling Facilities for 11 th and 12th level students
of the state is on anvil to provide youth with windows available under various career
oriented programmes.
 International Museum Day was celebrated by the Department on 18th May 2017.
Students from various colleges, universities, senior citizens and research scholars
participated in the event .A book titled “J&K Museum speaks history and culture
ethos” was also released on the occasion.
 A vision document has been prepared through M/s INTACH J&K Chapter for “Reuse of
Old SPS Library at Lal Mandi” which is under technical review with Dev Commissioner
Works.
 A Concept plan for establishment of Sufiana School at Srinagar and Establishment of
Art Gallery at Hari Niwas are being prepared by the department.
 A provision level Qwali competition was held at Kashmir with grand finale at Tagore
Hall in July 2017.
 To promote budding talent, “New Voices Programme” was launched by the
department in the year 2017.
 First ever Concise Kashmiri Dictionary was formally released.
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Chapter 4.1
State Finances
Summary of Fiscal Trends (2015-17)

The position of opening and closing cash balances, receipts and disbursements during the
year under broad categories are shown in table 1.
Table No 1: Summary of Fiscal Transactions during 2015-2016 & 2016-17 (Rs. in crore)
Receipts Disbursements
Section – A Revenue
Segment 2015-16 2016-17 Segment 2015-16 2016-17
Revenue receipts 35781 41978 Revenue Expenditure 36420 39812
State’s Own Tax revenue 7326 7819 General Services 13675 15110
State’s Own Non-Tax Revenue 3913 4072 Social Services 11331 11564
Share of Union Taxes/Duties 7814 9489 Economic Services 11414 13138
Grants from Government of 16728 20598
India
Section – B Capital
Capital Outlay 7331 8286
Recoveries of Loans and 4 19 Loans and Advances 94 76
Advances disbursed
Public Debt receipts 14645 20749 Repayment of Public 10815 17023
Debt
Contingency Fund – Contingency Fund –
Public Account receipts 27450 35983 Public Account 24094 33587
disbursements
Opening Cash Balance 1401 84 Closing Cash Balance 527 29
Total 79281 98813 79281 98813
The Share of Central Taxes has shown an increase of 21.44 percent during 2016-17 over the
previous year. The revenue expenditure likewise has shown an increasing trend over the
previous year with increase of 9.31 percent. There has been a good sign of improvement in
the collection of non-tax revenue which has increased by 4.06 percent. The aggregate cash
balance of the State (including un-invested cash with the RBI, invested cash and cash in
departmental chests) decreased during 2016-17 by Rs 55 crore from the opening balance of
Rs 84 crore. More concerted efforts can bring more buoyancy in the tax revenue. Increase in
the Revenue Expenditure has impacted revenue surplus envisaged to be Rs 7606 crore to a
large extent which has in actual term reduced to Rs 2166 crore.
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Trends in Key Fiscal Aggregates

The trends in budget estimates, Revised Estimates and actual financial outcomes of some
key fiscal aggregates from 2014-15 to 2016-17 are as under:-
Table No 2: Budgeted & Actual Fiscal aggregates over three years. (Rs. in crore)
S.No Fiscal 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Aggregate Budget Revised Actual Budget Revised Actual Budget Revised Actual
1 Revenue 39221 34541 28939 37815 40904 35781 51460 50174 41978
Receipts
(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)
(a) State’s Own 7496 6438 6334 8006 7988 7326 9220 8442 7819
Tax revenue
(b) State’s own 3561 3154 1978 3509 3455 3913 4019 5224 4072
Non Tax
Revenue
(c) State’s 5191 4477 4477 8088 8088 7813 9500 9500 9489
share in
Union
Taxes/duties
(d) Grants-in- 22973 20472 16150 18212 21373 16728 27721 27008 20599
aid from
Union
Government
2 Revenue 32948 31503 29329 35228 37197 36420 44975 42568 39812
Expenditure
3 Capital 9436 10363 5221 9686 12685 7425 19694 18912 8362
Expenditure
4 Total 42384 41866 34550 44914 49882 43845 64669 61230 48174
Expenditure
5 Revenue 6273 3080 -390 2587 3707 -640 6485 7606 2166
Surplus
6 Fiscal Deficit 3020 6561 5608 7099 8978 8060 6430 7384 8982
7 Primary -450 3141 2075 3304 5183 4341 1705 2615 4381
Deficit
(+)/Surplus
(-) (Fiscal Deficit
– Interest
Payments)
Resources of the State

The revenue receipt and the public account receipts have shown upward trend. Public Debt
has increased to Rs 55345 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 60673 crore in 2016-17. Decreasing trend
of revenue receipts is discernable within the overall receipts during 2016-17 as compared to
their ratio for 2015-16.
Revenue Receipt
Transfer from the Union Government of State’s share in Union taxes and duties and grant-
in-aid together constituted on an average 71.67 percent of the State’s revenue receipt. The
increase in revenue receipts which consist of own tax and non-tax revenue, central tax
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transfers and grant-in-aid from Government of India over the years is shown in the following
table:-
Table No 3: Revenue receipts-basic indicators (Rs. in crore)
S. 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Revenue Receipt
No (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A)
1 Own Taxes 4745 5833 6273 6334 7326 7819
(19.15) (22.24) (23.12) (21.89) (20.47) (18.62)
2 Non-tax Revenue 2002 2160 2870 1978 3913 4072
(8.08) (8.23) (10.58) (6.83) (10.94) (9.70)
3 Central Tax 3495 3870 4142 4477 7814 9489
Transfers (14.10) (14.76) (15.27) (15.47) (21.84) (22.60)
4 Grant in Aid 14541 14354 13843 16150 16728 20599
(58.67) (54.75) (51.03) (55.81) (46.75) (49.07)
5 Total (1 to 4) 24783 26217 27128 28939 35781 41978
(100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100)
6 Growth ( % ) 11.45 5.78 (3.47) (6.68) (23.64) (17.32)
(A)= Actual
Figures in brackets indicate percentage share
State’s Own Revenues

The State’s performance in mobilization of additional resources can be assessed in terms of
its own resources comprising revenue from its own tax and non-tax sources. The major
policy initiative implemented to augment tax and non-tax revenues was large scale
structural reformative approach further extended during the financial year 2016-17. The
trends show assenting growth in State’s own resource mobilization which is discussed in the
following.
State’s Own Tax Revenue
The tax policy of 2016-17 was based on a more realistic growth estimation keeping in view
the lower tax buoyancy in the previous years. The underlying theme was to give a boost to
domestic manufacture, bring about greater clarity in tax laws, maintaining stable rates and
rationalizing the tax structure. The tax revenue has been showing constant progressive
trend with these structural reforms. Tax revenue has increased to Rs 7819 crore during
2016-17 from Rs 7326 crore in 2015-16. Expenditure on collection of taxes on sales and
trade was Rs 45 crore, State Excise Rs 27 crore. Percentage of expenditure to gross
collection of revenue was 0.86 percent and 5 percent respectively. The percentage of cost of
collection in respect of the land revenue was the highest. Expenditure on collection of land
revenue was Rs 148 crore which is an area of concern. Contribution of various components
of tax revenue is shown in table below. Contribution of various components of Tax revenue
during the period 2012-13 to 2016-17 is shown in Table –4.
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Table No 4: Components of Tax Revenue (Rs. in crore)

S. 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Source of Tax Revenue
No (A) (A) (A) (A) (A)
1 Taxes on sales, trade 4174 4579 4602 5277 6012
etc./VAT* (71.57) (73.00) (72.66) (72.03) (76.89)
2 State excise 421 440 466 533 569 (7.28)
(7.22) (7.01) (7.36) (7.28)
3 Taxes on vehicles 118 134 132 145 150 (1.92)
(2.02) (2.14) (2.08) (1.98)
4 Stamps and 240 261 248 264 228 (2.91)
registration (4.11) (4.16) (3.92) (3.60)
5 Land revenue 96 16 15 12 17 (0.22)
(1.64) (0.26) (0.24) (0.16)
6 Other taxes** 783 843 871 1095 843
(13.42) (13.44) (13.75) (14.95) (10.78)
7 Total 5832 (100) 6273 6334 7326 7819
(100) (100) (100) (100)
Increase over respective 36.23 22.90 7.56 15.66 6.73
previous Year ( % )
* Includes also service tax, ** Includes taxes on goods and passengers, taxes and duties on electricity and other taxes and
duties on commodities and services, (A)= Actual, Figures in brackets indicate percentage share.
State’s Own Non-tax Revenue

Buoyancy in non-tax revenue has not remained much attractive over the years. The policy
has been to reform power sector which constitutes the most significant component of
State’s non-tax revenue which has been realized to Rs 2770 including subsidy of Rs 1200
crore much less than the budget estimates. Big impediment to achieve growth in this
category are non-realisation of any progress on recovery of atleast 50 percent of the service
charges from the user after accounting for the operation and maintenance expenses, as
recommended by the 13th FC and dismal performance in power revenue collection.
Table No 5: Trends of Non-Tax Revenue (Rs. in crore)
BE Actual BE Actual BE Actual
Head of Revenue
2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 2015-16 2016-17 2016-17
Power 2630 1428 2980 1477 3541 2770
Interest receipts, 73 142 77 150 7 64
dividends and profits
Forest and wild life 71 71 76 68 86 14
Miscellaneous * 264 166 254 204 154 163
Others** 116 171 68 2014 231 1061
Total 3154 1978 3455 3913 4019 4072
* Miscellaneous departs are Public Works, Medical & Public Health, Water Supply & Sanitation, Police etc.
** Others:- Pension and Misc. General Services, Labour and Employment, Other Administrative Services, Stationery &
Printing, Minor Irrigation, OSAP, Fisheries, Education etc. Village and Small Industries, Housing, Social Security &
Welfare, Tourism and Others.
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Grant-in-aid from the Union Government

Grant-in-aid represents the significant component from the union government in the
budgetary resource base of the State Government. The grant-in-aid from union government
in absolute terms has remained 49 percent in 2016-17 vis-à-vis total revenue receipts and
42.75 percent vis-à-vis total expenditure.
The major policy reform under grant-in-aid has been aftermath of the abolition of the
Planning commission and replacement of same by the NITI Ayog. The grants in terms of 14 th
Finance Commission are now fixed for next four years for the state.
Capital Receipt
The recovery of loans and miscellaneous capital receipts has remained static which has
resulted in more dependence of the State Government on Institutional finances and loans
from the open market Table – 6.
Table – 6: Capital Receipt (Rs. in crore)
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Non-Debt Capital receipts
(i) Recoveries of Loans and 2 4 3 4 19
Advances
(ii) Miscellaneous Capital Receipts - - - - -
(Asset Sale)
Total non-debt Capital receipts 2 4 3 4 19
Debt Capital receipts (Public Debt)
(i) Ways and Means Advances and 3742 2850 7448 8991 15847
Overdraft
(ii) Loans and advances from Union 14 15 12 17 25
Government
(iii) Other Debt 3272 3137 2799 5637 4877
(Market/Institutional Loans)
Total Debt Capital Receipts 7028 6002 10259 14645 20749
Total Capital Receipts 7030 6006 10262 14649 20768
The loans and advances from the Union Government and market borrowing/Institutional
Finance have crossed Rs 4902 crore during 2016-17. The ways and means advances and
overdraft has touched Rs 15847 crore. Dependence on borrowing to manage cash/ liquidity
balance has largely affected the interest burden of the State resulting in deterioration of the
fiscal parameters of the State Table - 6.
Table No: 7 (Rs. in crore)
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Interest Payments 2707 3001 3533 3719 4567
Repayments 5085 4147 8549 10815 17023
A policy initiatives to curb interest burden by clearing power liability through UDAY/Power
bonds without affecting the fiscal indicators has been undertaken. By virtue of this lifting of
Bonds exemption granted for calculation of the fiscal parameters by the union Government
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to bail out the distribution companies (discoms) of the State Governments has been fully
utilised. Another initiative to invest surplus under public account is also being contemplated.
Growth and Composition of Expenditure
Chart – 1 depicts the trends in total expenditure both in terms of economic classification
and expenditure by activities.
Chart - 1 : Total Expenditure : Trends and Composition
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48000 48174
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40000 37197 36420 39812
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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Loa ns a nd Adva nc e s Ca pita l Expe nditure
Re ve nue Expe nditure Tota l Expe nditure
The total expenditure of the State increased by 9.87 % from Rs. 43845 crore in 2015-16
to Rs. 48174 crore in 2016-17. The revenue expenditure components has increased by 9.31
% and capital expenditure component has increased by 12.3 % during the same period.
The total expenditure, its annual growth, its ratio to the State GSDP and to revenue receipts
besides relative share of Capital & Revenue Expenditure are indicated in the Table-8.
Table No 8: Total Expenditure – Basic Parameters
Particulars 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total Expenditure (TE) 28645 30434 31686 34550 43845 48174
(Rs. in crore)
Rate of growth (per cent) 16.42 6.25 4.11 9.04 26.90 9.87
TE/GSDP ratio (per cent) 45.93 39.99 36.29 35.14 37.33 38.16
RR/TE ratio (per cent) 86.52 86.14 85.62 83.76 81.61 87.14
Revenue Expenditure in 22680 29329 35228 37197 36420 39812
crore
Capital Expenditure 5899 5224 4507 5221 7331 8286
(Rs. in crore)
Loans & Advances 66 93 121 87 94 76
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Capital expenditure increased by Rs.955 crore from Rs 7331 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 8286
crore in 2016-17. Revenue expenditure increased from Rs 36420 crore to Rs 39812 crore by
Rs. 3392 crore during the same period.
Table No 9: Trends in Expenditure by activities
Items 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
General Services 10119 11262 11403 12039 13675 15110
Social Services 7861 8507 7896 8501 11331 11564
Economic Services 10599 10572 7759 8789 11415 13138
Loans and Advances 66 93 121 87 94 91
The total expenditure was Rs. 48174 crore during 2016-17. The share of
salary/wages/pension in the total expenditure during 2016-17 stood at 40.20 per cent,
which had increased to 3.41 per cent during the period. The sector wise expenditure
reveals 36.08 percent of expenditure on General Services, 27.61 percent on Social Services
and 31.37 percent on Economic Service.
The expenditure on payment of interest increased marginally from Rs.3757 crore in 2015-16
to Rs. 4601 crore in 2016-17. Revenue expenditure incurred to maintain the current level of
services and payment for the past obligations has had a predominant share in the total
expenditure as is discernible from Table – 8.
The revenue expenditure of the State has registered 9.31 per cent increase from Rs. 36420
crore in 2015-16 to Rs. 39812 crore in 2016-17. The share of revenue expenditure in the
total revenue expenditure increased from 81.61 percent in 2015-16 to 87.14 per cent in
2016-17.
Committed Expenditure
The committed part of revenue expenditure on account of interest payments, salaries and
wages and pensions for the period 2011-12 to 2016-17 is given below in the table-10.
Table No 10: Components of Committed Expenditure
Components of
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Committed Expenditure
Salaries & Wages of which 10113 10600 11605 11770 14950 15154
(40.81) (40.43) (42.78) (40.67) (41.78) (36.09)
Interest Payments 2383 2707 3001 3569 3757 4601
(9.61) (10.33) (11.06) (12.33) (10.50) (10.96)
Pensions 3296 3463 3592 3463 3781 4216
(13.29) (13.21) (13.24) (11.96) (10.56) (10.04)
(Figures in parenthesis represent percentage of revenue receipts)
The expenditure on salary and wages increased by 1.36 percent compared to an increase of
17.32 per cent in the revenue receipts over the last one year. The committed expenditure
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has shown an increasing trend every year. Total expenditure on committed expenditure
alone is 55.68 percent of total revenue expenditure in 2016-17.
Areas of Concern
Paucity of resources and other limitation adds to the severity of the issues which need
focussed attention to make conditions conducive for the economic and social growth. The
multipronged strategy for mobilization of additional resources, improvement in tax and non-
tax collections, cost recovery of user charges, expenditure compression, particularly
establishment related and increase in efficiency levels shall be of prime importance. The
major areas of concern are putforth as under:
1. There is a steep rise in salary and pension bills, administrative costs, burgeoning hidden
subsidies including power deficit, rising interest liabilities and loan repayments, deficit
on account of Non-tax Revenue, increased interest payments outgo.
2. Revenue Expenditure has increased unabated. The major reason being periodical
increase of salaries, regularization/appointment of new employees, power revenue
deficit, interest liability and subsidies.
3. Revenue generation from the both tax and non-tax sources have not recorded
impressive jump commensurate to our demands and requirements.
4. Dependence on borrowings is more indicative now to maintain at least constant level of
Capital spending. Major borrowings are through open market and negotiated loans
apart from public account.
5. Financing of Capital spending in the wake of ever expanding Revenue Expenditure and
squeezed resources is another challenge to handle.
6. The degradation of infrastructure created due to absence of adequate maintenance
grants is another area of concern and needs to be addressed by way of providing
adequate funds in the capital /revenue expenditure whichever is applicable on a fixed
basis.
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Chapter 4.2
Budgetary Policy
Introduction
The Government while amplifying the scope of public services has to take into consideration
the public investment policy which largely depends on the soundness and buoyancy of the
tax structure on the one hand and public expenditure strategy on the other hand, that will
contribute towards maintaining the overall budget balance. An unsustainable budget deficit
not only leads to instability in the economy but also avow the Government to resort to
methods of raising resources that cause further distortions and produce undesirable effects
on the economy. The challenge is to meet infrastructural, developmental and social needs
while balancing the Government’s finances in a way that the deficit or the accumulating
debt burden is not enhanced.
Over the years, the budget has been instrumental for reallocation of resources according to
priorities, redistribution, promotion of private savings and investments, and the
maintenance of stability. Thus, the budget during 2016-17 has also geared simultaneously to
the sustained growth of the public economy and towards pursuit of the broader objectives
of fiscal policy. The methods of raising resources for the public good have influenced the
rest of the economy in beneficial ways and, resources have by and large been used in an
effective way. The size of the public economy, measured in terms of total expenditure
share, has not grown much and has exhibited retardation from 47.73 percent of GSDP in
2015-16 to 38.16 percent in 2016-17. With the increase in expenditure, Tax ratio has also
exhibited commensurate increase, however, the tax and non-tax ratio has not kept pace
with the expenditure ratio. These tendencies have gradually eroded the capacity to
generate the necessary surplus to expand essential public services and to contribute to the
financing of public investment.
Budget restructuring initiated in the year 2015-16 with further extended reforms in the year
2016-17, has nonetheless refined the classification of the State Budget further in clearer
terms. This reclassification of budgetary allocations into revenue and capital components
has a long term impact on developmental and non developmental expenditure
management policy of the State.
Public Expenditure Management and Monitoring Policy
During 2016-17 major thrust area of the Government has remained to address ever
increasing liabilities of various kinds at the State Treasuries which has distorted fiscal
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management principles and has culminated into cash deficit. Another focus area which
needs continuous appraisal is the cost overrun of the projects. There are no standard laid
down specifications which could be adopted for the infrastructural projects in the State.
There exists incredible demand to lay down norms and guidelines for the investment and
creation of public infrastructure and the assets.
To create a robust monitoring system has become imperative and the first priority area of
the Government from 2016-17 onwards to review the system of preparation of cost
estimates through standardization of designs and other building specifications in order to
bring about cost saving and efficiency.
The Government is fervent to bring normative public expenditure planning, execution and
monitoring mechanism which will augment improvements in the project financing and
overall financing of the public infrastructure.
The broad policies envisaged during 2016-17 and outcomes thereto are discussed in the
successive sections. The major policy decision during 2016-17 was to further weed out
misclassification of public expenditure and to initiate structural reforms in the formulation
of the State Budget which in-turn will exterminate utilization of major portion of receipt for
non-developmental expenditure in the form of capital expenditure.
State Taxes and Revenues-Incidence & Efficiency:
State’s tax revenue has been consistently higher and steadily rising while the expenditure
growth is outpacing the efforts of tax collection and additional resource mobilization.
Special efforts are required to identify new sources of revenues besides augmenting
collection from existing sources on the non tax revenue side as well as tax side. Our own
revenues including share of central taxes is pegged at 11.82 % of GSDP and our tax revenue
has been estimated to be 7.30 % of GSDP in the year 2016-17 as is clearly depicted from the
figure given below. It is evident that States own tax revenue is showing increasing trend
over the years and as the State economy is planned to grow at an annual rate of about 8% it
will be the endeavor of the State Government to increase our own revenues to GSDP ratio
marginally over the existing levels.
Figure:1
13.00
12.00 11.82
11.00
10.00 9.68
9.00 9.24 9.39
8.66
8.00 8.09
7.30
7.00 6.74 6.44 6.17 6.31
6.00 6.09
5.00
4.00
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 RE
Tax/GSDP SOR/GSDP
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Preponderance of Revenue Expenditure

Major portion of the Government expenditure is incurred under revenue component which
does not usually result in fresh creation of the assets. The total revenue expenditure for the
year 2016-17 was Rs 39812 crore which was 82.64 percent of the total expenditure. The
increase in revenue expenditure in absolute terms was from Rs 36420 crore in 2015-16 to Rs
39812 crore in 2016-17. Revenue expenditure incurred to maintain the current level of
services and payment for the past obligations has had a predominant share in the total
expenditure as is discernible from Table – 1.
Table No 1 : Revenue Expenditure Over Years. (Rs. in crore)
Particulars 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total expenditure (TE) (Rs. in crore) 30434 31686 34550 43845 48174
TE/GSDP ratio (per cent) 39.24 36.29 39.30 47.73 41.65
Revenue Expenditure (RE) (Rs. in crore) 29329 35228 37197 36420 39812
Rate of Growth of
RE (per cent) 10.74 7.73 8.39 24.18 9.31
RE as percentage of TE 82.53 85.39 84.89 83.06 82.64
Power Reforms
In the Financial Year 2015-16 Rs. 2140 crore worth bonds were raised under Uday scheme.
Uday Scheme launched by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, allows states to
raise long term bonds to service liabilities of CPSUs. Other liabilities on account of power
purchase and various dues to State Power Development Corporation would also be met by
raising money by issuing State Power bonds. An important feature of the Uday Power Bond
is that the debt taken over shall not be included in the calculation of fiscal deficit in the
financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Reform in the power sector has remained key focus area during 2016-17 and a separate
power budget was also presented in the legislature to highlight status of power scenario in
the State with its impact on the overall resource position of the State. Major initiation in this
front has been to bring reforms in the power trading processes so as to avail best standard
operating practices available to bring down power purchase cost which is increasing at an
alarming rate and completely distorting fiscal balance of the State. Government has been
buying and distributing power in the State since long. All the expenditures on account of
Power Purchase are being met by the State Government. All the revenue generated goes to
the State Exchequer. But there remains a huge gap between the actual power purchase bill
and revenue realization. The deficit in power receipts over the years is shown in Table – 2
below.
Table No 2 : Deficit in Power Component (Rs. in crore)
Financial Year Power purchase Costs Target Actuals Deficit
2003-04 1135 455 368 767
2004-05 1318 483 383 935
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2005-06 1674 461 384 1290

2006-07 1355 405 479 876
2007-08 1750 780 601 1149
2008-09 2034 922 630 1404
2009-10 1997 1065 702 1295
2010-11 2310 1209 822 1488
2011-12 3000 1486 1007 1993
2012-13 3870 2387 1589 2281
2013-14 3738 2841 1533 2205
2014-15 4404 2630 1428 2976
2015-16 6127 2980 1477 4650
2016-17 6133 2980 2770 3363
Reforms in the sector aimed at reducing AT & C losses has already started but in respect of
the power purchase mechanism it has become absolutely essential to run the power
procurement on professional lines. Expertise in trading of power has of late emerged as an
important area and is bound to definitely save substantially amounts once put in place. It is
high time that the activities of the PDD are unbundled for which required clearance and
concurrence are already given earlier. This will be a major reform on which will hinge
turnaround in Power Sector of the State.
Quality of Expenditure
The availability of better social and physical infrastructure in the State generally reflects the
quality of its expenditure. The improvement in the quality of expenditure basically involves
three aspects: adequacy of the expenditure, efficiency of the expenditure and effectiveness
of the expenditure. These aspects are discussed in the following.
Adequacy of Public Expenditure
Invest in key sectors like Education, Health and Employment generation schemes shall to a
large extent enhance the human development index in the State. The Government has
made known its intention for a major upgradation of infrastructure and enhancing
allocation for social sectors and social safety nets which is reflected in various schemes
launched by the State Government during 2015-16 and 2016-17 and also allocations made
under prime ministers’ package (Tameir) for various infrastructural and developmental
activities which include investment in energy sector, roads and bridges, relief and
rehabilitation, strengthening of police force and flood mitigation projects aided and assisted
by the world bank. Trends in expenditure by activities are shown in Table – 3.
Table No 3: Trends in Expenditure by activities (Rs. in crore)
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
General Services 10119 11262 11403 12039 13675 15110
Social Services 7861 8507 7896 8501 11331 11564
Economic Services 10599 10572 7759 8789 11414 13138
Loans and Advances 66 93 121 87 94 76
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Efficiency of Expenditure
In view of the importance of public expenditure on development heads from the point of
view of social and economic development, State Government has taken appropriate
expenditure rationalization measures and laid emphasis on provision of core public and
merit goods. An important factor contributing to less than desired improvements in
infrastructure and social indicators is the inherent inefficiency in the use of budgetary funds
which has remained major policy initiative of the Government during 2016-17.
On an average it takes twice the originally projected time and almost twice the originally
estimated cost to complete a development project. To expand the fiscal space and enhance
efficiency of public expenditure, policy initiatives have been defined for management and
monitoring of a large number of development projects and schemes under way to reduce
overhead cost generating additional inefficiencies in the system.
Table – 4 shows analysis of the sector-wise expenditure and its relation to development
indices.
2016-17
Social /Economic Infrastructure
Ratio of CE to TE
General Education 7.53
Health and Family Welfare 5.78
Ws, Sanitation & HUD 6.37
Others 11
Total (SS) 30.68
Agriculture and Allied Activities 4.14
Irrigation and Flood Control 8.7
Power and Energy 13.41
Transport 0.13
Others 42.94
Total (ES) 69.32
The ratio of capital expenditure to total expenditure in Social and Economic service sectors
showed consistent increase to 15.60 percent in 2016-17 from 14.18 percent in 2015-16.
Developmental expenditure (sum of expenditure on Social & Economic Sectors) and their
components thereto are shown in Table – 5.
Table 5: Development Expenditure (sum of expenditure on Social & Economic Sectors (Rs. in crore)
Components of
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Development Expenditure
Development Revenue 12955 14491 15655 17290 22745 24702
Expenditure (45) (47.60) (49.41) (50.04) (51.87) (51.27)
Development Capital 5505 4588 3859 4526 6219 7517
Expenditure (19) (15.10) (12.18) (13.10) (14.18) (15.60)
Loans/Advances for
66 93 121 87 94 76
Development
Figures in parentheses indicate percentage to aggregate expenditure.
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Effectiveness of the Expenditure

Besides stepping up the expenditure on key social and economic services, Government’s
constant effort has remained focused on enhancing human development to improve the
delivery mechanism to obtain the desired outcomes. Even though effort to relate
expenditure to outcomes has been made yet to evolve outcome based budgeting system
shall be a main policy initiative of the Government in the coming years. The expenditure
management initiatives in this regard must gather momentum with a focus on outcomes
rather than allocations.
Fiscal Liability
The overall fiscal liability of the Government increased from Rs 55358 crore to Rs 62207
crore ending March, 2017. As a percentage of GSDP, the stock of accumulated fiscal liability
decreased from 60.27 percent to 49.28 percent at end of 2016-17 reflecting a good sign
towards progress related to debt sustainability.
Table – 6 shows the outstanding public debt and other liabilities in last five years and its
relation with the GSDP of the State.
Table 6: Fiscal liabilities (Rs. in crore)
Narration 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total Fiscal Liability 40265 44673 48314 55358 62207
Revenue Receipts 26217 27128 28939 35781 41978
Fiscal Liability % of Revenue Receipts 153.58 164.67 166.95 154.71 148.18
GSDP (Rs. in crore) 76916 87570 87921 91850 126230
Liability as % of GSDP (%) 52.35 51.01 54.95 60.27 49.28
Contingent Liability
Guarantees extended for last 5 years are tabulated in Table – 7. Guarantees are liabilities
contingent on consolidated fund in case of default by the borrower for whom guarantee has
been extended.
Table No 7 : Guarantees given by the State Government (Rs. in crore)
Guarantees 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Outstanding amount of 611 2714 2860 2825 2634
guarantees (Rs. in crore)
Pursuant to the recommendations of the twelfth Finance Commission, the State

Government created a Guarantee Redemption Fund (GRF) in 2006. The total outstanding
guarantees as on March 31st 2017 aggregated to Rs. 2634 crore which was 7.4 per cent of
the total Revenue Receipts of Rs. 35781 crore in 2015-16 and the 2.9 per cent of the GSDP
of Rs. 91850 crore well within the limits. However the State Government has not assessed
the risks of various guarantees issued from time to time.
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Debt Management
The analysis of variation in debt sustainability indicators of the State for the period of five
years is given in Table – 8.
Table No 8: Key debt sustainability indicators in the context of market loans (Rs. In crore)
Description 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total liabilities 40265 44673 48314 55358 62207
Total Public Debt (year end) 24635 26490 28200 14645 20749
Total market loans (year-end) 15510 17205 18321 14628 20724
Percentage of market loans to 38.5 38.5 37.92 38.02 33.31
total liabilities (percent)
Percentage of market loans to 63.0 65.0 64.97 65.70 99.87
total public debt (percent)
GSDP at current market prices 76916 87570 87921 91850 126230
GSDP growth rate ( percent per 12.80 13.85 0.40 4.89 37.43
annum)
Revenue Receipts 26217 27128 28939 35781 41978
Total Interest Payment 2707 3001 3533 3719 4567
Interest payments to Revenue 10.3 11.06 12.21 10.39 10.88
Receipts (per cent)
Primary Deficit 1510 1553 2075 4341 4381
Total liabilities as per cent of 52.35 51.01 54.95 60.27 49.28
GSDP
Outstanding guarantees 611 2714 2860 2825 2634
Revenue Surplus 1100 70 (-) 390 (-)640 2166
Fiscal Deficit 1216 4554 5608 8060 8982
Note: As per the definition of the term ‘Total Liabilities’, off budget borrowings through public sector undertakings are also
required to be included. However, these are not included in the figures shown above for want of information.
Debt management implies State’s sustainability to service the debt. Apart from the
magnitude of debt of State Government, it is important to analyze various indicators that
determine the debt sustainability of the State. Of all the constituents of outstanding liability
of the Government, the market loans need special focus because the interest rates thereon
are not administered and may go up if in the market perception the Government debt is not
sustainable. The key debt sustainability indicators in the context of market loans are shown
in table – 8.
Fiscal Balance
The Trends in deficits are shown in the table – 9.
Table No 9 : Fiscal indicators (Rs. in crore)
Fiscal Sustainability 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Fiscal Liabilities 36267 40265 44673 48314 55358 62207
Revenue surplus 2103 1100 70 (-)390 (-)640 2166
Fiscal Deficit 2833 2975 4554 5608 8060 8982
Source: Finance Account
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The three fiscal parameters-Revenue deficit, Fiscal deficit and outstanding liability indicates
the extent of overall fiscal balance in the Finances of the State Government during the
specified period. The nature of deficit is an indicator of the prudence of budgetary policy of
the State Government. Another useful measure of the deficit-base in a State’s Fiscal Policy is
the State’s Own Deficit (SOD).
The major threat to fiscal balance is the revenue deficit exhibited during the FY 2015-16
which has reversed and 2016-17 has exhibited Revenue surplus of Rs 2166 crore. The fiscal
deficit has reached to the level of Rs 8982 crore, primary deficit to Rs 4381 crore in the same
year leading to more dependence on the market borrowings as the revenue deficit grants
are fixed for a period of five years which are not subject to change during the course of the
year from 2015-16.
Conclusion
In 2016-17, the fiscal performance of the Government has been better than estimated.
This has reinforced the belief in the fiscal policy strategy adopted, which entailed fiscal
consolidation along with corrections on revenue-capital imbalance. It is estimated that with
the continuance of the reformative policy in subsequent years, the state Government will be
able to achieve the set targets in infrastructure and social sector schemes.
The fiscal outlook for 2016-17, seeks to achieve a much larger consolidation even while
providing for substantially higher revenue expenditure requirements on salaries and
pensions. However, there are some downside risks. To alleviate these risks, the Government
will need to deliver on the initiatives to be rolled out on non-tax revenues, carry out
disinvestments/strategic sale of assets as per the estimated targets and above all, ensure
going through with the additional resource mobilization, at least in a phased manner.
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Chapter 4.3
Banking
The banking system in the state has exhibited remarkable operational as well as institutional
growth over last two decades. The institutional structure of banking system in J&K consists
of multiple market players viz. Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Co- operative
Banks.
Network Strength of various categories of Banks operating in J&K
No. of Branches as on March, 2015 & March, 2016
Bank Group March March Sep %ge Growth
2015 2016 2017 Share %ge
A(i) Public Sector Banks 461 481 482 23.78 0.21
A(ii) Private Sector Banks 845 887 925 45.63 4.28
A(iii) Regional Rural Banks 355 350 337 16.63 -3.71
A: Total Scheduled Commercial Banks 1661 1718 1744 86.04 1.51
B: Central/ State Co-Operative Banks 261 266 269 13.27 1.13
C: Other Financial Institutions (SFC) 14 14 14 0.69 0.00
Total (A+B+C) 1936 1998 2028 100 1.45
There has been notable improvement in the banking services with the increase in the bank
branches over the years. On an average, 1 bank branch is available per 6185 people as on
September-2017 where as for India, it is 8708 persons. More importantly, the coverage of
area per bank is declining year by year. During the year 2016-17 one branch was available
per 49.99 Sq. kms.
Following table provides overview of banking infrastructure with some business indicators
over the years at state level.
Credit –Deposit Ratio
Development in banking sector (Amount is in Crore INR)
Year Average Per Branch
Bank Credit-Deposit
(As on 31 Area Population Deposits Advances
Branches Ratio
March) (Sq Km) (‘000)
2011 1302 77.87 10 45695 16252 35.57
2012 1449 69.97 9 55144 18949 34.36
2013 1638 61.90 8 64480 23542 36.51
2014 1893 53.56 7 72767 34398.9 47.27
2015 1936 52.39 7 78977.67 36508.41 46.23
2016 1998 50.74 7 86232.35 42348.25 49.11
Sept 2017 2028 49.99 7(P) 101200.70 47779.42 47.21
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Credit-deposit ratio is an impressive indicator utilized for measuring the business

performance of banks. Higher growth in advances i.e., 15.99% and comparatively lower
growth in deposits (9.18%) improved the CDR from 46.23% as on March, 2015 to 49.11%
ending March, 2016. This indicates increase in CDR by 2.89%. Across the bank groups,
substantial improvement in CDR was noticed in all groups except central/state cooperative
banks. At all India, CDR of SCBs was 73.3 % in Sep-2017.
Position of Credit Deposit Ratio of each district as on 30th June, 2017
Sno Name of District CD Ratio Sno Name of District CDRatio
Lead Districts of J&K Bank Lead Districts of SBI
1 Srinagar 50.49 1 Samba 44.52
2 Ganderbal 69.68 2 Kathua 39.34
3 Baramulla 75.74 3 Udhampur 30.13
4 Bandipora 67.62 4 Reasi 33.51
5 Anantnag 73.16 5 Jammu 29.71
6 Kulgam 88.94 6 Doda 35.99
7 Pulwama 79.52 7 Ramban 32.88
8 Shopian 161.18 8 Kishtwar 27.77
9 Budgam 81.62 9 Leh 28.91
10 Kupwara 77.69 10 Kargil 41.46
11 Poonch 24.56 `
12 Rajouri 28.40
From the above table it is observed that ten districts of the State, viz. Jammu, Kathua,
Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch and Leh , continue to have
discouraging and subdued C.D. Ratio, as on 30th September, 2017.
Priority Sector Lending (PSL)
A key component of equality of credit in India has been so called Priority Sector Lending
(PSL). All banks are required to meet a 40% target on PSL. 46 banks/ financial institutions
with a network of 2028 branches have extended total credit of Rs. 10950.72 Crore in favour
of 397058 beneficiaries (both under Priority and Non priority Sector) against annual target
of Rs. 28841.64 crore for 966047 beneficiaries under Annual Credit Plan 2016-17, thereby
registering achievement of 37.97% in financial terms and 41.10% in physical terms in the
ending September, 2017. This includes Priority Sector credit of Rs. 5917.95 Crore disbursed
in favour of 242352 beneficiaries against annual target of Rs. 19933.02 Crore for 740847
beneficiaries (constituting 29.69% achievement in financial terms and 32.71% in physical
terms ending September-2017) and Non priority sector credit of Rs. 5032.78 Crore disbursed
in favour of 154706 beneficiaries against annual target of Rs. 8908.62 Crore for 225200
beneficiaries (constituting achievement of 68.70% in financial and 56.49% in physical terms
ending September-2017).
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Annual Credit Plan 2017-18

The size of annual credit plan for the year 2017-18 has been fixed at Rs 28841.64 crore for
9.67 lakh beneficiaries. Out of this amount Rs 19933.02 crore constituting 69.11% is
targeted for Priority Sector and remaining 30.89% for non-priority sector. So far as bank
group wise breakup of ACP is concerned private sector banks emerge as front line group
contributing maximum amount of credit claiming 62.34% followed by public sector banks
sharing 25.22% credit plan and regional rural banks is the 3rd bank group on this account
with 8.30% share. All schedule commercial banks have a collective share of 95.87% in the
ACP for 2017-18. Agency wise annual credit plan for the year 2017-18 is abstracted
hereunder in figures.
Agency-Wise Annual Credit Plan 2016-17 & 2017-18 (Priority+Non-Priority Sectors) (Rs. in crore)
FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18
Name of Bank Target Achievement %age of Target Achievement %age of
(Annual) (31.03.2016) Ach. (Annual) (Sep,2017) Ach.
J&K Bank 150002.12 11906.37 79.36 15829.28 7985.93 50.45
SBI 3226.01 1762.61 54.64 3240.92 933.73 28.81
PNB 1736.37 542.46 31.24 1510.63 592.25 39.21
Other Com.
4058.65 1554.77 38.31 4673.88 854.32 18.28
Banks
Coop. Banks 1038.37 305.94 29.46 1179.89 156.10 13.23
RRBs 2569.32 713.15 27.76 2395.19 412.63 17.23
Other FIs (SFC) 18.63 17.04 91.49 11.85 15.75 132.84
TOTAL 27649.47 16802.34 60.77 28841.64 10950.72 37.97
Sectoral breakup of Annual credit plan (2017-18)

Sectoral details of annual credit plan 2017-18 are summarized below:-
Priority Sector
a) Agriculture and allied activities
Credit to agriculture is essential for invigorating agricultural sector. The flow of institutional
credit to agriculture and allied activities has increased after the implementation of bank
nationalization and financial liberalization policies in India. The commercial banks contribute
to the majority share of institutional credit to agriculture.
In the annual credit plan for 2017-18, an amount of Rs 7700.42 crore is targeted for
agriculture and allied activities constituting 38.63% of the total plan size of priority Sector.
The commercial banks are to contribute the maximum share i.e. 94.07% out of the total
amount stipulated under this sector and remaining share of 5.93%, by the central and state
co-operative banks. Within the amount stipulated for agricultural sector 59.63% constitutes
Crop Loan. The Share of Crop loan in the overall credit plan for 2017-18 amounts to 15.92%.
Against the target of Rs 7700.42 crore, Rs. 2945.66 crore has been achieved ending
September, 2017.
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b) Micro and small enterprises

An amount of Rs. 7552.13 crore is the share of micro and small enterprise constituting
37.89% of the ACP of priority sector for 2017-18. Out of this amount, maximum share is to
be contributed by Private sector banks with 60.18%, followed by 28.50% share of public
sector banks, 6.85% by regional rural banks and the remaining 4.46% amount by co-
operative banks and SFC jointly. Against the targeted amount, Rs. 2407.17 crore has been
utilized benefitting 64573 accounts.
c) Education
Under this sector Rs 4473.139 crore is the credit flow in the ACP for 2017-18 constituting
2.24% benefitting 13368 beneficiaries. The performance under Education Sector has
remained abysmally Low. None of the banks have been able to achieve the ACP targets.
Against the target only Rs 62.29 crore credit flow has taken place benefitting 3992
beneficiary accounts in quarter ending September-2017 which is substantially low.
d) Housing
Housing sector claims 13.15% of the annual credit plan for priority sector 2017-18 with an
amount of Rs 2621.61 crore. Like Education Sector the performance under Housing Sector
has remained abysmally low ie. Only Rs. 383.85 crore for 8235 beneficiary accounts.
e) Others Sectors
Sectors categorized as others constitute 5.50% of the annual credit plan of Priority Sector
for 2017-18 with an amount of 1095.81 crore. Achievement ending September-2017 is only
Rs. 115.91 crore for 7425 beneficiary accounts.
Financial Inclusion
Providing Banking Services In Villages
Reserve Bank of India initiated the concept of Financial Inclusion by setting up the Khan
Commission in 2004 and later on mooted a campaign under Financial Inclusion Plan to make
efforts to provide financial services to the financially excluded segment of the society.
Accordingly “Swabhimaan” campaign to cover 74,000 identified villages in India with
population more than 2000 (as per census 2001), was launched by Government of India in
February 10, 2011. Consequently, a total of 795 villages in J&K State having population of
over 2000 but without banking facilities were identified by the concerned Lead District
Managers/ Lead Bank Officers, and accordingly allocated to 5 major banks for providing
banking services by March 2012. After providing coverage of banking services in all the
identified 795 villages, RBI advised SLBCs to prepare a roadmap covering all unbanked
villages of population less than 2000 (FIP-II) and notionally allot these villages to banks for
providing banking services in a time-bound manner. Accordingly, a total of 5582 villages
having population less than 2000 were identified in J&K State, and allocated to 5 major
banks operating in J&K. All the allocated villages in this segment stand covered by proving
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banking service outlets in the form of Bank Branch/ Banking Correspondents or Other
Modes of coverage.
Subsequently, FIDD RBI issued direction to all SLBC Convenor Banks to identify the villages,
with population more than 5000, which do not have a Brick & Mortar Branch of any
Scheduled Commercial Bank and allocate the same among the Scheduled Commercial Banks
operating in the state for opening of branches. The process of opening of bank branches
under this Roadmap is to be completed by March 31, 2017. As per the directions, J&K SLBC,
in coordination with concerned Lead District Managers, has identified 104 villages with
population of more than 5000 (as per Census 2011), which do not have a branch of any
Scheduled Commercial Bank and the same have been allocated to 8 major banks operating in
J&K State. Till July, 2017 only ten villages have been covered out of 104 villages, the progress
is being reviewed quarterly in the SLBC meetings for its completion within the stipulated
time.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) a comprehensive Financial Inclusion Package was
launched across the country on 28th of August 2014 for ensuring access to financial services
by all and timely adequate credit to the excluded sections, i.e., weaker sections and lower
income groups of the country. It emphasizes on an urgent need to push the Financial
Inclusion among the financially excluded segments of the society so as to have financial
stability and sustainability of economic and social order.
Consolidated progress on number of accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana in
J&K upto 05/07/2017
No. Of A/Cs opened No. of rupey No. Of zero
Bank Debit cards balance
Rural Urban Total
Issued Active accounts
Public Sector Banks 202839 148617 351456 299378 231477 75094
Private Sector Banks 1347904 113135 1461039 1145676 705982 511857
RRBs 132657 25715 158372 53812 37440 53240
Cooperative Banks 7321 3026 10347 1750 1389 2140
Total 1690721 290493 1981214 1500616 976288 642331
Implementation Of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Scheme In J&K

Strategy guidelines on Financial Inclusion issued by GoI, require that benefits and subsidies
under various Government Schemes must be transferred electronically into the accounts of
the beneficiaries and such basic banking accounts have to be opened by banks under
Financial Inclusion to facilitate direct transfer of such benefits and subsidies.
 In J&K State, Finance Department, J&K Govt. is the umbrella department to coordinate,
oversee and facilitate roll out of EBT.
 J&K Bank stands designated as Leader Bank for all districts of the State;
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 MoU between Finance Department, J&K Govt. and Leader Bank (J&K Bank) was signed
on 26th November 2013 for hassle-free implementation of EBT Scheme.
EBT Scheme has so far been implemented in ten districts of the State i.e., Srinagar,
Ganderbal, Jammu, Rajouri, Kargil, Leh, Doda, Ramban, Samba and Shopian and benefits
under IGNOAPS are being successfully transferred into the accounts of the beneficiaries.
The data validation in respect of the remaining 12 districts is under process and up to 30-
sep-2017 against total number of 132853 accounts received by all banks 120419 accounts
have been verified for EBT. Among all verified accounts 116749 accounts are pertaining to
J&K Bank (Lead Bank).
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
Loans given to non-farm income generating enterprises in manufacturing, trading and
services whose credit needs are below Rs.10 lakh is known as MUDRA loans under the
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA YOJANA (PMMY) and it also covers overdraft amount of Rs.5000/-
sanctioned under PMJDY, which shall also be classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY. All
such loans can be covered under refinance and / or credit enhancement products of
MUDRA.
Progress in J&K State
The position of disbursement of loans by banks in J&K State under the Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana (PMMY) as on June 30, 2017 is as under:
Progress under PMMY (Amount in Crore)
Target for CFY Achievement as on
%age of achievement
S. No Category (2017-18) 30.06.2017
A/Cs Amount A/Cs Amount A/Cs Amount
1 Shishu 74,456 440.66 8,367 28.35 11.24% 6.43%
2 Kishore 35,136 1,316.43 31,497 724.16 89.64% 55%
3 Tarun 8,720 708.1 4,419 328.39 50.67% 46.37%
Total 1,18,312 2645.19 44283 1080.9 37.42 43.84%
Implementation of Prime Ministers’ Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) J&K State

PMFBY Scheme has been introduced in J&K in the year 2015-16. The Scheme was to be
operative in the State covering 287 blocks falling in 20 districts (excluding districts of Kargil
and Leh). Seven crops were to be covered under the Scheme with period of coverage for all
the seven crops being Rabi 2016-17 and Kharief 2017, for a period of three years in terms of
Operational Guidelines on PMFBY.
The State Government had been able to select the service providers for 10 districts of
Jammu Division only, (i.e. M/S Reliance General Insurance, M/S Oriental Insurance Company
and M/S ICICI Lombard,), as such the PMFBY Scheme stands already made operational in
Jammu Division of the State.
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Progress regarding three Social Security Schemes 1) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana (PMJJBY), 2) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and 3) Atal Pension
Yojana (APY):
The consolidated progress on number of enrolments under these three social security
schemes up to 30.06.2017 in J&K State as received from the member banks is given below:
Consolidated progress on number of enrolments
S.No Name of the Scheme No. of enrolments
1 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) 5,62,762
2 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) 2,51,040
3 Atal Pension Yojana (APY) 34,761
Total Enrolment 8,48,563
Stand-up India Programme launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister

Stand-Up India Programme was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on April 5, 2016 to be
implemented by all Scheduled Commercial Banks to facilitate bank loans between Rs. 10.00
lakh and Rs. 1.00 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) and at
least one Women borrower per bank-branch for setting up Greenfield Enterprise. Against
the target of 3488 cases, 1744 branches of the Scheduled Commercial Banks in J&K State
have disbursed an amount of Rs. 37.82 Crore in favour of 226 beneficiaries, which includes
85 cases of women and 105 cases of SC/ST.
Status of Bank Mitras in J&K State
The Business Correspondent Agents/ Bank Mitras are also playing a major role in spread of
financial literacy by educating the people about banking services and meeting their banking
needs. They are mobilizing people to enroll in three social Security schemes, viz. PMJJBY,
PMSBY and APY, in far-flung / difficult areas in order to fulfil the National Mission of
Financial Inclusion under PMJDY. Presently, all banks (except JKGB) have provided Aadhaar
enabled machines to their BCs.
Status of Bank Mitras in J&K State as on 30 June 2017
Name of the Bank Status JKB SBI PNB JKGB EDB OBC TOTAL
Engaged 945 172 68 232 24 4 1445
Bank Mitras (BM)
Active 660 172 46 232 4 4 1118
Total 853 148 48 0 3 4 1056
No. of Micro ATMs Working 650 148 26 0 3 4 831
Non-Working 203 0 22 0 0 0 225
No. of AEPS Devices 853 171 54 0 24 4 1107
No. of SSAs Allotted 1173 216 95 270 73 0 1827
SSAs Covered Bank Mitras 615 144 68 172 20 0 1019
through Branches 558 72 27 98 53 0 808
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Introduction of Skill Loan Scheme

Skill Loan Scheme was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 15th July, 2015 with a
view to support youth who wish to go through skill training programmes in the Country.
This Skill Loan Scheme has replaced earlier Indian Banks Association (IBA) Model Loan
Scheme for Vocational Education and Training. Any Indian National who has secured
admission in a course run by Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics or in a school
recognised by Central or State education Boards or in a college affiliated to recognised
university, training partners affiliated to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Sector Skill Councils, State Skill Mission, State Skill Corporation can avail loan for the
purpose. Amount of loan varies from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 150, 000/- depending on the course
having a repayment period of 3 to 7 years. Simple rate of interest @ 11% and 12% per
annum is charged during the period of study.
 Self Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme
The position of Self Help Group (SHG)- Bank Linkage Programme in J&K State {excluding the
Self Help Groups formed and credit linked under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
and National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)} as at the end of 30th September, 2017 is
given below for information of the house:
Position of SHGs as on 30th September 2017 (Rs in lakh)
SHG’S Saving linkage SHG’s Credit linkage
No. of No. of Total
Total No. Total
SHGs SB SHGs Amount Total No. Total
of Active available
Name of the accounts credit disburse of SHG Amount
SHG SB balance
bank opened linked d during Accounts outstandin
accounts in Active
during during CFY as on g as on
as on Savings
CFY CFY (2017- 30.06.2017 30.06.2017
30.6.2017 Accounts
(2017-18) (2017-18) 18)
J&K Bank 32 393 35.71 28 28.05 358 480.83
SBI 47 236 69.96 31 52.73 236 140.03
PNB 116 600 57.37 177 239.56 282 278.15
Central Bank 17 126 0.28 23 60.75 158 205.25
Canara Bank 3 68 1.68 3 1.98 3 1.98

Union Bank 0 9 0.79 0 0 7 8.57
Corporation
9 115 10.25 12 5.64 48 10.22
Bank
JKGB 67 524 95.123 27 18.82 252 247.54
EDB 81 1279 66.32 81 127.60 375 432.22
JCCB 0 333 15.40 0 0 333 48.40
ACCB 0 86 17.25 0 0 44 11.92
JKSCB 225 746 18.86 0 0 14 4.00
TOTAL 592 4515 389.00 382 535.13 2110 1869.11
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Finance to Joint Liability Farming Groups (JLGs) of “Bhoomi heen Kissan”

NABARD has been allocating district wise targets under JLG mode for promotion and
financing of Joint Farming Groups of “Bhoomi Heen Kisan” since 2014-15.
District wise Targets for CFY (2017-18) along with progress achieved by banks as on
30.06.2017 is given as under:
District wise progress under Bhoomi Heen Kissan Scheme as on 30.06.2017 (Rs. in lakh)
Target (FY No. of JLGs JLGs credit-linked
S. No. Name of the District
2017-18) formed A/C Amount
1 Srinagar 100 1 1 2
2 Ganderbal 70 0 0 0
3 Baramulla 400 33 27 80
4 Bandipora 130 6 1 2.5
5 Anantnag 100 54 9 18
6 Kulgam 255 0 0 0
7 Pulwama 68 26 4 14.5
8 Shopian 140 0 0 0
9 Budgam 100 16 13 14
10 Kupwara 217 31 10 12.92
11 Poonch 184 0 0 0
12 Rajouri 124 28 28 30
13 Jammu 490 49 49 60.75
14 Samba 196 74 74 135
15 Udhampur 90 6 6 17
16 Reasi 95 5 2 1
17 Kathua 68 139 139 227
18 Doda 200 71 71 82.34
19 Ramban 40 0 0 0
20 Kishtwar 100 65 65 42.32
21 Leh 76 0 0 0
22 Kargil 60 0 0 0
TOTAL 3303 604 449 739.33
Credit Disbursement Under Government Sponsored Schemes

Performance of banks under various Government Sponsored Schemes as on 30th June, 2017
(Rs in Crore)
Achievement as
Annual Target Cases %age Ach. viz-a-viz
on 30th June,
Name of 2017-18 sponsored Target
2017 (*)
Sno the
sponsor
Scheme
A/C Amt. A/C A/C Amt. Phy Fin. ship
Phy.
1 NRLM 4947 38.68 3186 2707 27.5 55 71 85
2 PMEGP 4136 236.25 3284 797 36.4 19 15 24
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3 NULM 10880 252 1036 373 6.06 3 2 36

4 SC/ST/OBC 1948 12.18 327 170 1.76 9 14 52
Total 121911 539.2 7833 4047 71.7 18 13 52
(*) This includes pending cases of last year disbursed during CFY.
Kissan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme-Position as on 30th June, 2017:

GoI initiative for 100% coverage of farmers under KCC Scheme was launched in J&K State in
January 2012 in collaboration with Agriculture Production Department and the banks
operating in J&K State. The programme has been successfully carried forward with
10,82,647 KCCs sanctioned / issued up to the end of June, 2017. This includes the KCC
applications sponsored by Agriculture Production Department to banks as well as those
taken up by bank branches from the farmers directly.
Details of progress as at the end of September 30, 2017
Total Farm Operating Families in J&K State
(Reconciled figures after meeting between President JKSLBC and 11,93,211
Director Agriculture, Jammu and Kashmir, held on 15-11-201
No of FOF Eligible for KCC 10,87,393
Cases Rejected by Revenue Authorities/ Banks 98424
NET FOF eligible for KCC 988969
Number of KCCs issued/ sanctioned by banks in the State 939920
Out of those sanctioned, number of KCCs where credit disbursed 975277
Amount of credit Disbursed. Rs.9530.11 Crore
Setting up of Aadhaar Centres in Bank Branches

Government of India made amendments to the Prevention of Money-laundering Act (PMLA)
on 01/06/2017 with a view to frame the action plan to seed all the bank accounts with
Aadhaar. Subsequently, UIDAI vide Gazette Notification dated: 14/07/2017 mandated every
Scheduled Commercial Bank to set up Aadhaar enrolment and updation facility inside its
bank premises at a minimum of 1 (one) out of their every 10 (ten) branches by August 31,
2017.
In J&K State, 158 Bank Branches have been designated by 11 banks for Aadhaar enrolment
and update centers, the details of which are given as under:
No. of Branches Identified No. of ECMP
Enrolment Count
Sno Name of the Bank for Aadhaar enrolment and kits working as
(last 30 days)
updation facility in J&K State on 17/11/2017
1 J&K bank 83 80 3553
2 SBI 20 0 0
3 PNB 24 0 0
4 HDFC Bank 11 0 0
5 ICICI Bank 7 0 0
6 Canara Bank 4 3 562
7 Axis bank 1 0 0
8 Oriental bank of 1 0 0
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Commerce
Central Bank Of
9 2 0 0
India
Punjab and Sindh
10 4 0 0
Bank
11 Bandhan Bank 1 1 1
Total Branches 158 84 4122
Implementation of DIGIDHAN Mission in J&K
DIGIDHAN Mission is an important component of Digital India Programme and envisions
promotion of digital payments. Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech on February
1, 2017 assigned a national target of 2500 crore Digital Payment Transactions for 2017-18,
out of these a target of 23 crore transactions was apportioned to J&K State. Banks have to
achieve via various modes of Digital Payments, viz. UPI, USSD, Aadhaar Pay, IMPS, Debit
Cards, Internet Banking, Mobile Wallets, Mobile Banking, RTGS, NEFT, NETC, NACH, Credit
Card and other modes up to 31.03.2018. As on 30.09.2017: Against the target of 23 crore
digital payment transactions allocated for CFY, banks in J&K State have achieved 2,63,62,546
digital transactions.
Non- Performing Assets (NPAs)
Agency-Wise Position of Gross NPAs in J&K State as on September 30, 2017 (Rs in Crore)
Advances (Excluding
Name of The Bank Gross NPA Gross NPA %age
Corporate Sector Advances
Public Sector Banks 8,787.47 836.25 9.52%
Private Sector Banks 31,961.78 1,207.29 3.78%
Regional Rural Banks 1,917.36 262.96 13.71%
Cooperative Banks 1,292.60 218.53 16.91%
J&K SFC 259.33 33.53 12.93%
Total All Banks/FIs 44,218.54 2,558.56 5.79%
Source: JKSLBC
District-wise Position of Advances and Gross NPA as on September 30, 2017 (Rs. in Crore)
Advances Gross NPA
S. No Name of District Gross NPA %age
Outstanding Outstanding
1 Srinagar 10555.57 908.11 8.60
2 Ganderbal 711.9 24.82 3.49
3 Baramulla 3193.51 168.15 5.27
4 Bandipora 689.38 27.40 3.97
5 Anantnag 2861.91 43.79 1.53
6 Kulgam 951.3 17.86 1.88
7 Pulwama 1852.49 103.49 5.59
8 Shopian 1060.77 19.65 1.85
9 Budgam 1687.45 44.95 2.66
10 Kupwara 1486.87 86.67 5.83
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11 Poonch 527.92 18.18 3.44

12 Rajouri 941.38 26.11 2.77
13 Jammu 10104.98 794.89 7.87
14 Samba 1596.04 44.33 2.78
15 Udhampur 1115.41 18.14 1.63
16 Reasi 604.9 16.81 2.78
17 Kathua 1825.04 70.29 3.85
18 Doda 595.25 12.44 2.09
19 Ramban 361.16 58.47 16.19
20 Kishtwar 334.98 10.16 3.03
21 Leh 726.25 4.80 0.66
22 Kargil 434.08 39.05 9.00
Total 44218.54 2558.56 5.79
Source: JKSLBC
Corporate Sector Advances

Advances made by the outside State Branches of the Banks for financing the projects in J&K State
Advances
S. No Name of the Bank Gross NPA Outstanding Gross NPA %age
Outstanding
(i) State Bank of India 2098.07 0.00 0.00
(ii) Punjab National Bank 1014.34 0.00 0.00
(iii) J&K Bank 448.47 0.00 0.00
Sub-Total 3560.88 0.00 0.00
GRAND TOTAL 47779.42 2558.56 5.35
Source: JKSLBC
Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) under Government Sponsored Segment

NPA position in respect of five major Government Sponsored Schemes is given below for
information:
NPA position in respect of five major Government Sponsored Schemes
As on September-2017
S.No Name of Scheme Amt. of credit
Gross NPAs % of NPA
Outstanding
NRLM (Including SGSY)
1 133.76 9.36 7%
(NPA under NRLM is only 2.00 Lakh)
2 PMEGP 196.35 12.28 6.25%
3 JKSES 108.86 13.69 12.58%
4 NULM 11.90 2.48 20.48%
5 SC/ST/OBC 80.38 7.11 8.85%
Total 531.25 44.92 8.46%
Source: JKSLBC
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Chapter 4.4
Cooperatives
At national level, the first cooperative legislation was enacted in the shape of the
Cooperative Credit Societies Act, 1904 and subsequently Cooperative Societies Act, 1912
was also enacted, these laws were not applicable to State of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on
these legislations, J&K Cooperative Societies Act of 1913 became first law on the
cooperative movement in the State. The legal framework was further updated in1936, 1960
and 1989.
In view of the potential of the Cooperative Movement as an effective agent for socio-
economic transformation of the Society, the Cooperative institutions have been termed as
the institutions of economic emancipation while Panchayats as the institutions of political
independence. Despite the peculiar topography of the State, difficult terrain and hostile
climatic conditions, the Cooperative Movement has played Yeoman’s role in the service of
their members in particular and the people in general. Cooperative institutions have a large
number of assets in the form of land, structures and buildings. The present Government
immediately after taking over, has felt that there is a need to consolidate these assets and
revamp the structure of the Cooperatives in the State.
Based on the recommendation of Choudhary Brahm Prakash Committee, the J&K Self
Reliant Cooperative Act of 1999 was enacted with the objective of having a liberalized,
vibrant and self-reliant Cooperative system at a national level and in the State. However,
over a period of time, it has been felt that in the state of J&K, the said Act has proved to be
an anti-thesis and instead of achieving the underlying objectives, it has damaged the very
fabric of Cooperative as it has provided a sort of license and too much freedom to the
managements/members of the Cooperative, with the result the purpose of having a vibrant
Cooperative Movement in the State, is altogether defeated and experiences have provided
that the enactment of new Act, which is a parallel legislation to the J&K Cooperative
Societies Act of 1989, has created chaos and confusion among the existing as well as
prospective members as two parallel Acts are existing simultaneously.
In order to address the issue, the Department has constituted a high powered committee of
experts who shall study the impact of the J&K Self Reliant Cooperative Act 1999 and could
suggest some changes/ amendments in the Act of 1999 or could explore the possibility of
amalgamating the two Acts viz. J&K Cooperative Societies Act 1989 and J&K Self Reliant
Cooperative Act 1999, so that a model Act is devised/drafted for placing the same before
the State legislature for discussion and approval for enactment.
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Numbers of Cooperative Societies registered under these two Acts ending March, 2017
No. of Cooperatives / Cooperative Societies
S. registered
Category of Coop. Societies Total
No under J&K Self under J&K Cooperative
Reliant Act 1999 Societies Act 1989
1 Coop. Banks 0 9 9
2 JAKFED 0 1 1
3 J&K Coop. Union 0 1 1
Housing Cooperatives/ J&K
4 Housing Corporation and 105 54 159
Housing Societies
5 Agriculture Cooperatives 702 0 702
Poultry Cooperatives/Coop.
6 421 281 702
Societies
Dairy Cooperatives / Coop.
7 464 129 593
Societies
Cooperative Marketing
8 0 107 107
Societies
Primary Agriculture Credit
9 0 764 764
Coop. Societies.
Consumer Cooperatives /
10 Pry. Coop. Consumer 22 182 204
Societies.
Sale and Service Coop.
11 0 35 35
Societies.
Women Credit Coop./ Coop.
12 32 0 32
Societies
Floriculture Cooperatives/
13 14 0 14
Coop Societies
Educational Cooperatives/
14 21 3 24
Coop. Societies.
Transport Cooperatives/
15 17 0 17
Coop Societies
Medical Cooperatives/ Coop.
16 40 0 40
Societies
Vegetable Cooperatives/
17 7 0 7
Coop. Societies
Others Cooperative / Coop.
18 272 290 562
Societies.
Total 2117 1856 3973
Cooperative Banking Structure
The Agriculture Credit Cooperative Structure at present has three tiers with the J&K State
Cooperative Bank at the apex level, three Central Cooperative Banks at middle level and
Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives at the basic level. The apex bank (the J&K State
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Cooperative Bank is also functioning as middle level agriculture credit bank for districts of
Budgam, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Leh and Kargil. The other three middle level banks are the
Central Cooperative Bank Baramulla, the Central Cooperative Bank Anantnag and the
Central Cooperative Bank Jammu. At basic level there are 764 PACS scattered throughout
the State. The PACS are multi-functional and besides agricultural credit business, these
societies also have a role to play in retail consumer business and marketing. The
cooperative banks also do the non-agricultural banking business through attractive packages
to enhance their viability. Apart from Agricultural banking structure, the State has urban
Cooperative Banking Structure comprising of four Urban Cooperative Banks, Jammu Citizens
Cooperative Bank, Sopore Mercantile Cooperative Bank, Udhampur Devika Urban
Cooperative Bank and Anantnag Urban Cooperative Bank. These banks have a lot of
potential to meet credit requirement of masses in urban areas. For meeting long term
credit requirement in agricultural and rural sector, there is a State level bank called the J&K
State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (SCARDB) with 51 branches scattered
throughout the State.
The Cooperative banks as on 31/03/2017 have made business of Rs. 4701.33 crore of which
deposits account for an amount of Rs. 3484.19 crore, loan outstanding accounts for an
amount of Rs. 1217.14 crore total numbers of bank branches under the fold of cooperative
are 266 as on 31-3-2017, employing 1656 persons. Profile of cooperative banks as on 31-03-
2017 is given hereunder:-
Profile of Cooperative Banks (Rs. in Lakh)
S. Name of the Loan Total Cost of No. of No. of
Deposits
No Banks outstanding Business Management Branches employees
J&K State
1 74050.34 19687.97 93738.31 1741.70 33 240
Coop. Bank
2 JCC Bank 156327.40 39703.06 196030.46 3121.79 89 594
3 BCC Bank 31741.57 20825.73 52567.30 812.58 35 142
4 ACC Bank 24259.98 10168.12 34428.10 705.25 33 133
Devika
5 6221.08 3896.33 10117.41 84.51 04 22
Urban Bank
Anantnag.
6 4207.42 2783.40 6990.82 174.95 05 22
Urban Bank
Citizen
7 Coop. 33871.99 17185.29 51057.28 1522.02 11 223
Bank,Jammu
KAMCO
8 4877.72 2201.02 7078.74 179.98 05 38
Bank Sopore
9 SCARDB 12861.84 5263.22 18125.06 1102.60 51 242
Total 348419.34 121714.14 470133.48 9445.38 266 1656
The PACS have suffered a lot as the agriculture credit providers, at the basic level, never
redeemed them of the loans raised. Many of them became defunct. In recent years, these
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institutions have been re-organized to make them viable and capable of catering to the
credit needs of the farmers. For their financial support, during the financial year 2016-17
an amount of Rs. 45.00 lakh and Rs. 84.67 lakh have been earmarked in the CAPEX Budget of
the department under head Managerial Subsidy and Special Assistance respectively. The
financial assistance is performance oriented. The Deputy Registrar at the district level
identifies the bonafide and genuine cooperative societies for the financial assistance on the
basis of objective criterion which is applied transparently. This is showing encouraging
results as the funds are being utilized for the business enhancement of the societies.
Cooperative Marketing Societies
Cooperative Marketing Societies in the State which undertake procurement of agriculture
produce to enable the agriculturists to get the minimum administered prices for their
produce. They also supply fertilizer / pesticides and consumer goods to farmers, either
directly or through primary level societies. District-wise profile for the year 2016-17 of the
marketing cooperative societies (CMS) is given in the table below:-
Division / District-wise Coop. Marketing Societies (Rs. in lakh)
S. No. of
District Membership Own funds Working Capital
No. Societies
Jammu Division
1 Jammu 9 109 3.07 108.08
2 Kathua 3 32 21.00 41.00
3 Rajouri 7 49 1.19 60.05
4 Poonch 5 391 7.45 280.09
5 Udhampur 6 45 56.03 71.25
6 Reasi 4 35 9.77 9.06
7 Doda 6 32 39.256 59.355
8 Ramban 3 16 0.02 56.020
9 Kishtwar 3 7 32.075 3.67
10 Samba (Including CAD) 3 50 68.33 252.59
Total Jammu Div. 49 766 238.191 941.165
Kashmir Division
1 Srinagar 0 0 0.00 0.00
2 Ganderbal 2 11 3.49 46.00
3 Bandipora 3 130 23.08 56.87
4 Anantnag 6 21 68.82 91.94
5 Baramulla 11 50 151.12 152.85
6 Kulgam 6 70 32.52 175.88
7 Pulwama 4 26 14.49 27.89
8 Kupwara 5 23 45.48 127.00
9 Shopian 4 34 38.80 50.10
10 Budgam 8 54 43.77 33.63
11 Leh 6 3473 66.50 478.02
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12 Kargil 4 7 0.278 47.80

Total Kashmir Div. 59 3899 488.348 1287.98
Grand Total (J&K) 108 4665 726.539 2229.145
During the year 2016-17 an expenditure of Rs. 499.86 lakh was incurred against the
approved outlay of Rs. 500.00 lakh. An expenditure of Rs. 240.01 lakh stands incurred
ending October, 2017, against the approved outlay of Rs. 500.00 lakh for 2017-18. The
Capex Budget resources are utilized mainly on the following activities / schemes of which
brief write-up is given hereunder: -
Assistance Managerial Subsidy
Under this scheme, the management cost of Cooperative Marketing Societies / Primary
Agriculture Cooperative Societies is being subsidized with the twin objective of boosting the
morale of the employees of Cooperative Institutions and to improve the quality of working.
During the year 2016-17, an amount of Rs.45.00 lakh was utilized by covering 476
Cooperative Marketing Societies, PACS and District Consumer Stores etc.
Details of Assistance Managerial Subsidy
Kashmir Division Jammu Division
District District
Nos. Amt. Nos. Amt.
Kupwara 22 1.89 Kishtwar 8 0.77
Anantnag 40 3.55 Ramban 7 0.7
Kulgam 24 2.36 Doda 19 1.8
Pulwama 25 2.3 CAD, Jammu 28 2.67
Baramulla 45 4.31 Udhampur 25 2.55
Bandipora 12 1.04 Jammu 25 2.5
Srinagar 16 1.22 Reasi 7 0.73
Budgam 71 6.52 Kathua 7 0.68
Ganderbal 17 1.57 Poonch 14 1.43
Shopian 20 1.94 Rajouri 26 2.64
Leh 13 1.37
Kargil 5 0.46
Total 310 28.53 Total 166 16.47
For the Current Financial year (2017-18) an outlay of Rs. 45.60 lakh has been approved
under the scheme against which an amount of Rs. 22.16 lakh has been spent upto October,
2017, by covering 478 Cooperative Marketing Societies, PACS and District Consumer Stores
etc
Special Assistance for re-organized PACS & Special Assistance for CMS DCS / Super Bazars
In order to augment the working capital of the performing and functional PACS/CMS/ Super
Bazars etc , financial support in the shape of Special Assistance is being provided annually.
During 2016-17, an amount of Rs.84.67 lakh was utilized for the purpose with coverage of
480 PACS & Special Assistance for CMS DCS / Super Bazars The district-wise amount utilized
with the number of Cooperative Societies to be covered is given below:-
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District-wise amount utilized with the number of Cooperative Societies

Kashmir Division Jammu Division
District District
Nos. Amt. Nos. Amt.
Kupwara 22 3.05 Kishtwar 8 1.55
Anantnag 40 6.50 Ramban 8 2.40
Kulgam 24 4.25 Doda 19 3.30
Pulwama 25 3.80 CAD, Jammu 28 4.65
Baramulla 45 7.10 Udhampur 25 4.35
Bandipora 12 1.80 Jammu 27 6.80
Srinagar 16 4.97 Reasi 7 1.15
Budgam 72 11.50 Kathua 7 1.10
Ganderbal 17 2.75 Poonch 14 2.55
Shopian 20 3.30 Rajouri 26 4.50
Leh 13 2.30
Kargil 5 1.00
Total 311 52.32 Total:- 169 32.35
For the CAPEX Budget 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 85.06 lakh has been approved for the
purpose with a target of 350 Cooperative Societies. However, an amount of Rs. 38.18 lakh
was utilized upto October, 2017 with coverage of 482 Primary Credit Cooperative Societies.
Construction of Office Complex at Srinagar /Jammu
The Cooperative Department has constructed its office complex at
i) Srinagar at an estimated cost of Rs. 245.21 lakh ending March, 2014 (additional
works of Rs. 75.72 lakh) to provide accommodation for the office of the Registrar,
Cooperative Societies, Divisional level office as well as District Level offices of
Srinagar District; and
ii) Jammu at an estimated cost of Rs. 507.10 lakh against which expenditure incurred
ending March 2015 was of Rs. 507.10 to accommodate Divisional Level as well as
District Level Offices of Jammu district.
During the CFY i.e. 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 70.10 lakh is the approved outlay, against
which an amount of Rs. 35.05 lakh stands spent upto October, 2017.
Grant in aid to J&K Cooperative Union
The J&K Cooperative Union runs two cooperative training centers one each at Jammu and
Srinagar where Training is imparted to employees & members of Cooperative Societies and
Departmental personnel with regard to educational activities / credit deposit/ mobilization/
women development programmes/ farm guidance activities, general awareness programs,
leadership/ youth development programmes, village based programmes etc. It is a sole
agency to bring awareness among the masses about the Cooperative Principles & activities.
The union has to pay wages to the staff and the deputationists and to meet other
establishment expenses viz. Rent of Offices, O.E,T.A. out of the scheme “Grant –in Aid”.
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During the last financial years 2014-15, the Cooperative Union has received an amount of
Rs. 76.00 lakh as grant-in-aid which has been utilized in full. During the year 2015-16, an
amount of Rs. 50.00 lakh was the approved outlay which was fully incurred ending March,
2016. However, from the financial year 2016-17, this scheme is transferred from CAPITAL
Component to Revenue Component.
Repayment of NCDC loans
The Cooperative Department has arranged ways and means advance of Rs. 2818.38 lakh
from the NCDC, New Delhi for implementing the Poultry Development Scheme and ICD
Projects. The amount is required to be utilized under the said schemes for claiming 25%
subsidy from NCDC and the balance amount of ways and means advance is required to be
repaid to NCDC along with interest. In a continuous process of repayment, an amount of Rs.
2383.63 lakh has been repaid upto 31-03-2017. In the CAPEX Budget 2017-18, an amount of
Rs. 139.00 lakh is the approved outlay, against which an amount of Rs. 69.50 lakh stands
repaid to NCDC upto October, 2017. Besides this unspent balance of Rs 141.75 lakh of ICDP
Anantnag was also repaid to NCDC during the current financial year 2017-18 aggregating
total amount of Rs 2594.88 lakh paid to NCDC up to Oct. 2017.
Integrated Cooperative Development Projects (ICDP)
Under ICDP for the overall development and strengthening of Cooperative Sector, two
projects were implemented and completed in the Districts of Anantnag and Kathua and the
total project cost of the two projects were Rs. 1936.61 lakh, against which NCDC had
released Rs. 893.06 lakh . (Rs. 519.07 lakh for ICDP Anantnag and Rs. 219.04 lakh for ICDP
Kathua).
Out of Rs. 893.06 lakh released by NCDC, an amount of Rs. 497.31 lakh stand released in
favour of General Manager, Anantnag and Rs. 164.80 lakh in favour of General Manager,
ICDP Kathua upto March, 2015.
Against the above releases, the General Manager ICDP Anantnag has incurred an
expenditure of Rs. 477.61 lakh which include Rs. 54.80 lakh as establishment cost and Rs.
422.81 lakh as loan component covering 83 Cooperative Societies.
Similarly, the General Manager ICDP Kathua has incurred an expenditure of Rs. 161.85 lakh
which comprise of Rs. 38.39 lakh as Revenue Component and Rs. 123.46 lakh as Capital
Component.
The Project Completion report stands furnished to NCDC and unspent balance of Rs 141.75
lakh of ICDP Anantnag was repaid to NCDC during the current financial year 2017-18 and un-
spent amount available under ICDP Kathua shall be refunded to NCDC in due course of time
after completing necessary formalities.
Development of Commercial Poultry in the State with the support of NCDC
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Vide Cabinet decision No. 85/7 dated 30-05-2005, the State Government has adopted a
Central Sector Scheme namely “Development of Commercial Poultry in the State with the
support of NCDC”. The main objectives of the scheme are (1) to promote the economy of
the State by attaining self sufficiency in Poultry requirement through Cooperative Sector (2)
generation of employment opportunities (3) to improve the nutritional standards of the
people by providing Poultry of standard quality and (4) to augment the role of the
cooperative Sector in economic development of the State.
The funding pattern for the Cooperative Poultry Units to be set up with the financial support
of NCDC as envisaged under the scheme from State Government to Poultry unit is given
below:-
a. Loan Component 50%
b. Share Capital 20%
c. Subsidy 25%
d. Owner’s Contribution 5%
The loan is repayable over a period of 8 years with a moratorium of 1 year on principal only
(not on interest) and attracts a simple interest at the rates applicable from time to time.
The Society has to enter into an agreement with the Department to avail the amount.
The State Government till date has received a ways and means advance of Rs. 674.49 lakh
from NCDC for further release in favour of 35 Poultry Units sanctioned by NCDC in phase Ist
So far, an amount of Rs. 578.20 lakh has been released in favour of 28 Poultry upto
November, 2014. With these release, 21 projects have been fully funded and completed
with a capacity of 1.30 lakh birds per cycle. One poultry cooperative society has surrendered
the project and has refunded the loan amount of Rs.4.04 resulting to total release of
Rs.578.20 till date. The construction of six projects is in progress. The seven projects which
have failed to produce the requisite documents have been got de-sanctioned from NCDC.
Similarly, in phase-II the NCDC has sanctioned 48 poultry projects at a block cost of Rs.
1929.16 lakh. This comprises of Rs. 1832.52 lakh as NCDC share of financing and 5% owner’s
contribution amounting to Rs. 96.64 lakh. The ways and means advance amounting to Rs.
1277.20 lakh have been received from NCDC till date which comprises of Rs. 1007.76 lakh as
loan and Rs. 269.74 lakh as subsidy to State for further release in favour of the promoter
Poultry Cooperative Societies. Thirty two Poultry cooperative Societies have completed the
legal documents as such the funds amounting to Rs. 1010.42 Lakh stands released in their
favour upto Oct, 2017, whereas remaining poultry Cooperative Societies are in the pipeline
for completion of the legal formalities. The list of sanctioned poultry projects along with
release is enclosed. The concerned Deputy Registrars have been instructed to got completed
the legal documents of the remaining societies to secure the loan by the beneficiaries
cooperative societies.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
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The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a 90:10 Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The Nodal Agency
for implementation of the scheme in J&K is “Agriculture Production Department”. The
Cooperative Sector is also a constituent under the scheme. During 2009-10, an amount of
Rs. 55.00 lakh was disbursed to 62 Cooperative Societies as working capital. The main
objective of the scheme was to enhance the capacity of the Cooperative Societies to render
agriculture related services to the farming community. During the financial year 2010-11,
two godowns of 1000 MTS capacity each were sanctioned and constructed at Chakar Assar
in District Doda and at Sopore in District Baramulla with the administrative cost of Rs.
107.90 lakh and Rs. 117.70 lakh respectively. These godowns are used for creating a buffer
stock of fertilizers for ensuring the access to the farmers for purchase of fertilizers easily at
the time of need and scarcity. During the year 2012-13, two more works under the scheme
namely construction of 1000 MTS capacity fertilizers godown at Sunderbani (Rajouri) at an
estimated cost of Rs. 126.00 lakh and construction of Kissan Ghar at Wahipora, Tangmarg at
an estimated cost of Rs. 110.18 lakh were taken up against which the expenditure incurred
up to March, 2017 was Rs. 121.27 lakh viz., Rs. 72.74 lakh for Kissan Ghar Wahipora
Tangmarg Baramulla and Rs. 48.53 Lakh for fertilizer Godown at Sunderbani Rajouri.
During the current financial year, 2017-18 against the approved action plan of Rs. 2.22 lakh,
for both these works an amount of Rs 1.11 Lakh has been released by the Agriculture
Production Department during the month of October 2017. However, the expenditure in
this behalf is yet to be made.
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Selected Indicators
Sector-wise list of Selected indicators
Education
S.no Indicator Units 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total expenditure on Education Rs in crore
1 sector (Capital) 1831.42 2337.87 NA
2 Average area coverage per school Sq km 3.81 3.82 3.88
3 Average population per school No. 518 531 552
4 Dropout Rate - Primary - NA 6.93 10.30
5 Dropout Rate - Upper Primary - NA 5.36 10.20
6 Gross Enrolment Ratio - Sec - 66.29 66.81 NA
7 Gross Enrolment Ratio - Upper Sec - 59.33 58.6 NA
8 Gross Enrolment Ratio - Primary - NA 98.26 98.70
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Upper
-
9 Primary NA 97.17 97.86
10 Teacher Pupil Ratio- Primary - 21 15 22
11 Teacher Pupil Ratio- Middle - 10 8 11
12 Teacher Pupil Ratio- Sec - 13 14 13
Govt spending on education sector % 1.86 1.99 NA
13 as %age of GSDP
Agriculture &Allied
Total expenditure on Agriculture Rs in crore
1 sector (Capital) 210.21 311.89 NA
Contribution of agriculture sector %
2 to GSDP 16.20 19.12 19.48
Govt spending on agriculture sector %
3 as %age of GSDP 0.21 0.27 NA
Gross area irrigated as %age of %
4 gross area sown 43.67 44.75 42.30
Net area irrigated as %age of net %
5 area sown 42.78 47.21 44.39
6 Cropping intensity % 157.71 153.67 155.49
Cultivable area as %age of reported %
7 area 35.76 35.92 35.51
Area sown under commercial crops %
8 as %age of gross area sown 14.41 14.51 16.34
Area sown more than once as %age %
9 of net area sown 58.97 53.67 55.49
Net area sown as %age of reported %
10 area 31.37 31.21 31.31
11 Total cropped area per capita Hect 0.09 0.08 0.08
Area under fruits and vegetables as
12 %age of gross area sown % 9.16 9.33 11.22
Heath
S.no Indicator Units 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total expenditure on health sector Rs in crore
1 (Capital) 686.54 607.93 839.28
2 Population per medical institution No. 2760 2827 2607
3 Population per bed No. 871 871 855
Population per medical No.
4 doctor/ved/ hakim 1152 1947 1880
Govt spending on health sector as %
5 %age of GSDP 0.70 0.52 0.66
16.8 16.2 15.7
Per milli
6 Birth rate (2014) (2015) (2016)
5.1 4.9 5.0
Per milli
7 Death Rate (2014) (2015) (2016)
34 26 24
Per milli
8 Infant mortality rate (2014) (2015) (2016)
69.9 70.6 70.9
Moving average
9 Life expectancy at birth (male) (2008-12) (2009-13) (2010-14)
72.4 74.0 74.9
Moving average
10 Life expectancy at birth (female) (2008-12) (2009-13) (2010-14)
71.0 72. 72.6
Moving average
11 Life expectancy at birth (total) (2008-12) (2009-13) (2010-14)
12 Total fertility rate NA 1.7 (2015) 1.6 ( 2016)
Horticulture
Total expenditure on Horticulture Rs in crore
1 sector (Capital) 16.42 13.18 149.12
Productivity of Fresh Fruits per
Metric tonnes
2 hectt 5.96 9.16 8.09
Metric tonnes
3 Productivity of Dry Fruits per hectt 2.29 2.87 2.84
Area under apple as %age to total %
4 area under fresh fruits 66.42 67.39 67.45
lakh Metric tonnes
5 Export of fresh fruits 12.55 14.58 12.88
lakh Metric tonnes
6 Export of dry fruits 0.17 0.22 0.18
Govt spending on horticulture %
7 sector as %age of GSDP 0.02 0.01 0.12
Animal and Sheep Husbandry
Total expenditure on Animal and Rs in crore
1 sheep husbandry sector (Capital) 35.13 41.76 37.97
Govt spending on Animal and %
2 sheep husbandry as %age of GSDP 0.04 0.04 0.03
3 Contribution of livestock to GSDP % 4.62 5.28 5.67
4 Per capita milk production Kgs 163.03 170.26 163.28
5 Per capita mutton production Kgs 2.31 2.28 2.24
6 Growth in Wool production % 3.71 (-)5.22 1.76
Banking
Average population per bank 7115
No
1 branch 7113 7055 (9/2017)
47.21
2 Credit Deposit Ratio % 46.23 49.11 (9/2017)
Average area per bank branch (sq 49.99
3 km) Sq km 61.6 50.74 (9/2017)
70278
4 Bank deposits per capita (Rs) Rs 57230 59030 (9/2017)
33180
5 Bank advances per capita (Rs) Rs 26455 30034 (9/2017)
47.21
6 Advances as %age of Bank deposits % 46.23 49.11 (9/2017)
Transport and communication
Total expenditure on Roads,
buildings, Transport & Rs in crore
1 Communication (Capital) 5.04 17.04 13.22
Govt spending on Transport and
communication sector as %age of %
2 GSDP 0.01 0.01 0.01
Power
Total expenditure on Power sector Rs in crore
1 (Capital) 366.81 162.49 729.83
own power generation as % of total %
2 availabilty 18.03 17.71 24.31
3 per capita consumption of energy KW Hr 1010.72 1064.62 1089.41
Average cost per unit of energy Rs
4 consumed 3.34 3.28 3.18
5 No. of households electrified Lakh Nos 13.91 14.84 15.02
Per capita expenditure on purchase Rs
6 of power (from CPSUS/PDC) 0.037 0.038 0.038
7 %age villages/hamlets electrified %
8 %age energy deficit % 23.88 21.83 15.25
No. of employees per 000 of
No
9 consumers 19 21 21
%age of revenue realised by power %
10 department against the targets 72.65 57.70 48.64
11 %age of T&D losses % 55.22 53.74 47.12
Govt spending on power sector as %
12 %age of GSDP 0.37 0.14 0.58
Tourism
Total expenditure on Tourism Rs in crore
1 sector (capital) 107.74 117.13 156.04
Govt spending on Tourism sector as
2 %age of GSDP 0.11 0.10 0.12
Industry
Total expenditure on Industry Rs in crore
1 sector (Capital) 131.41 153.44 114.14
Govt spending on industry sector as %
2 %age of GSDP 0.13 0.13 0.09
Year wise trend of Employment
3 generation in SSI units Nos 5806 6425 5419
Year wise trend of Employment
generation in Large and medium
4 scale units No 0 3769 413
Year wise Export of handicrafts
5 goods Rs in crore 1287 1059 1151
Year wise %age increase in Value of
export of goods to Pakistan
6 through LoC Trade INR crore 46.39 24.66 (-) 16.86
Year wise %age increase in Value of
Import of goods to Pakistan PAK Currency (in
7 through LoC Trade crore) 57.9 4.41 1.35
Capital Expenditure figures provided by Planning, Development & Monitoring Department
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Chapter Page No.

Selected Indicators 321-324

Macro Economic Outlook 2018-19

Per capita income

Agriculture & Allied Sector

Sectoral contribution in J&K economy

Comparative growth – J&K state vis-à-vis country

GSDP OF J&K State vis-à-vis other neighbouring states

2015-16 Growth (2015-16) 2016-17 Growth (2016-17)

smaller players like J&K, there is a possibility of improved investment in overall

Estimates Revenue Forgone on account of remission under VAT and

Estimates Revenue Forgone

Estimated Revenue forgone on account of exemption from payment of VAT

Public Expenditure Policy: Actuals Vs Norms

Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital ) from 2011-12 to 2015-16

Revenue Expenditure Capital Expenditure including Loans and Advances

Sectorwise Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital)

Economic Services Social Services General Services

Sector wise total Expenditure( Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP

Service wise Total Expenditure (revenue + Capital ) as percentage of GSDP( at Current

40% 12.94 12.92 12.61 12.87 12.60

Economic Services Social Services General Services Total

Sector wise total expenditure (Revenue+Capital) as percentage to total expenditure

Sector wise total expenditure ( revenue+ Capital) of the state

Sectorwise Total Expenditure (Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP( Current Prices)

Sectorwise Total Expenditure ( Revenue + Capital) as percentage of GSDP( Current Prices)

Sector wise Revenue Expenditure as %age to total revenue expenditure

Sector Wise Revenue Expenditure as % to total Expenditure from 2011-12 to 2015-16

Sector Wise Revenue Expenditure as percentage of GSDP

Sector wise Capital Expenditure

80.00 General Services

20.00 Economic Services

Sector wise Capital Expenditure as percentage of GSDP (Current prices)

1 Total all sectors

Graphical Representation of sector wise expenditure as percentage of total expenditure and

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Agriculture and Allied Activities Agriculture and Allied Activities

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Rural Development Rural Development

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Special Areas Programmes Special Areas Programmes

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Irrigation and Flood Control Irrigation and Flood Control

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Industries and Minerals Industries and Minerals

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

General Economic Services General Economic Services

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Health and Family Welfare Health and Family Welfare

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD Water Supply, Sanitation/ H&UD

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

Social Welfare Social Welfare

Expenditure as percentage of GSDP Expenditure as percentage to total

General Services A General Services A