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First budget of J&K to focus on development, employment, women-youth-centric schemes

Jammu, Nov 29 (UNI) As the Jammu and Kashmir government’s pre-budget discussions with different departments are already underway to firm up budgetary proposals for 2025-26 and finalise revised estimates for 2024-25, the first budget of the newly elected government will focus on development, employment along with women and youth-centric schemes.
Official sources said that as the first session has ended in Srinagar, the government has started preparations for the first budget for which the guidelines have also been issued.
A week-long budget session is expected to be held in the middle of January next year.
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