J&K gets Rs 41,000 Cr in Budget, separate allocation of Rs 9,325 Cr for police

NEW DELHI: The Centre has allocated Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2025-26, which is almost the same as the revised estimate for the 2024-25 fiscal.
Additionally, the Jammu and Kashmir Police — directly controlled by the Union home ministry since the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the erstwhile state — will receive Rs 9,325.73 crore, up from Rs 8,665.94 crore in 2024-25.
In the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, Rs 40,619.30 crore has been allocated as central assistance to meet the resource gap in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rs 279 crore has been allocated as grants towards contribution to the Union Territory Disaster Response Fund and Rs 101.77 crore as support for capital expenditure.
The Centre had allocated Rs 42,277.74 crore to Jammu and Kashmir for the 2024-25 fiscal that was later revised downwards to Rs 41,000.07 crore. In the 2023-24 fiscal, the allocation for Jammu and Kashmir was Rs 41,751.44 crore.
The allocation for the Jammu and Kashmir Police for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal is Rs 659.79 crore higher than in 2024-25.
The Union home ministry said the fund was for meeting administrative expenditures.
The Jammu Kashmir Police is responsible for maintaining and enforcing law and order and traffic management in the Union Territory.