Srinagar, Nov 22: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir today, November 22.
FM Sitharaman will begin the first day of her visit in Srinagar and will travel to Jammu on Tuesday. This will be the finance minister’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, that resulted in the bifurcation of erstwhile state into two Union Territories.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Jammu and Kashmir starting today. The FM will be joined by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. During the visit, the FM will announce major packages for the business sector in the Union Territories.
FM Sitharaman will be at Srinagar in the first leg of her two-day visit and will travel to Jammu on November 23. The union minister will be reviewing the status of the economy that remained hit the revoking of Article 370 revocation and the COVID pandemic induced lockdown.
FM Sitharaman will hold meetings with the various stakeholders in the region including trade and industry delegations to review the economic situation in the region.
The two-day visit was planned by the FM after receiving feedback from other union ministers after their recently concluded public outreach program to the UT. Earlier, Rs 1,350 crore rehabilitation package was announced by the J&K administration to revive businesses in the region.