Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 5: Is Budgam a border district and entitled for the benefits under the Central scheme designed especially for the areas located along the International Border and Line of Control/Line of Actual Control?
This question has arisen in the light of the fact that Budgam district, which came into existence in 1979 and was part of Srinagar district prior to that, is getting benefits of Border Area Development Programme (BADP) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Actually, district Budgam borders four other districts— Baramulla and Srinagar in North, Pulwama in South and Poonch in South West and does not share border with any of the neighboring countries. “This was done at the behest of some influential politicians”, sources remarked.
At present, 13 schemes are going on under BADP in some areas of Budgam district at an estimated cost of Rs 9.97 crore. An amount of Rs 2.73 crore has been incurred on these works till date and an amount of Rs 7.24 crore is required to complete the same.
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