The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to the enhancement of MLAs’ Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from Rs 3 crore to Rs 4 crore per annum and the removal of the qualification bar for the grant of marriage assistance to girls from poor families.

The cabinet also cleared three key bills to be introduced in the upcoming Assembly session.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on Wednesday, was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Ministers Sakina Itoo, Javed Rana, Javaid Dar and Satish Sharma. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo was also present.

“The chief minister today chaired a cabinet meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, where several key decisions were taken to strengthen governance and accelerate the pace of de

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