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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has put on hold its massive Rs 2,600 crore education plan for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to lack of funds, a senior government official said, according to The Print.
The HRD ministry had chalked out a plan to improve the quality of education and infrastructure in J&K and Ladakh after the abrogation of Article 370.
The HRD ministry initially had plans to fund the project through its Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme. However, the funds through RUSA was also inadequate, another official told The Print.
The Modi government had abrogated the special status of Jammu & Kashmir under the Article 370 of the Constitution and divided the state into two Union territories in August this year.
The Modi government looked to open new colleges and revamp the current infrastructure with more funds, as part of its education plan, The Print reported.
Respective ministries were sent to J&K to assess the ground situation and prepare a roadmap, soon after Article 370 and 35A were scrapped.
With an aim to make students job-ready, the HRD ministry had also planned to improve the quality of technical institutions, including polytechnics, The Print reported.
A plan to establish constituent colleges in five universities has also been put on hold.
Another official clarified that the region will continue to receive the funds it has been getting till now. However, there will be "no additional funding," he said.
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