Srinagar, Mar 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Saturday expressed gratitude to the Centre for the release of central funds amounting to Rs 111.66 crore aimed at implementing a comprehensive fisheries development project in the union territory.
In a post on X, LG Sinha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, for the financial sanction.
The Lieutenant Governor further stated that a mother sanction of Rs 10 crore has been released for the current financial year by the Ministry. He added that the Government of India has assured the administration that additional central share will be released upon the utilization of the sanctioned amount.
“The Government of India is fully committed to improving the livelihoods and welfare of fish farmers in the Union Territory,” the LG said in his post. (KNS)
