PM Modi may offer J&K Rs 1 lakh-crore financial aid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a financial package for Jammu & Kashmir on August 15 during his Independence Day speech from Red Fort in Delhi, about a month after the state government said it would be unveiled. The blueprint of the package, which could be worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, is ready and awaits just a green signal from the PM, people familiar with the matter said. J&K government had expected the package to be announced around Eid-ul-Fitr in July, according to an earlier statement by…

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