Jammu and Kashmir has utilised only eight per cent of Rs 177 crore granted under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) project.
The state was provided the funds in 2016-2017 fiscal on 90:10 basis, with the Centre providing Rs 160 crore and the state Rs 17 crore.
Due to contractors’ poor response to the invitation for tenders in view of the unrest, several key developmental projects envisaged under the scheme have faced got delayed. ... The government, as per the sources, may be contemplating to transfer the unused funds to Jammu or Ladak regions.