India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Rural infrastructure, women's empowerment, and agriculture-led prosperity in Jammu & Kashmir received a major boost today as the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh 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 Shri Omar Abdullah, at a programme held at SKICC, 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. The program was attended by Chief Minister Shri Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Surinder Kumar C...