But there's another side to life in India's northernmost state, home to the strife-torn Kashmir valley and a perennial bone of contention in India-Pakistan ties. There may a case to be made for the idea that Jammu and Kashmir is India's most pampered state. And between November 2004 and June 2010, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced two economic packages worth Rs 24,000 crore and Rs 1,600 crore, and sops worth over Rs 1,000 crore. From 2013-14 to 2015-16, Jammu and Kashmir got grants worth Rs 75,500.2 crore. While its outstanding liabilities were worth Rs 30,120 crore in 2010, they stood at Rs 50,130 crore in 2016.

Source: India Today May 05, 2017 18:27 UTC