📋 Tender Overview
The progress of projects being implemented in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir under the Prime Ministers Development Package-2015 has been accelerated. 53 projects pertaining to 15 Ministries are being implemented at a cost of Rs.58477 crores in various sectors such as Roads Power Health Education Tourism Agriculture Skill Development etc. out of which 21 projects have been completedsubstantially completed and the remaining 32 projects are at advanced stage of progress.A New Central Sector Scheme has been notified on 19022021 for the Industrial Development of Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir with an outlay of Rs. 28400 crores which is likely to provide employment to over 4.5 lakh people while boosting the industrial development of JK.The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has approved business revival package of Rs. 1352.99 Crores on 25th September 2020.Under languishing projects programme 1192 projects worth Rs.1983.77 crores were completed including 5 projects which were incomplete for more than 20 years 15 projects for more than 15 years and 165 projects for more than 10 years.JK has been declared Open Defecation Free ODF under Swachh Bharat Mission.100 saturation has been achieved in 17 Individual beneficiary centric schemes including Saubhagya Ujala Ujjwala and Indradhanush schemes.During the year 2020-21 1289 road construction works were completed at a cost of Rs.1638 crore. The construction work of 14500 km of road has been completed so far under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna which has connected about 2000 places.Work is under progress on one All India Institute of Medical Sciences each in Jammu and Kashmir Divisions at the cost of Rs. 2000 crores each besides 7 other medical colleges in the UT of JK.Indian Institute of Technology IIT Jammu and Indian Institute of Management IIM Jammu have been made functional. Power projects are being fast tracked and Generation capacity of 2500 MW is to be added by 2025.International flight from Srinagar to Sharjah has been started on 23.10.2021. In addition night flights from Jammu and Srinagar have also been started.The scope of High Density Plantation Scheme for Apple has been expanded to include Mango Litchi Cherry Walnut etc. Kashmiri Saffron has been given the Geographical Indication GI tag.Under fast-track recruitment 20323 posts are being filled by the Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board. 2119 selections for Gazetted posts have been made by the Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission in various departments.During the current financial year 137870 persons have been covered under various self-employment schemes of different government departments.The elections to the Block Development Councils BDC and District Development Councils DDCs in Kashmir were conducted peacefully and successfully in 2019 and 2020 respectively. There was an enthusiastic participation of the people with a turnout of 98.29 in BDC elections and 51.42 in DDC elections.
