India, April 28 -- Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the approval of road projects worth nearly Rs 8,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir within a single year is a historic achievement.

Chouhan handed over the sanction letter for projects approved under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV (Batch-II) for Jammu & Kashmir to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at a programme held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar.

On the occasion, a Mother Sanction of over Rs 4,568.23 crore was also released under DAY-NRLM for 24 States and Union Territories.

He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India is committed no...