National Desk:
Jammu and Kashmir is now a union territory. The special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abolished in the year 2019. The provisions of Article 370 were also abolished. Since then there is a constant demand that Jammu and Kashmir will be given the status of a state again. Now Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has indicated that the Narendra Modi government at the Center is considering giving full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir again. Assembly elections can also be held in Jammu and Kashmir by next year.
Nirmala Sitharaman gave such indications while giving information about the distribution of funds to the states on behalf of the Central Government, as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi without hesitation accepted the recommendation of the 14th Finance Commission in 2014-15 that 42 per cent of all taxes should be paid to the states," he said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, 'The 14th Finance Commission had said that the share of the states should be increased to 42 percent. That is, this decision will save less money in the hands of the central government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely accepted the recommendation of the Finance Commission without hesitation and that is why today the states get 42 percent of the funds. Jammu and Kashmir gets 41 percent of the money because it is not a state. Perhaps soon its statehood will be restored.
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