A total of 35 projects worth Rs 4,857.11 crore were sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DeVINE), said Union Minister of State for Development of North-East Region (DoNER) Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, a total number of 46 hostels have been sanctioned for 5185 beneficiaries and an amount of Rs 126.30 crores has been sanctioned.
The accommodation will be for employees engaged under PMDP-2015 and taking up allied works at various locations of transit accommodations in Kashmir Valley.
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