{"id":102552,"date":"2025-06-20T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T06:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102552"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:02:01","slug":"ajk-announces-pkr-310-bn-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ajk-announces-pkr-310-bn-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"AJK announces PKR 310 bn budget with major development push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Muzaffarabad: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Wednesday presented a record-breaking budget worth PKR 310.2 billion for the fiscal year 2025\u201326 \u2014 the largest in the region\u2019s history \u2014 with a strong focus on development, education, health, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget was tabled by Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan in the AJK Legislative Assembly. It includes a PKR 49 billion development outlay, signaling the government&#8217;s intent to boost public services, social welfare, and economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/development-package-announced-for-kotli.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AJK President vows to prioritize Kotli\u2019s development needs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revenue and Expenditure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The estimated receipts for the year stand at PKR 261.2 billion, with major contributions from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Federal variable grant: PKR 149 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electricity: PKR 19.58 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inland Revenue: PKR 85 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water usage charges: PKR 1 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other receipts from sectors like transport, food, law and order, and industries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-development expenditure totals PKR 256.2 billion, covering major sectors such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Education: PKR 52.78 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health: Rs26.27 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law and order (Police, Justice, Jails): PKR 15.7 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pensions: PKR 49 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication &amp; Works: PKR 6.7 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social welfare, agriculture, local government, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital expenditure for the year has been earmarked at PKR 5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development Allocations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The PKR 49 billion development budget includes allocations for key sectors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communication &amp; Works: PKR 15 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health: PKR 6 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education: PKR 5 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local Government &amp; Rural Development: PKR 5 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy &amp; Water Resources: PKR 4.8 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governance &amp; IT: PKR 2.8 billion combined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Planning &amp; Housing: PKR 2.46 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Tourism, and Sports also received substantial allocations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget also supports the AJK Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), women development initiatives, and social welfare programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budget Priorities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Minister Khan said the budget reflects the aspirations of the people and the government\u2019s commitment to inclusive growth, improved service delivery, and regional development. The allocations target job creation, social protection, and infrastructure expansion in line with the government&#8217;s long-term development goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muzaffarabad: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Wednesday presented a record-breaking budget worth PKR 310.2 billion for the fiscal year 2025\u201326 \u2014 the largest in the region\u2019s history \u2014 with a strong focus on development, education, health, and infrastructure. The budget was tabled by Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan in the AJK Legislative Assembly. It includes a PKR 49 billion development outlay, signaling the government&#8217;s intent to boost public services, social welfare, and economic growth. Read: AJK President vows to prioritize Kotli\u2019s development needs Revenue and Expenditure The estimated receipts for the year stand at PKR 261.2 billion, with major contributions from: The non-development expenditure totals PKR 256.2 billion, covering major sectors such as: Capital expenditure for the year has been earmarked at PKR 5 billion. Development Allocations The PKR 49 billion development budget includes allocations for key sectors: The budget also supports the AJK Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), women development initiatives, and social welfare programs. Budget Priorities Finance Minister Khan said the budget reflects the aspirations of the people and the government\u2019s commitment to inclusive growth, improved service delivery, and regional development. The allocations target job creation, social protection, and infrastructure expansion in line&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":85533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[65366,65362,65361,65367,65365,65363,65368,65223,62770,65364],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-abdul-majid-khan","9":"tag-ajk-assembly","10":"tag-ajk-budget-2025","11":"tag-ajk-development","12":"tag-azad-kashmir","13":"tag-fiscal-year-2025-26","14":"tag-health-education","15":"tag-infrastructure-spending","16":"tag-public-sector-investment","17":"tag-rs310-billion-budget","18":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AJK announces PKR 310 bn budget - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Finance Minister Khan said the budget reflects the aspirations of the people and the government\u2019s commitment to inclusive growth...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ajk-announces-pkr-310-bn-budget.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AJK announces PKR 310 bn budget - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Finance Minister Khan said the budget reflects the aspirations of the people and the government\u2019s commitment to inclusive growth...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ajk-announces-pkr-310-bn-budget.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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