MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday unveiled its budget with a total outlay of Rs286 billion, allocating a total of Rs250 billion for non-development expenditure while development expenditure is estimated at Rs36 billion.
Salaries and pensions have been raised by seven percent.
Finance Minister Chaudhry QasimMajeed presented the budget in the legislative assembly.
For development expenditure, Rs900 million will be allocated for agriculture and livestock, Rs100 million for civil defence disaster management, Rs190 million for development institutions, and Rs3 billion for education.
Also, Rs3 billion will be allocated for the local government and rural development, and Rs1 billion for physical planning and housing, Rs3 billion for energy and water resources, and Rs14 billion for communication and construction.
The budget proposes 31 percent for social, 12 percent for productive and 57 percent for infrastructure sectors.
Education package 2026 has also been made part of the budget.
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