The government of India on Saturday allocated a sum of Rupees 30,757 Crore for Jammu and Kashmir and 6,000 Crore for Ladakh.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2020 and followed the tradition of reciting poetry and couplets with a Kashmiri verse, outlining the inclusiveness of the country.
She translated the verse to Hindi during her speech.
“Humara watan khilte hue Shalimar bagh jaise, humara watan Dal lake mein khilte hue kamal jaisa, nau jawanon ke garam khoon jaisa, mera watan tera watan, humara watan, duniya ka sabse pyara watan (Our nation is like a blooming Shalimar Bagh, our nation is like a lotus blooming in Dal lake, like the hot blood of younger generation, my nation, your nation, our nation, world’s most beautiful nation).”
