Srinagar, Oct 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the guidelines for spending Constituency Development Fund by MLAs have been amended to give more freedom to the legislators in serving the people of their constituencies.

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Abdullah said the caps on spending under various heads have been either relaxed or removed completely.

“We have identified areas with regard to CDF guidelines which can be improved.

“The ceiling under power development infrastructure has been removed. It was Rs 50 lakhs earlier. The ceiling of Rs 10 lakh for installation of solar panels has also been removed,” he said.

Abdullah said the rules have been relaxed to allow the purchase of water tankers, school buses and vans.

“In view of the recent flo

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