June 14, 2025: On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presided over a series of departmental review meetings to assess the estates, revenue, tourism, and culture departments' Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) plans for 2025-26. During the review, the chief minister emphasised the importance of ensuring immediate approval of plans, authorisation of funds and execution of development projects, thereby strengthening the institutional capacity, and creating impactful outcomes, an official spokesperson said.
He said the chief minister underscored the need for close monitoring, effective coordination, and optimum use of resources to deliver public services efficiently and meet people’s aspirations.
For CAPEX 2024–25, the Estates Department reported a 94.93 percent expenditure (Rs 2,452.34 lakh) in comparison to the released funds (Rs 2,583.19 lakh). According to the spokesperson, 182 of the total 217 projects have been completed. The department has a cap on its CAPEX budget of Rs 10,000,000,000 for the years 2025–26. Major ongoing projects like the 400 apartments in Pampore, the apartments in Sarwal, Ahata Amar Singh, and Lower Muthi in Jammu are moving forward, and some of them are expected to be finished by October 2025. The meeting was informed about key budget announcements for 2025-26, which include the construction of 300 new 2-BHK/3-BHK units, twin towers at Canal Road, Jammu and additional blocks at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu and Srinagar.
Other new works proposed for 2025-26 include road macadamisation, new flats in Jawahar Nagar, CCTV installation, and power supply upgrades in various government complexes, the spokesperson said.
For the Revenue Department, out of the approved Rs 79 crore, Rs 69 crore has already been uploaded on the BEAMS portal. The spokesperson stated that the department has completed 100% scanning of revenue records and has proposed 133 new projects. Additionally, the department continues to advance its landmark digitisation efforts. He stated that the chief minister was informed of important digital initiatives, such as the "Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani" platform, which was launched in October 2021 and has made it possible to access land records in real time while saving Rs 19.83 crore through in-house digitization. The Tourism Department's 2024–25 CAPEX plan included approval of Rs 388.20 crore, of which Rs 247.66 crore (or 66.08%) have already been spent. The spokesperson stated that 871 of the 1,551 works have been completed to date, representing a completion rate of 56%. He said for 2025-26, the department has planned 1,071 total works with a financial outlay of Rs 191.87 crore, including funds for Shri Amarnathji Yatra.