Govt Spent Rs 6.49 Cr on Property Maintenance Outside Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir government informed the legislative Assembly that Rs 6.49 crore have been spent on the maintenance and renovation of properties owned by the Union Territory outside Jammu Kashmir during the 2024–25 fiscal year.

The expenditure covered repair, renovation and upkeep of JK Houses and other assets in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Haryana.

The government, while responding to a query by a legislator, informed that these properties include prime assets such as JK House on Prithviraj Road, JK House at Chanakyapuri, and Kashmir House on King George Avenue in New Delhi.

Other properties include land at Dwarka, Shalimar Bagh, and a showroom on Baba Kharak Singh Marg housing the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium and JK Industries Ltd offices.

In Amritsar, the government owns JK House on Court Road spread over 19 kanals and another 15 kanals of land at Tapai Road that remains under litigation. In Haryana, 1251 kanals and 4 marlas of land at Sirsa are also under dispute. The government also owns a property at Sector 17-A, Chandigarh, which is being developed as a guest house and several properties in Mumbai, including land and a duplex flat at Napen Sea Road and a state guest house in Navi Mumbai.

According to the data, Rs 6.49 crore expenditure was incurred to improve the condition of these assets, many of which required extensive repair work. However, the government clarified that no funds have been utilized so far during the ongoing financial year 2025–26 for the same purpose.

Allotment procedures for JK’s guest houses outside the UT, the government said are handled transparently and in a non-discriminatory manner by the Manager (In-charge) and the Additional Resident Commissioner as per prescribed guidelines.