CM J&K Mehbooba Mufti seeks inclusion of Jammu, Srinagar in Smart City list

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior ministers to push for fast-tracking Rs 80,000 crore state development projects among other issues.

She also urged the Prime Minister to consider inclusion of Srinagar and Jammu as Smart Cities in the ‘Smart Cities Mission’, sources said. Mehbooba also met union minister Venkaiah Naidu over the Smart City issue, who assured her that the matter was under consideration.

The Centre has also appointed Finance Secretary Ratan Wattal as the liaison officer with Jammu and Kashmir to ensure faster flow of



funds to the state for smooth implementation of Prime Minister's development package. Mehbooba had met Jaitley on Tuesday to urge for the creation of a separate window for Prime Minister’s Development Package. 

The Prime Minister had announced a package of Rs 80,000 crore for the development of Jammu and Kashmir, more than half of which is for the construction of road and highway projects.

This includes construction of Zojila tunnel, semi-ring roads in Jammu and Srinagar; projects under Bharat Mala for better connectivity and upgradation of important highways and other projects in the state.