Key Takeaways
- The Jammu & Kashmir cabinet approves LG’s address to the Assembly on March 3, outlining the policies and roadmap of the Omar Abdullah-led government.
- The address will be delivered by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who had previously made a detailed address to the House on November 4, 2024.
- The 43-day long budget session of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly will begin on March 3 with the LG’s address to the Assembly.
The J&K cabinet, on Monday, approved Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha‘s address to be delivered by him on the first day of the budget session in the Legislative Assembly, sources disclosed.
Sources said that the cabinet which met at the civil secretariat Jammu today, under the chairmanship of chief minister Omar Abdullah, approved the LG’s address to the Assembly on March 3.
“The cabinet met at 7:00 PM and lasted for nearly 80 minutes”, they said.
The LG’s address would outline the policies and roadmap of the Omar Abdullah-led government.
As per the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act-2019, the Lieutenant Governor shall address the Legislative Assembly at the commencement of the first session after each general election to the Legislative Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year.
The 43 day long budget session of the J&K Assembly would begin on March 3 with the LG’s address to the Assembly. This would be the second address of the LG to the Assembly in the past four months.
On November 4, 2024, LG Manoj Sinha had made a detailed address to the House, outlining the agenda and priorities of the government.
Sources said that several agenda items of different departments were also discussed during the meeting.
“The cabinet gave its go-ahead to the proposals of the Housing & Urban Development Department, Health and Rural Development Department”, they said.
